Product Details
Vered went down into a garnet mine in Austria and came out with a handful of rough garnet she had dug herself. The stones looked like nothing much: grey green lumps, still wearing the rock they grew in.
With the shell and the pebbles I had left the material untouched. Here I wanted the opposite. Garnet grows in crystal faces, and those faces were buried under the crust, so I sent the rough to be sawn and then polished it myself, bringing the facets up while keeping the overall shape the stone came out with. What you see is not a cut gemstone and not a raw lump, but the crystal that was always inside it.
One side of the stone stayed less beautiful than the rest. Rather than hide it under a setting, I carved a leaf in wax in the shape of a heart and laid it over that side in gold, so the gold covers what needed covering and becomes part of the stone's outline. The heart keeps coming back in the pieces I have made for Vered: hidden all through the Vered Heart Sapphire Halo Ring, and found ready made by the sea in the Coral Heart Pendant.
The ring is 14K yellow gold. Three weeks later a second piece of the same rough became the Rough Garnet Earrings.
This piece was made for Vered and is not for sale. If you have brought a stone home from somewhere that matters to you, bring it to me and we will find out together what it can become.
Details
- Made for: Vered, 2018
- Stone: rough garnet, mined by Vered in Austria
- Metal: 14K yellow gold
- The stone was sawn and polished to bring up its natural crystal faces, keeping its original shape
- A heart-shaped gold leaf, carved in wax, covers one side of the stone
- Not for sale. Commissions by inquiry
Shipping & Making Time
Your order will be made within 14 business days from the time of payment (excluding Fridays and Saturdays) and will be sent to you via FeDeX-insured express D2D shipping with no extra charge. Before the jewelry is sent to you, you will be notified of the package tracking number. When completing the order please include your email address and cell phone number so the shipping company can contact you. Please note that you may be charged taxes by your country's customs, please check this before you purchase
Reviews
Rough Garnet Ring, Made for Vered
Orders
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For a One of a Kind piece, please contact me before ordering.
Shipping
Every order leaves my Jerusalem studio by FedEx or DHL Express, insured and signed for, door to door. There are no exceptions to this.
How long a piece takes to leave the studio depends on what it is:
- In stock: within 3 business days
- Made to order: about two weeks
- One of a Kind and commissions: agreed with you before work begins
Once a parcel is collected it usually goes on a flight the same day, and reaches most destinations within 1 to 3 days. Customs processing can add time, and that part is outside my control.
Duties and Taxes
Orders shipped outside Israel may be subject to local VAT and import duties. These are set by your own country and are your responsibility as the recipient, not mine. They are separate from the price you paid me and are not refundable.
Rates vary from country to country. If the amount matters to your decision, check with your local customs office before you order.
Commissions and Custom Design
Every commission begins with a design fee of $250 USD for each rendering. This pays for the time I spend developing a detailed 3D visualization of your piece, usually several days of work.
The fee covers up to three rounds of revisions on that rendering. Further revisions are $80 USD each, agreed with you in advance.
If you request more than one design direction, each rendering carries its own $250 fee, because each one is a separate piece of work.
When you go ahead with the order, the full amount you paid in design fees is credited against the price of the finished piece. You do not pay twice.
If you decide not to proceed after a rendering is complete, the fee is not refunded. The work has already been done.
The design itself, including every rendering and drawing I produce, remains my work and my property. It is sent to you so you can approve the piece, and it is not licensed for production by anyone else.
Particularly complex models may carry an additional design fee. I will tell you before starting, never after.
Returns, Refunds and Warranty
In short: ready-made pieces from the catalogue can be returned within 14 days, unworn and in their original packaging. Pieces made to order, One of a Kind pieces and commissions cannot, because each one was made for a specific person. Every piece I make is covered against defects in material and workmanship.
The full terms are set out in my return and refund policy, my shipping policy, and sections 5A to 5C of my terms of service. If something is wrong with your order, write to me before anything else. I would rather fix it than have you keep a piece you are unhappy with.
Contact
Any question about an order, a return, or a commission comes straight to me at sales@layanijewelry.com.