From Scrap to Ingot to Ring…
The making of Pierre & Emily’s engagement ring.
Pierre was super excited by the prospect of having a hands-on experience while making Emily’s ring.
When Pierre came into the studio for our initial meeting he brought with him an old napkin ring that had belonged to his grandmother. We checked it for hallmarks and, sure enough, it turned out to be sterling silver which happened to be the metal we were using for his ring band.
After discussing the process we came up with a plan to combine his metal with new metal and melt down an ingot. Pierre opted to be a part of this process. He came to the studio to help roll the ingot into the form of wire. On his last day in the studio, with no prior skills or experience in metalsmithing, he actually built the ring band that would be used on his engagement ring.
Make it stand out. But Keep it simple.
The goal was bold yet understated. This ring would feature a rough hammer texture partnered beautiful moissanite.
So how did we get from this…
…to this?
Keep scrolling to follow this rings journey.
Ethical Sourcing
If you do it properly, using recycled metals is a great way to ethically source your materials. But metal aside, if you can keep an open mind, you can also find ethical alternatives to classic stones. In this case, Pierre chose to use moissanite, a lab grown diamond alternative.
Once we had a ring, I stepped in.
Finishing touches included the fabrication of the setting, the actual setting process, and all finishing touches.
