The Goldsmiths’ Company’s Frances Saddington came to visit David in our studio recently. David had the pleasure of showing her around our jewellery workshop and chatting with her about the origins of the business, his inspiration, design and development process, and favourite techniques. You can read her full interview here on the Goldsmiths’ Fair blog: Image credit: Frances Saddington.

As beautiful as they are, white diamonds are just one of a multitude of gemstones that can be used in engagement rings. The durability and brilliant sparkle of diamonds make them highly prized and a natural choice for a ring which symbolises enduring love, but there are many other beautiful gemstones that are durable enough to use for engagement rings.

Micro pavé stone setting is a technique we use in many of our designs. The technique involves setting tiny diamonds very closely together to create a line or sea of sparkling light. The gemstones used for micro pavé start from just 0.6mm in diameter and require such precision that setting is done under a microscope. The Micro pavé technique was

I’ve been fascinated with tools from a very young age. I remember finding a rusted hammer head with no handle in a field when I was six and rushing home excitedly to show my Dad. He cleaned it up and put and put a new hickory handle on it and I still have that hammer 29 years later! I started

David has just returned from Inhorgenta with an impressive haul of gemstones to add to our collection. The stones shown are from some of our favourite suppliers, including a 5th generation stone cutter whose distinctive technique of cutting into the back of the stone creates incredible highlights and reflections. These gems have fluid lines similar to our own designs. Some