A house of four

The house was founded by two goldsmiths who had spent a decade setting stones for other people's names. The intention was narrow and has not changed: make a small number of pieces properly, keep the setting in house, and be reachable by the person who owns the ring twenty years later.

Why Antwerp

Because of what is around it. The stone trade here means a coloured stone can be seen loose, in person, the same week it is asked about, and a diamond can be compared against three others before lunch. An atelier in a city without that network buys stones from photographs, and it shows in what gets made.

The way we price

Stone and metal at cost plus a stated margin, labour at an hourly rate that is the same whether the piece is €1,800 or €18,000. It means small commissions are not subsidising large ones, and it means the quotation can be read line by line rather than taken on trust.

What we do not do

• Sell from stock trays. Nothing here is finished before it is ordered, except the four display pieces.
• Use the word investment about jewellery. Resale is a fraction of retail and pretending otherwise is dishonest.
• Take on more than one large commission a fortnight. There is one bench and it does not scale.
• Name our clients, publish their pieces, or use a commission in marketing without written permission.

Hallmarking and standards

Every piece is hallmarked at the Belgian assay office. We are registered with the Antwerp World Diamond Centre for rough and polished trading records, and diamonds are bought only through dealers operating under the Kimberley Process. None of this makes us special; it is the floor, not the ceiling.