COMMISSIONING BESPOKE JEWELLERY
Whether you are looking for a unique engagement ring, a one-of-a-kind statement piece or simply a variation on one of the designs from our collection, our bespoke jewellery services provide the perfect opportunity to bring your jewellery dreams to life!
Our production team work closely with our clients and takes pleasure in involving you throughout the design and creation process to ensure the final piece is exactly what you have been dreaming of.
STARTING THE BESPOKE PROCESS
An initial meeting takes place with A design consultant - whether in person or a virtual session via Zoom - as a time to discuss the bespoke piece you have in mind. Often during this appointment, we will explore any materials, colors, and other imagery that can lend a taste of the look and tone of what you have in mind. We find it particularly helpful for the client to send us any pictures that strike you as being aligned with what you envision, be it a photo of a dress in a color you’re particularly taken with or a stained glass panel with a pattern that speaks to you… All of these images give The Rich Co and the design team a better feel for who you are, what your taste is and what design aesthetics you are drawn to. By the end of this initial consultation, we will have a relatively cohesive idea of the direction the bespoke piece will be headed. Following our brainstorming session with the client, we get to work on the designs for your piece!
REFINING THE DESIGN
The next step is to refine our ideas for your design into a series of renderings from which you can choose. You will be presented with three to five sketches and computer renderings, all incorporating variations on the piece you have envisioned. You will be closely involved throughout this process and the designs may evolve through several iterations before the final design is reached. If you are based outside of the Teesside Area, we will email sketches and photographs to guide you through the design process in addition to meeting with you via virtual consultations. We work with clients throughout the U.K in this way.
SOURCING & CREATION
Should your piece include diamonds or other coloured gemstones, it is at this point that final stone selection occurs. We source our diamonds and gemstones from the world’s top suppliers and will pre-select an assortment of stones that best suite the design and budget of your piece. It is of utmost importance to us that you love the final gemstones we use in your piece just as much as we do!
Once the final design and any diamonds or gemstones have been selected, we often have a wax or metal model of the actual piece for you to see, touch and try on, which ensures you have an accurate portrayal of the scale of the piece ahead of final production. When production is ready to begin, we will take a non-refundable deposit (50% unless otherwise agreed upon) and then our jewellers get to work making magic happen!
YOUR IDEAS COME TO LIFE
Seeing a bespoke design come to life is exciting – the jewellery making process never loses it’s magic, even for us after all this time! If you would like to see your bespoke piece of jewellery in progress, you are welcome to contact us any time for progress photos and videos. Given that every Rich Co Bespoke piece is made entirely by hand by our master jewellers at our Teesside Location, please allow upto 8 weeks for a custom order although of course rush orders can be accommodated on a case by case basis. We love nothing more than making your jewellery dreams a reality!
