

The initial phase is for the designer to approve the rendering, source specific precious materials, and select a craftsman. Once the designer selects a craftsman, they then review each design and determine the next steps. Working off the designer's sketches, the skilled artisan begins to breathe life into the drawings, working on a master model. Then, the designer carefully inspects the thickness of the model to ensure it meets the exact measurements. Upon approval, the craftsman forges ahead by soldering the metal design together to form the jewelry piece. From here, the craftsman applies a pre-polish to smooth any rough edges before he sends it to a stone setter. The stone setter mounts the metal piece on hard clay so that it is fully secured while he patiently sets each gemstone into its exact location on the metal. By approval, the jewelry piece is sent to the polisher for a final round of polish and a finishing technique is applied to complete the radiant piece.