Luke loves making jewellery and the process is fascinating to watch so we thought we'd share with you the goings-on of a fine jewellers: here you'll find tips of the trade, an insight into how Luke's unique designs are made and of course, some inspiration which fuels everything we do here. Enjoy.
Atelier Access All Areas: Bespoke and Platinum History
We are currently polishing a platinum and diamond ring, a bespoke piece for a custommer.
Do you know how platinum was discovered?
Writings of platinum can be found in the writings of Italian physician, poet and scholar, Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484-1558). He supposedly saw platinum when visiting Central America in 1557. The metal was called 'platina' in Spanish, meaning 'little silver'.
News of the element naturally spread through Europe like wild fire and scientists became hypnotised by its physical properties and beauty. The 'Platinum Age in Spain' began...
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Atelier Access All Areas: Tools
Here's a picture of some bohemian flowers scattered across one of our work tops. There's definitely a charm to the trade of jewellery with its fascinating tools and hands-on work. While mostly a piece of jewellery is seen in its finished form, what's forgotten is the hours of processes which have produced it.
Here we have a borax cone and a dish. Luke mixes the borax with water to make a flux which is used as a soldering aid to make the solder flow.
The metal slabs may be a simple tool used for placing piping hot pieces but they are highly valuable when you want to put a diamond down and find it again!
If you have any questions about making jewellery, we are happy to answer.
Atelier Access All Areas: New Collections
We're working on some exciting new collections here.