Marc Bailly of Gage/Clemenceau Architects, a friend and colleague ordered this atypical engagement ring . A 1.3 ct. Imperial Topaz eternity band for his lovely wife to be, Nicolette. As an architect/designer he knew an 18kt pink setting would be more stunning to set off these stones. The stars lined up for this design,her Topaz birthstone, her ring size, and the desired 26 stones for her birthday all came together. Nice job Marc.
Visit Marc's website for some exceptional architecture and product designs. GageClemenceau.com. The link is below on the left. Be sure to see the Two Tons of Love sculpture featured in Times Square for Valentines day 2009.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Matt Mahoney
Some people just want to twist and shout. This ring does that as well for my buddy's mother. A deacon colleague from Redeemer Presbyterian here in NYC, Matt Mahoney brought this request to me for his mother's 50th wedding anniversary. A nice idea with the off centered 1.0 carat diamond in a 14ktw setting just to add another twist of interest. Thank you Matt, for a very fun ring to make! Check out Matt Mahoney's utube video to see what he's doing through Operation Exodus here in NYC.
In Matt's own words:
My mom had to have both her wedding band and engagement ring cut off. Since this happened close to her 50th anniversary, she decided she would like an entirely new ring. She provided a picture of the type of ring she'd like, along with the other bands, in the hopes that someone could turn the old into the new.
I and some jewelers spent months looking through rings trying to find a commercial design that would match her desires, but none came close, so we approached Thomas to design the ring, based on the two pictures that best showed what my mom would like. Once Thomas understood the design, he made a wax design that perfectly encapsulated everything, including the 1 ct. diamond.
My mom received the ring from my dad at their 50th anniversary celebration and loved it immediately. She said it was exactly as she hoped. She wanted to know everything about Thomas' process, look at his website and blog, and get his address to send a thank you note.
In Matt's own words:
My mom had to have both her wedding band and engagement ring cut off. Since this happened close to her 50th anniversary, she decided she would like an entirely new ring. She provided a picture of the type of ring she'd like, along with the other bands, in the hopes that someone could turn the old into the new.
I and some jewelers spent months looking through rings trying to find a commercial design that would match her desires, but none came close, so we approached Thomas to design the ring, based on the two pictures that best showed what my mom would like. Once Thomas understood the design, he made a wax design that perfectly encapsulated everything, including the 1 ct. diamond.
My mom received the ring from my dad at their 50th anniversary celebration and loved it immediately. She said it was exactly as she hoped. She wanted to know everything about Thomas' process, look at his website and blog, and get his address to send a thank you note.
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