Bespoke engagement rings
Made once, for one person.
Kestrel & Facet designs and makes engagement rings one at a time, in a small workshop, for the hand that will wear them.
I The stone
It begins rough.
Every stone starts as a crystal, frosted and dull, that gives nothing back. It is studied first, then cleaved along its grain.
Then it is cut, facet by facet, until light that enters the top is turned inside the stone and sent back out to the eye.
II The band
One continuous line.
The band begins as a single line of molten metal, drawn round until it meets itself.
Then it is forged, shaped and polished until nothing shows where it began or where it ended.
III The setting
Held, never hidden.
Four claws rise from the band and fold over the edge of the stone.
Each is shaped to the facet it rests on: enough metal to hold the stone, and no more, so the light still reaches it from every side.
IV The ring
Yours, and no one else’s.
One stone, one band and four claws, made as a single piece for a single hand.
It is sized to that hand at a final fitting, and made to be worn every day.
The ring is the last thing made. The first is a conversation.
The bespoke process
From a conversation to a ring, in four steps.
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Consultation
It starts with a conversation: who the ring is for, how they live, and what they already wear. Bring a sketch, a photograph, or nothing at all.
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Design
The ring is drawn and modelled so you can see it from every side, at its real size, before anything is made.
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Making
The stone is chosen, the band is formed and the setting is built around the stone, at the bench, one ring at a time.
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Fitting
The finished ring is fitted on the hand it was made for, and adjusted until it sits exactly right.
Collection
Three rings to start from.
Every ring is made to order, so these are beginnings rather than stock: shapes to react to, borrow from or set aside.
No. 01 The Solitaire
Appointment
Begin with a conversation.
This is a concept. Kestrel & Facet is not a real business: there is no workshop to visit and no one to book with. The form here is switched off and sends nothing.