The Journal
Notes on
Notes on
Gold & Craft.
From the bench, the stone room, and twenty years of thinking about what it means to make things well.
Why We Still Draw by Hand
Every goldsmith we respect draws first. Not on a screen — on paper, with a pencil. Here is why that matters more than ever.
A Visit to the Kashmir Sapphire Dealers
We travelled to Jaipur to meet the people who cut and grade the sapphires we use. What we found there changed how we think about colour.
On the Difference Between Bespoke and Custom
They are not the same word. One means made for you from scratch. The other means choosing from a menu. We only do one of them.
The Old-Cut Diamond and Why It Is Coming Back
Cut before 1930, warmer than a modern brilliant, imperfect in ways that catch candlelight differently. We have always preferred them.