Custom Designs
Custom engagement rings let you design a style as unique as your love, and many are priced more reasonably than you think By Penny Proddow and Marion Fasel; from Winter 2006
Temple St. Clair
"Working on a ring with a client is about being a good listener and guide," says N.Y.C. jewelry designer Temple St. Clair, whose rings have a neoclassical spirit. "There are some designs that work better with certain shapes of stones than others." After meeting with a couple, she creates a mechanical drawing that shows "all the dimensions and every angle—top, side, bottom—for the client to see before the ring is produced." Time: four to eight weeks. Starting price: $7,000.
Left: .42-carat round faceted diamond with 1.51 carats of round faceted diamonds in platinum, Temple St. Clair, $22,000; templestclair.com.
"Working on a ring with a client is about being a good listener and guide," says N.Y.C. jewelry designer Temple St. Clair, whose rings have a neoclassical spirit. "There are some designs that work better with certain shapes of stones than others." After meeting with a couple, she creates a mechanical drawing that shows "all the dimensions and every angle—top, side, bottom—for the client to see before the ring is produced." Time: four to eight weeks. Starting price: $7,000.
Left: .42-carat round faceted diamond with 1.51 carats of round faceted diamonds in platinum, Temple St. Clair, $22,000; templestclair.com.
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