14K ROSE GOLD CUSTOM ENGAGEMENT RING WITH MOONSTONE CENTER BEZEL-SET IN RUSTIC HALO, AURORA BOREALIS INSPIRED SAPPHIRES & DIAMONDS, AND PLATINUM HUMMINGBIRD
THE GREEN LAKE SHOP
Translating our client’s ideas into beautiful custom jewelry
to celebrate the iconic moments in life since 1996.
Your piece was crafted in the
Bellevue studio
The Bellevue shop is a state of the art custom design and production studio where the artists work in full view of the public. This location is also the heart of our stone cutting dept, with a full time lapidary on-site cutting Sapphires and other gemstones from rough.
The design Bellevue studio has 15 design stations including 3 private meeting rooms and a full scale coffee and wine bar.
Green Lake Jewelry Works opened its doors on Seattle’s Green Lake Drive in 1996. Since then, its craftspeople have grown to win national recognition for excellence in the art of fine jewelry making with two distinct workshops where each piece is made by hand.
In 2016, celebrating 20 years of artistry, Green Lake Jewelry Works created a second studio in Bellevue, WA with the aim of creating the perfect environment for both jewelers and clients.
Named one of the ‘Coolest Stores in America’ by Instore Magazine, the Bellevue studio is home to some of the most talented jewelers in the country, where a tradition of dedicated craftsmanship is passed from masters to journeymen and women.
YOUR CUSTOM DESIGN
Custom jewelry at Green Lake always begins with ideas, inspirations, and a sketch, where the many design elements that make for the perfect ring are discovered through ideation.
Oftentimes, a ring will go through many iterations and changes along the way before the final look is achieved.
DESIGNER
A life-long artist, Ashlen began her career in jewelry in 2006 and has since earned professional certificates from the Gemological Institute of America, the Diamond Council of America, and Harvard Business School. In 2016 she designed “The Guiding Star”, an original ring for the AGTA Spectrum Awards. She is a self-taught designer and artist who has had several art showings for her paintings throughout the Puget Sound area. Ashlen brings her creative passion to wearable works that represent the most exciting times in someone's life, incorporating special details that are specific and meaningful to them.
YOUR GEMSTONE
Your gemstone was hand and eye selected from thousands of stones that we view before choosing the finest, most beautiful gems that suit our very choosy designers and clients.
We are as picky about our gems as we are about every other aspect of our work.
GREEN LAKE GEM LAB
Above and BeyondTM Gemstones
The Green Lake Gem Lab sources rare stones through a responsible network of globally dispersed miners and reputable traders, and verifies the validity of each gem with sophisticated testing equipment and independent certifications.
3D MODEL
CAD
Engineering the X, Y, and Z coordinates of a design is not only a way to inform sophisticated milling and growing machines to create a model; they’re also a powerful way to communicate the vision for a ring.
Realistic renderings and physical models help transform sketched ideas into reality in an interplay between the client, the designer and the CAD team, all of whose input and ideas help create something that both looks right and fits perfectly.
The entire Green Lake project team collaborates on each piece, adding nuanced details and subtle improvements to the design, all while making sure that design cohesiveness, stability on the finger, and stone security are perfected.
Bringing your design to life
CLEANUP & DETAILING
Each ring in a small casting batch shares a common vein of gold or platinum, from where it’s cut and prepared for setting. Rough castings first need to be carefully cleaned and polished before more bench work can be done. Even the inner surfaces are carefully detailed.
100 PERCENT RECYCLED
Green Lake’s use of gold and platinum comes from 100% recycled or certified Fairmined sources. We are one of the nation’s first adopters of recycled casting grain certified by SCS Global Services. Today we return all scrap and unused noble metals for refining in a transparent supply chain.
CRAFTSMANSHIP
All areas of old-world jewelry making are completed in a single workshop. Master gold and platinumsmiths receive rings from casting and set to care for each pieces as a one-of-kind, collaborating with designers to ensure each detail is included.
HAND FORGING
The subtle nuances of hand forged details are unmistakable. Whether a piece is fabricated entirely by hand or includes a few handmade elements, hand fabricated details cannot be replicated by casting alone. This ability to not just polish rings, but create them from fire and pitch with traditional tools, makes a piece like yours distinct in its quality.
CAITLIN W
Fabrication Artist
GEMSTONE SETTING
It required steady hands and confident mastery to set your gemstone for a lifetime of confident wear. Gems can be especially small and terribly rare, so the responsibility for this final stage in crafting a ring falls to our most experienced professionals.
FINAL POLISH
Each custom made item in the Green Lake workshop receives a final polish before it’s carefully inspected and reviewed for standards of excellence. Each project is at last stamped with the Green Lake leaf quality mark before delivery.
YOUR FINISHED PIECE
14k Rose Gold Custom Engagement Ring with Moonstone Center Bezel-Set in Rustic Halo, Aurora Borealis Inspired Sapphires & Diamonds, and Platinum Hummingbird
Custom 14k rose gold ring holding (1) bezel set GLJW provided round cabochon cut moonstone center stone with a total of (30) GLJW provided round cut diamond melee bead set around the organically shaped halo. Geometric metal detail under the transcluent center stone with (1) GLJW provided round cut orange melee flush set on the inside. Double strand pierced twisted shank with cast in place leaves and (8) GLJW provided round cut colored sapphire and diamond melee bead set down both sides of the ring. (1) Hand fabricated 14k rose gold rose and (2) 950 platinum hummingbirds with 18k yellow gold beaks, hand assembled onto both side faces under the center halo. Additional (10) GLJW provided round cut aqua, blue and white diamond melee bead set on both side faces. This ring has a hand-carved treebark texture eternity style around the top and both side faces. The majority of the ring has a brushed matte finish with some high polished details. Hand engraved "Saṃsāra" on the inside of the shank.