Tag Archives: Unique Design

Where is the Diamond?

Sometimes the unexpected can have a wonderfully surprising effect. Here are a few designs that through unusual placement of the Diamond make a simple design stand out.

A plain band if you look at it from one side – and with 9 little Diamonds when you turn it around!

One single Princess Cut Diamond on each side of the lady’s band. Both look the same on the finger, but when you look a bit closer you find this precious detail.

Add a modern edge to a plain band – Princess Cut Diamond placed off-centre.

All these rings are also good examples of wedding ring designs that are similar, yet with their own individual touches to represent the bride and groom. More designs can be found in a previous post - Matching rather than Identical.

Will You Goldilocks™ Me?

Have you ever considered a proposal without a ring? For many people an engagement ring is a symbol of the proposal and what people often ask to see when you are engaged. But times are changing, and young people are looking at options that suit them better. Eugene is one of them, and this is his story:

What made you choose a Goldilocks to propose with? When I decided to propose to my girlfriend, Wanlin, I knew I needed a piece of jewellery. After some hinting from her here and there, I concluded that she didn’t want a proposal ring. On top of that, I have no idea of her ring size, so it would be hard for me to get a ring for her. So what I thought of next was a necklace. She lacks of a lovely necklace to go with her nice clothes. My friends thought it was a good idea too, provided the pendant had a meaningful design, for example, Wanlin’s and my initials.

I then started to search online for jewellery shops that provide customized design pendant service. Goldilocks was one of the first I found. The moment I saw the pendants designed by Goldilocks, I fell in love with them. The designs are simple yet elegant. To be honest, I didn’t go to Goldilocks straight. I took Goldilocks’s pendant designs as reference and went to another shop which my friend recommended. When they tried to design a pendant for me, the result was utterly disappointing. That’s when I knew I must turn to Goldilocks. After a few days, I received 2 mock designs from Goldilocks and they were both stunningly beautiful.

Could you explain what the WE stands for? It stands for Wanlin & Eugene. I guess you can also read it as “we”.

How are you planning to propose? To cut a long story short, I will be proposing at Siloso beach, and some of our friends will be gathered there to witness and be part of the proposal. I hope (I’m sure) Wanlin will like the necklace.

We had to hold this post until Eugene proposed so that the information would not leak to his girlfriend. He has now notified us that all went well, so we publish this for Eugene and Wanlin – Wishing you both all the best! 

Goldilocks goes French

We say Bonjour! to the Goldilocks Moustache, the latest in our Doodles collection, and the first one to have been created by a guest designer. Introducing: Tiphaine Guillermou! A wandering soul, who grew up all around the world, she has landed in Singapore (for now).

Tiphaine explains ‘After reading Patrick Süskind’s Perfume I became absolutely fascinated with scents’. Her ‘cruel passion for vanilla’ brought her into working with French luxury fragrance companies, which in turn lead to finding her real calling – design. Making sure that she was always working on creative projects where she could use her hands, she created jewellery and accessories before taking on a second degree – this time in Arts. Lucky for us, she chose Singapore for this.

‘Here I met Chris & Sara, and after a few jewellery classes (and beers) I ended up doing this moustache with them. What a delight.’

Why a moustache? Why should a moustache be for men only? I would love to wear one. Girls may want to wear one too, if they cannot grow one (hopefully not). I think it is a great accessory. And a moustache looks very dandy, very French, very masculine and provocatively sexy (but not on all of you gentlemen, I’m sorry).

What were the challenges (if any) in designing a Goldilocks? Goldilocks is one thread only. So no crazy double tip moustache with volume can be created. I first wanted to give it a bit of thickness, but had to try something else. Actually it’s much better to keep it simple. It goes straight to the point. The essence of a moustache. Curl, wave, wave, curly curl.

The Goldilocks ‘Moustache’ is available at goldilocksjewellery.com and at 

131 Tanglin Road
#02-16 Tudor Court
Singapore 247924
Tel: +65 6235 8873

Just a Minute: Cheryl

Cheryl, a secondary school teacher, recently collected her third Goldilocks, and we took the opportunity to ask her a few questions.

You just collected your third Goldilocks necklace – what keeps you coming back for more? I feel that Goldilocks is customisation in its truest sense, since no two pieces are alike.

What do your three pieces stand for? ‘tg’ is my first Goldilocks. It is my son’s initials. Coincidentally, it also combines the first letter of my surname and my husband’s surname. As for Tristan and David, let’s just say they are the two greatest loves of my life.

How did you get the idea to wear your ‘Tristan’ and ‘David’ together? A male colleague, who saw me wearing ’Tristan’, lamented that we women are all the same - we cast our husbands aside after we have children. So I decided to get ‘David’ and wear it together with ‘Tristan’ as a reminder. I don’t remove the necklaces, they may look dainty but they are in fact very well-made and sturdy.


You have shown interest in the Goldilocks Doodles as well – what would you like to see next?  I’m looking forward to Goldilocks in the form of rings.What will your next Goldilocks be? Hmm…We’ll have to wait till I have another baby? But that may take quite long, so perhaps an ‘&’ for now.Thank you, Cheryl! 

Love at First Sight

As you know, we went to Sweden on an inspirational trip in August – and inspired we were! We were excited to see so many independent jewellers around different areas of the city. Can you imagine that some of these businesses close for the whole summer – and can take up to 5 weeks of personal time! You wonder if this is their secret for coming up with such beautiful designs.

One brand especially, caught our eye. At first, we only wanted to visit the shop and meet the designer for our blog, but after seeing the jewellery we knew we had to be part of it! As the first shop outside of the Scandinavian countries to sell these lovelies, we are proud to present Drakenberg Sjölin at More than Diamonds. Each piece is inspired by light and dark, which defines the seasons in the Nordic countries.

Winter, spring, summer or fall, now you can wear them all.

Showroom
131 Tanglin Road
#02-16 Tudor Court
Singapore 247924
Tel: +65 6235 8873

Every Diamond Counts

One of the important parts of custom designing, is getting the Diamond sizes and proportions right. Diamond accents are ‘supporting actors’ so they should enhance, but not over- shine the star of the show – the centrepiece Diamond.Finding the right proportion between the centrepiece Diamond, surrounding stones and the Diamonds on the band.

When we have decided on the right size for the design, we select the Diamonds.

An example of a stunning result! Large centrepiece can look even bigger with the right selection of surrounding Diamonds.Another reason to custom make is that you can make the wedding or anniversary ring match the size of Diamonds and band exactly. 

As you can see, the size of the surrounding Diamonds, affect the design more than the size of the centrepiece Diamond does.  Just as in Hollywood, it is often the supporting actors, who make a good  film great.

Men’s Fashion, in Gold and Silver

Be it wedding rings, or ‘just’ for fashion, men are becoming more creative with their jewellery. Gone are the days when men will get the thinnest or the most basic wedding ring, just because they have to. A ring can also be a statement, as you can see in these designs, custom made in the last few months.

Chunky Men’s Ring with Round Diamond. Unpolished White Gold leaves the yellow tone of the original colour and makes this design that extra bit special. What is even more amazing, is that the tiny gap on the side of the ring, is positioned to reveal the entire laser inscription on the diamond girdle. Now, that will give you an idea of how small those numbers really are. Another chunky design with a square Diamond to match the shape. Matte Finish for that rough, manly look.

Same shape in a much smaller version – for the pinky. Can be set with a gemstone of choice, and if you have a family crest or want to engrave your initials, that will sit just fine, too.

More about Men’s Jewellery: Signet Rings – Make your Mark

Tiny Masters Workshop

In Stockholm we took the opportunity to get ‘inside’ info and joined a Silversmith class. The students were a mix of beginners and more advanced students, so our workshop was very much a ‘learn as you go’ session and we all helped each other. After hours of sawing, filing, soldering, polishing and engraving we got some beautiful results. Enjoy!Simplicity wins again. Initials engraved on a pair of Silver Studs.Rough finish on these Pendants for men with hand stamped engraving, inspired by guitar picks.Flower Ring layered with thin sheets of Silver.Gorgeous twisted Silver bangle in Infinity design.

More from Stockholm: Wedding Rings of the moment and Inspiration on the Go.

Land of the Midnight Sun – and Beautiful Design

We will be going to Stockholm and Helsinki on an inspirational trip and will be away for the most of August. We hear that the sun will set at 10pm and rise at 5 am at this time of year, so we are looking forward to looong days exploring Scandinavian design, cool weather and good company…

Follow Chris & Sara for interesting updates from the counties that gave us Nokia phones, Marimekko textiles, Orrefors and Iittala glassware, Absolut Vodka, Efva Attling jewellery and a whole lot more.

TO BE CONTINUED….

Our Wedding Rings

Since choosing your wedding rings can be a tricky yet important decision in your wedding planning, we’ll give you some insights into our own discussions.

Chris designed this engagement ring as a secret and threw it in the sea. Read more about the proposal on Wedding Guide Asia.

According to Swedish custom, both the lady – and the man – wear engagement rings from the time of engagement. So following the surprise proposal, we wanted Chris to wear a ring as well. The man will usually wear the same ring for the wedding, while the bride adds a second ring to the finger.

Since we designed Chris’ ring before considering wedding bands, his engagement/wedding ring matches Sara’s engagement ring – not the wedding ring.

When it came to Sara’s wedding ring, the choices were slightly limited because of the width of the engagement ring. The new ring needed to be slim to even fit the finger! Being a fan of 2-tone, Sara considered getting a very slim flat band in Yellow Gold to add to the first one, but did not want it to be too chunky and heavy looking.Checking the mockup to ensure that the size is right before setting the Diamonds

In the end, the result was a ring that was the total opposite of the engagement ring. A combination of a chunky, modern Engagement band and a vintage inspired delicate Eternity Ring.Two very different styles, yet somehow matching….

The Diamond Eternity Ring was made following the thickness of the engagement ring so that they would fit nicely together. Now, they fit so snug, that people often think that it is all one ring – and that must be a good sign that they are well matched…. :)

All three rings on display with Sara’s wedding shoes as ring pillows.