[Jewelry making - Article 00610] - Re: [Orchid] Duty of care

[Rex & Gabrielle Merten]

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    Hi Orchid members, tension settings have always bothered me.
    First of all I ask myself, why? 

    As a designer, I know the answer is partly about doing something
    radically new and different. But as a designer and a jeweller,
    I'm also constrained by what will work best for my client. Let's
    face it, as jewellers we like to think that we have some measure
    of integrity. We deal in mostly valuable goods - goods which cost
    our clients a lot of money. Like David Arens, I'm not too happy
    about committing a carater, for example, to such a setting. If I
    want to show off as much of the diamond as possible, there's a
    lot safer ways of doing it without having to compromise the
    aesthetic balance of my design with that great heavy shank just
    for a gee-whiz reaction to its daring. I owe my clients a duty of
    care. 

    Maybe I'm just a designer-luddite, but it seems that there are
    many ways of being different without compromising the safety of a
    valuable gem. One of the best ways I've found to being different
    is to accept the challenge of listening to what my client really
    wants, then use my wit and skill to interpret their desires in a
    way which is aesthetically pleasing and safely crafted. One can
    always innovate and take risks with design, it's taking risks
    with clients' valuable gems that worries me. 

    Perhaps I'm wrong. What do others think? Kind regards, Rex from
    Oz 


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