Meet the jeweler who transforms stuffy family heirloom signet rings into celebrity must-haves.
, and Elton John. But he’s also currently collaborating on a project with Valery Demure from Objet d’Emotion—he’ll create jewelry to showcase as part of a multi-sensory poetry exhibition, utilizing Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleur du Mal poems to inform his designs.
Born and raised in Newcastle, England, Smith learned the technique of seal engraving when he took on a Goldsmith’s Company apprenticeship in Hatton Garden, London’s jewelry district. In 2017, he received the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust scholarship and studied in Japan with Japanese masters under Hiroshi Suzuki. He also worked and trained at Rebus and Tom Wood before launching his own brand in 2016.
Smith then sketches out the ideas generating in the meeting, and once the client confirms the style, they start creating the ring by fashioning the piece to the right size, in the desired metal. Then the ring is carved by hand. Smith utilizes a seal engraving technique which dates back 5,000 years: the seal is etched in reverse with a deeper finish than the traditional method.
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