Northlight
01rings · 2026 · 7 weeks · $3,200–$3,800
01 — The brief, in words only
“A client in Copenhagen asked for an engagement ring that felt like “low winter sun over water” — cool, quiet, precise. No reference images of existing jewelry were used; the brief was written in words only.”
Client briefs are anonymised and abstracted. Original reference images are never published — they stay in the private project record.
first sketch
approved CAD
02 — Drawn, measured, revised
How the design settled
- R1First sketch explored a floating oval on a knife-edge band; the client felt it was too delicate for daily wear.
- R2CAD round two thickened the band to 1.9 mm and lowered the setting by 0.8 mm so the stone sits closer to the finger.
- R3Final CAD approved with a hidden matte finish inside the band — a detail only the wearer sees.
the finished piece
03 — The piece
Materials, as invoiced
- Metal
- Platinum 950, hand-polished
- Center stone
- Oval brilliant, 1.20 ct, lab-grown diamond (D/VS1), IGI certified
- Setting
- Four-claw compass setting, lowered profile
- Band
- 1.9 mm comfort-fit, matte interior
- Price band
- $3,200–$3,800
- Bench time
- 7 weeks
Treatments disclosed where present. Certificates describe characteristics; they are not valuations.
Commission
Commission something in this spirit
Bring us the feeling, not a photograph of someone else’s piece. We design original work around it.
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