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| [983] ad Craft In Ron Litolff´s Ring |
To create a new ring to showcase the beauty of a customer´s sentimental diamonds, Knoxville, Tennesseebased jeweler Ron Litolff of Gemstone Designs blended old-world craftsmanship with 21st-century technology. Hand-engraved finish work augments the precise beauty of CAD design in this two-tone ring embellished with intricate scrollwork. "Our client requested a remount for her major diamond," Litolff says. "She was also excited about adding some smaller diamonds from her parents´ rings." In Litolff´s design, the sentimental diamonds found a home in the side of the setting, accented by small bead- and bright-cut diamonds along the shank, as well as Gemstone Designs´ trademark placement of one stone on the inside of the shank. But it´s the scrollwork that really makes this ring stand out.... (2011)
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| [993] Andrew Costen Returns to His Toots in The Renaissance Ring |
Known for his contemporary designs, Andrew Costen of Costen Catbalue in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, enjoys occasionally returning to his roots to create what he calls a Renaissance ring, this one in 18k white and yellow gold and set with an aquamarine, sapphires, and diamonds.
Costen begins by alloying 18k yellow gold and forming sheet that he rolls to 0.8 mm for the ring´s shank. "It naturally wants to concave a bit, so I use a planishing hammer on the center of the metal all the way around, not getting too close to the edges because it will make it bigger," says Costen. "This brings the ring up very slightly convex.".... (2012)
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| [790] Behind the Design - Lisa Jenks |
Eighteen months ago, New York City-based designer Lisa Jenks began a partnership with Origins, the well-known skin care products store. As the venture has progressed, shes created everything from compacts to pomanders for potpourri to votive candle holders, all in her signature style -- and expanded the reach of her business at the same time.... (2006)
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| [683] Fruits of Labor - Chihiro Makio Creates a Natural Beauty |
One of the more difficult challenges Chihiro Makio of 314 Studio in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, faced when creating her Orange Necklace was getting the citrus-themed elements to sit properly on the wearers neck. The piece comprises roughly 30 three-dimensional elements, some shaped like oranges and others like leaves, and deciding how to best get them to sit in harmony with one another took some doing.... (2005)
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| [257] Hydroflux |
Connections are an important part of jewelry manufacturing. We make them with suppliers, with retailers, even with the people who buy and wear our jewelry. But some of the most important connections are those we make between metals. Whether creating custom one-offs or producing in volume, jewelers must constantly make physical connections between metal objects ear posts to earrings, clasps to chains, and jump rings to nearly everything.... (2000)
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