The quality and design of our jewelry is something that is very important to us. Everything we create, from conception to finished product, is executed at our shop in Long Beach, California.

The process begins with Mark’s vision and a sketch. These ideas may sit in his sketch book for years before the final design is realized. Other times the stars seem to align and a design just flows. Either way, once the idea is perfected on paper it takes form as a wax.

All designs are hand carved out of a block of wax by our master jewelers. It is at this time we are able to see how an idea holds up to the physical constraints of a three dimensional object. This wax will become the actual piece of jewelry, so all the structural components have to be addressed and corrected at this stage.

Once approved, the wax is connected to a ‘wax tree’ and cast. Hot metal is poured into the tree and the wax is burned away; replaced by metal.

Our expert jewelers take the casting and meticulously clean, set, and polish the design by hand. The final touch is a careful examination of the design’s quality and integrity. No design produced, even of the same style, will ever be the same as the next; each piece a truly unique, beautiful, work of art.