The journal

Notes
from the studio.

Craft, care, and the small decisions that go into making jewelry meant to last.

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Craft March 2026 8 min read

The hand is the algorithm.

On why we still finish every piece by hand — and what gets lost when a polish becomes a setting on a machine.

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What recycled gold actually means.

The word "recycled" gets used loosely. Here's what it means in our supply chain, and what it doesn't.

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Five quiet rules for keeping gold bright.

The simplest care routine for your fine jewelry — which, mostly, is to leave it alone.

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A year in the studio, in numbers.

Pieces made, repairs done, drawings discarded, cups of tea — a quiet annual report.

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The case for the hinge.

Why our hoops use a hidden hinge — and how a small mechanism can change how a piece feels.

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On choosing not to use stones.

Most of our work is in solid metal alone. A note on the discipline of leaving things out.

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The drawing that became Aria.

The first sketch of the Aria Hoop, traced eleven times before it was right.

"Make few things. Make them well. Make them so they can be repaired. The rest is just noise."
— Studio principle, pinned to the wall