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From the Goldsmith's Bench
Winter 2009
Two Makes a Great Number in Relationships,
but Not in Design
It is often said that the best jewelry designs work in odd
numbers such as 3, 5, or 7. By contrast, designing with just 2
stones often leads to an awkward design, such as making the
jewelry look like it has “a pair of eyes”.
Recently we had a customer that challenged us with this exact problem. She had two older diamond rings that had great sentimental value. One ring came from her grandmother and one ring came from her mother, both of whom had passed away. With a wedding in her future, she wanted a necklace that she could wear to celebrate their importance in her life. She was looking for simplicity, and really wanted to use only the two stones she had, not add a third stone as many other jewelry stores had suggested to her. In addition to her two larger stones that were different sizes, she also had a dozen tiny stones that come from the band of one of the rings. She expressed that she liked a micro pave look, leading to the final design (below) which was achieved after much thought and sketching.
We used the smaller of the two diamonds as the
focal point on the chain to drop the larger diamond from. The
use of a three prong setting allowed the round shape of the
stone to become the primary emphasis. We then set a circle of
the smaller stones around it. The two diamonds were attached in
a way that allowed for movement, meaning that the necklace
wasn’t a stiff piece on the chain.
-Debbie
Debbie has been our Goldsmith for the past 9 years. A
graduate of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, she
has been in the jewelry business for 20 years and has helped
many people take their older pieces of jewelry and turn them
into personal and functional creations.
Do you have an idea for a custom piece? Contact
Debbie by
e-mail
or by phone to begin the design process!