HER BAND

THE GREEN LAKE SHOP YOUR CUSTOM DESIGN MODEL & CASTING THE JEWELER'S BENCH YOUR FINISHED PIECE

THE GREEN LAKE SHOP

Translating our client’s ideas into beautiful custom jewelry
to celebrate the iconic moments in life since 1996.

Your piece was crafted in the
the Seattle studio

The Seattle shop was our first large scale facility with room for 50+ artists. It includes a state of the art casting and production shop, all visible to the public. The design studio has 14 design stations, private meeting rooms and a full scale coffee and wine bar.

Green Lake Jewelry Works opened its doors on Seattle’s Green Lake Drive in 1996. Since then, its craftspeople have grown to win national recognition for excellence in the art of fine jewelry making with two distinct workshops where each piece is made by hand.

The flagship Seattle studio is home to all metal casting and a majority of 3D printing technologies for Green Lake Jewelry Works. Its workshop is also home to some of the most talented jewelers in the country, where a tradition of dedicated craftsmanship is passed from masters to journeymen and women.

YOUR CUSTOM DESIGN

Custom jewelry at Green Lake always begins with ideas, inspirations, and a sketch, where the many design elements that make for the perfect ring are discovered through ideation.

Oftentimes, a ring will go through many iterations and changes along the way before the final look is achieved.

DESIGNER

Adrienne has been designing for Green Lake since 2007, and while her focus is primarily on CAD modeling and rapid prototyping, she really enjoys working with clients to create unique custom pieces of fine jewelry. Her designs tend to have clean lines, geometric shapes, surprising and subtle details, and moving mechanisms. She loves the challenge of experimental work and the beauty of hand fabricated jewelry.

3D MODEL

CAD

Engineering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of a design is not only a way to inform sophisticated milling and growing machines to create a model; they’re also a powerful way to communicate the vision for a ring.

Realistic renderings and physical models help transform sketched ideas into reality in an interplay between the client, the designer and the CAD team, all of whose input and ideas help create something that both looks right and fits perfectly.

The entire Green Lake project team collaborates on each piece, adding nuanced details and subtle improvements to the design, all while making sure that design cohesiveness, stability on the finger, and stone security are perfected.

ADRIENNE
CAD Designer

Bringing your design to life

CLEANUP & DETAILING

Each ring in a small casting batch shares a common vein of gold or platinum, from where it’s cut and prepared for setting. Rough castings first need to be carefully cleaned and polished before more bench work can be done. Even the inner surfaces are carefully detailed.

100 PERCENT RECYCLED

Green Lake’s use of gold and platinum comes from 100% recycled or certified Fairmined sources. We are one of the nation’s first adopters of recycled casting grain certified by SCS Global Services. Today we return all scrap and unused noble metals for refining in a transparent supply chain.

CRAFTSMANSHIP

All areas of old-world jewelry making are completed in a single workshop. Master gold and platinumsmiths receive rings from casting and set to care for each pieces as a one-of-kind, collaborating with designers to ensure each detail is included.

FINAL POLISH

Each custom made item in the Green Lake workshop receives a final polish before it’s carefully inspected and reviewed for standards of excellence. Each project is at last stamped with the Green Lake leaf quality mark before delivery.

YOUR FINISHED PIECE

Her Band

Custom 950 Palladium pierced carved tree ring guard to surround mounting (INV#55779). Band consists of tree base, branches, and leaves and aligns with mens band. Band is approx. 12mm wide. Matte finish, size 5.75. Completed April 4, 2011

CLIENT IMAGES AND COMMENTS

Each project is designed with and for a specific client, taking into account personal style and preferences.

Owners Comments

Hi Adrienne! We just wanted to let you know that Saturday, April 23rd Jason popped the question with the ring(s) of our dreams =) It's the first time Whitney had seen the rings since they had been finished (even the final pictures were kept a secret!) and it is absolutely perfect. We are especially thrilled with how much color and life the opal has for its size, and the intricacy and perfect fit of the engagement ring and wedding ring, and Jason is disappointed he doesn't get to wear his ring yet because he likes it so much!!!! Thank you so much for all your hard work and effort. We have been recommending Green Lake Jewelry to everyone who is considering customized jewelry - and we will definitely be back for any future plans!! Thank you again -- please feel free to use this message to share "Why Green Lake was for us"! Whitney and Jason.


Whitney and Jas3/25/2013 8:47:42 AMon