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Archive for the 'workshop chat' Category

we call it the “lotus cut”…

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

…and we are totally in love with it. We started to have stones cut in this unusual way in June last year, made some outrageous pieces and the response was overwhelming - hey, you love it too!

Its great to stock those stones again. We offer a large selection of “lotus-cut” loose gems in clear quartz and smokey quartz in our gemstone shop in Kalk Bay. Different sizes, shapes and variations of the original pattern - its all there. Both jewellery shops at the Cape Quarter and Kalk Bay stock a small range of ready made rings in silver and silver-gold combinations.

Total indulgence!

Tourmaline Necklaces

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

Wow! We have purchased some stunning drilled tourmalines. A lot of thick tubes in dark pinks, thin facetted tubes in olive or peppermint green, watermelon tourmaline cabochons…..

Truly beautiful stones that we are busy turning into unique beaded necklaces - some are already on display, some to be finished.

So if you are a tourmaline fan, give us a call if you wish to see photos or to find out which store holds what design!

Autumn & jewellery design

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

It is quite amazing how the change of season affects our attitude towards colour.

For me the Cape summers are always full of bright greens, blues mixed with cremes and white - reflecting the overall “live is a beach” feel.

Now that autumn has arrived you will find some beautiful, subtle pieces with pyrope garnets, smokey quartz and various jaspers in burnt orange and earthy tones.

Bespoke jewellery

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

With mass produced jewellery dominating the markets, for many bespoke jewellery is something of the past, but strangely enough the economic crisis sweeping the planet seems to turn this around. With our purses being less filled, our taste becomes more discerning, our demand for quality and uniqueness grows and this is where bespoke jewellery arrives just in time.

According to recent developments in the jewellery world, studios and jewellery stores that offer a bespoke service are in the increase with quite a few offering a bespoke service only, without any collections on display

Being manufacturing jewellers that offer a bespoke service ourselves, we are obviously pleased that people return and appreciate the beauty of a unique, handcrafted piece whether it is an engagement ring or a statement piece.

It does take time and commitment from both sides – the client as well as the jeweller.

It is a process (but a seriously rewarding one)! We work by appointment to ensure that sufficient time is available to select gemstones and develop a design.

Considering the grand reward of a uniquely crafted piece of jewellery it is a small effort to make…

For further details, please go to Bespoke Jewellery

The show goes on..

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

believe it or not, but we finally getting around to unpack and display the jewellery that came back from the exhibitions in November. By the way another big THANK YOU to all our clients who attended and made both events such a beautiful success.So, if you missed the exhibitions and are keen to view our new ranges and designs, then please come to Kalk Bay.From next week on, we will also start to display new designs in our online shop. Some stunning new gold designs have been published already.Enjoy!

Tanzanite Jewellery

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Patrizia recently returned from a ”gemstone hunting trip” and came back with a selection of beautiful loose tanzanites. The loose tanzanites are not on display in the store, so please ask us if you wish to see them. Some are  available as they are, or could be used for your custom design, some we used for the store and extended our collection with some exciting ring designs. All of the gems were certified by EGL and we are extremely pleased with the results!

Simply gorgeous!

Gold Jewellery

Friday, February 8th, 2008

champagne diamond ring in white goldWe have been focusing to extend our white gold jewellery range. The workshop has been extremely busy and the results are stunning. We mainly created new ring designs that are now on display in Kalk Bay and some of them in our online shop. We get very few requests for yellow gold designs hence we have few pieces on display but obviously we can make up any design in yellow gold as well.