We pride ourselves in creating one-of-a-kind bespoke engagement rings and unique fine jewellery pieces, with your input, we will bring your vision to life and guide you with our creative expertise. This highly personal and special experience results in uniquely modern heirlooms to be treasured across generations. Read on to discover more about the different bespoke options available.
Guided by our team, our bespoke service enables you to be part of the personal process of creating a unique Ruth Tomlinson jewel. The result is a completely one-of-a-kind treasure, imbued with its own special story and meaning. This option is the perfect choice for you if you love our signature style but have some ideas and elements you are keen to incorporate, and are comfortable embracing the organic nature of our creation process to produce a truly personal jewel. We'll guide you step-by-step through the entire process, ensuring your final piece perfectly captures your vision for your dream jewel.
If you love one of our existing designs but wish it had a different gemstone or came in a different precious metal, we can create it for you! You can commission pieces in yellow, white or rose gold, or platinum with your choice of preferred gemstone. Customising designs is a great way to personalise a jewel without the bespoke price tag, our team will work closely with you to fulfil your vision.
We also transform sentimental heirloom jewellery and family keepsakes, reimagining them into our contemporary creations. We believe this adds to the rich stories of your heirlooms, enabling your jewels to be enjoyed in a style that better resonates with you. Our team will thoughtfully guide you through the design options that are suitable for your heirloom jewels and involve you in the process of creating your special piece. Find out more here.
We recommend browsing our online collections, scrolling through past creations on our Instagram or Pinterest to get a sense of the direction you'd like to take with your commission.
Contact us to chat with a team member who will ask a few questions to get an idea of the direction you'd like to take on your journey with us. From there we will book you in for a personal appointment, either at our London Atelier, or via video call with our bespoke specialist, to explore the best route for your commission. We will firm up the most important elements of the design with you, offering guidance and input to ensure we have a clear direction during your consultation.
After your appointment, we will refine the details of the commission and provide you with a quote over email. Our approach to the creation of the jewellery is serendipitous and each piece comes to life at the workbench. We make each jewel entirely by hand, using age old techniques practised by master craftsmen throughout history. Every jewel will reveal traces of the human touch, with no intention of being exactly replicated. Due to the sculptural nature of the work, we do not offer detailed drawings, but rather we ask our bespoke clients to place their trust in our expertise. If you love the distinctive qualities of our jewellery, we are confident that we can create a jewel that is as unique and individual as the wearer.
Whether we use gemstones from our extensive collection, or source them from our trusted suppliers specifically for the commission, you will have the opportunity to approve the gemstone selection before work begins on your jewel. Please note we don’t work with customer-sourced stones, unless they are heirloom gemstones.
From start to finish, customising an existing design usually takes 8-10 weeks, this includes stone sourcing if necessary (however more unique stones can take a little longer to discover). Our full bespoke service process takes up to 12 weeks to complete after the design and gemstones are finalised.
Once your commission is complete, we’ll invite you back to the Atelier to receive your new treasure and let you discover the tiny details and unique sculptural elements of the finished piece in person. If you’re unable to collect the finished piece yourself, we will provide imagery via email and ship your new treasure to you.
Our premium bespoke creations start from £5000. You will be working alongside a specialist member of our team in creating your unique jewel, who will ask you to share the budget you are comfortable with during your consultation.
Our tailored customisations are guided by the price for the design you choose, and varies depending on the complexity of the design and the request. We are happy to make suggestions to work in line with a budget, feel welcome to discuss this in more detail with our team.
Our heirloom resetting starts from £2500 for rings, from £2000 for bracelets or bands and from £1500 for earrings and necklaces. We are happy to source additional stones for these commissions to include alongside your heirloom gems.
During our discussions with you we will offer a ballpark figure for the commission, taking a 25% deposit to move ahead with the next steps (stone sourcing, unsetting your heirloom gems, or both!) All bespoke, custom and resetting commissions require a 50% deposit for us to begin making, which is taken when we email with your confirmed quote. The balance is payable on completion of your jewel (on collection or before dispatch.) Please be aware deposits are non-refundable.
Our jewellery is handcrafted at our London Atelier using recycled gold and responsibly sourced gemstones
Each of our jewels is imbued with a sense of discovery and is a timeless celebration of unconventional beauty
For over twenty years we have been perfecting our alternative, non traditional production techniques with careful attention to detail
We offer complimentary, fully insured and tracked worldwide shipping on all orders, delivered in our signature R.T packaging