Our classic mokume gane style wedding band gets a luxurious upgrade with five princess cut diamonds set flush into the band at even intervals. The flush settings keep this band comfortable and snag-free while adding brilliant shine to the band.
Love nature and the great outdoors? Wear an Alaskan wilderness scene hand-engraved into your wedding band. A bear fishing for salmon graces one side of the band in front of a grand mountain range that encircles the band, on the back side of the band is a soaring eagle.
? Choose your favorite mokume flavor, metal and center stone and we will handcraft your one-of-a-kind engagement ring. You can customize it in so many ways, this simple engagement ring will sing with your personal style.
What better way to celebrate this time of year than with our amazing, sculptural
! Two bats, wings spread, reach up and hold the center stone, their claws forming and prongs of the setting. The bats are diamond studded down their backs and have diamond eyes as well. Design yours in the metal and stones you love!
has both demension and texture with the hammered rails that frame the mokume gane. The hammered texture is done by hand, here in the Kirkawa workshop and it beautifully compliments the wood-grain design of the mokume gane.
features a semi-bezel set center stone with graduating size accent stones that lead down the band. Twelve elegant curls extend from the band for a three-dimensional effect that truly makes this ring a sculptural work of art.
features three layers of color and texture to make the camouflage design pop out in a 3D effect. Customize it in the metal and width you want.
June: Mokume Triple Taper Engagement Ring
This mokume engagement ring may seem simple at first glance, but there are three tapers that adds a unique flow to the band. The band tapers at the palm for a comfortable fit. Also, as the band climbs towards the center stone, it tapers in to enhance the solitaire stone. The stone setting iteself is the third taper. Customize it in the metal and mokume you love most!
May: Mountain Mokume Wedding Band
A beautiful sky of mokume gane swirls above hand-carved mountains making this wedding band a unique work of art. With several mokume gane flavors, you can add precious metal colors to your sky. Have a favorite mountain range? Just send us an image and we will hand-carve that range into your band. This artisan wedding band is perfect for any nature lover and is customized for that special individual!
April: Daisy Delicate Leaf Engagement Ring
Floral and fancy, this elaborate engagement ring has a delicate band of artisic leaves accented with bezel set diamonds. The bezel for the center stone is actually the daisy petals themselves. They wrap the center stone of your choice, forming a beautiful daisy that blossoms from the band.
March: Native American Claw and Feather Wedding Band
Organic and intricate, this wedding ring features spiritual Native American symbols. Two eagle feathers wrap around the band and meet at the bear claws. A beautiful symbol of nature and strength.
February: Mokume Wave Engagement Ring with Round Diamond
This mokume engagement ring is popular for its organic style and simplicity.The mokume gane flows around the band and wraps around the round gemstone of your choice. This Hers & Hers set was done in 14k white gold, Champagne Mokume, and round brilliant cut white diamonds.
January: Carved Curls Engagement Ring with Rails
This engagement ring is both sculptural and substantial. Intricate carved curls wrap around the accent stones of your choice.The rails can be done in a different metal for a two-tone look. This one was done in 14k yellow gold with palladium rails. The 0.70ct round white diamond center stone beautifully contrasts with the sapphire accents.
August: Mokume Wave Diamond Crossing Engagement Ring
We've only made a handful of
these in the history of the company, and never one with White mokume and rose gold! This beauty has a 0.6 carat marquise diamond in a low bezel.
July: Damascus Steel Wedding Bands
At long last, we now offer Damascus Steel rings through Lashbrook Designs! Originally an ancient metalsmithing technique, you may have seen it used in kitchen knives. Like mokume gane, Damascus Steel is made from forged metals and always has a unique, organic pattern. Unlike mokume, it is monochromatic.
Learn more about how to customize your Damascus Steel ring.
June: Meteorite Wedding Rings
Meteorite rings have fallen into our jewelers' hands! We offer you made-to-order wedding bands, inlaid with genuine Gibeon meteorite. The ones in the video have hammered edges, a black zirconium liner, and a cobalt chrome liner.
See the different meteorite designs you can customize.
May: Tree of Life Wedding Band
This has really been one of our most popular designs, and it has been fun to see it in different metals, like stainless steel and rose gold. Some couples have purchased matching Tree of Life rings, sometimes in the same precious metal, sometimes in different kinds of metals.
Pick out your metal, ring width and size, and see other examples of this design.
April: Black & White Mokume Wedding Bands
We unveiled a new mokume, called
Black & White. This combination of platinum and darkened (oxidized) sterling creates a high contrast look. Palladium or platinum liners are often picked for this wood-grain metal, but we will make it in whatever metal you order!
March: Delicate Stacking Ring with a Raw Diamond
This
engagement ring is special for two reasons. First, it has a
raw diamond. We've made several engagement rings with these rose-cut, natural, colored diamonds. While still a diamond engagement ring, these diamond crystals show off an alternative style.
Second reason this ring is different: it was partially made by the client! With help from our CAD modeler, he computer-modeled the design to fit the raw diamond and his fiancee's hand. Then after we grew the wax and got the casting, he came back to finish the ring with our goldsmith's assitance.
February: Elizabethan Pave Engagement Ring in Rose Gold
We've definitely seen rose gold enjoying a resurgence in popularity. When combined with pink sapphire and diamond pave, the result is very pretty like in this
vintage-inspired ring! This 14k rose gold engagement ring has a large sapphire cushion in a sparkly halo.
January: Black Diamond Wedding Band | Carved Infinity Pave
Like jewelry magazines report, we have seen an increase in popularity of black diamonds! This is the first design like this that we've made with all black diamonds. What makes this stand apart from other black diamond wedding bands out there? They are all paved!
Price the black diamond version of the Carved Infinity Pave in your size and desired metal!
December: Mokume Earrings
We have unveiled a new collection of mokume gane earrings for the holiday season! Each pair of earrings is unique and handcrafted. A variety of
mokume types are represented, in different shapes, and with different stones and metals.
Click on the
image to the right to see all the designs and pricing.
November: Vintage Engagement Rings
We launched a vintage-inspired ring line to coincide with fashion and Hollywood's renewed interest in the Roaring Twenties this year.
See the visual inspiration behind some of the rings in Lisa's
blog.
October: Tree of Life Ring Set
After making many
Tree of Life Engagement Rings, we finally made a matching men's wedding band. The men's eternity-style ring has a similar branch motif in relief that overlaps and repeats around.
September: Rose Poppy Daisy Engagement Ring
We handcrafted this
Rose Poppy Daisy Engagement Ring for inclusion in an art exhibition at
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The show, Birds, Blooms, and Bugs, features pieces in all mediums by Arizona artists that are inspired by winged creatures and flora.
The Rose Poppy Daisy is pictured with the Dragonfly, which is also being exhibited.
August: Flower-Themed Rings
This year our collection of flower-inspired
engagement and
wedding rings have grown in popularity. Each petal is cast in metal, and finished by our master goldsmiths' hands. Not only are these floral designs very sculptural, but they are very intricate.
July: DNA Ring
New design alert! This double helix ring was designed by our CAD modeler (and Lisa's brother) Pat Swartz. Like an individual's DNA, each of these wedding bands is unique.
June: Mobius Strip Ring
The Mobius strip: one of the most famous surfaces in mathematics, and now available in metal! While our original
Mobius Strip Band was not designed this year, it has finally become a very popular design! Every one of these metal Mobius strips we have made was modeled on the computer and handcrafted by our jewelers. They can be made in one, two or three metals. A darkened groove helps delineate the metal colors.
May: Shooting Star Rings for the Bride and Groom
This his-and-her ring set shares the brilliance of a shooting star. This
Mokume Shooting Star Engagement Ring has turquoise inlay around white diamonds, while the
Men's Shooting Star Wedding Band features black diamonds.
April: Mokume Falling Water Engagement Ring with the NEW Summer Mokume
The
Mokume Falling Water is one of our most beloved designs, but this one pictured is the first to be customized with this metal and color combination.
The geometric band is inlaid with our new and improved Summer
mokume formula. The 22 karat yellow gold, 14 karat white gold (gray) and sterling wood-grain metal has a higher karatage of yellow gold than our previous Summer. The mokume warmly glows with the yellow gold setting and fancy color diamond accents.
March: Gustav Klimt Inspired Wedding Rings
This custom wedding band set was inspired by the Gustav Klimt painting, "The Kiss." In the video, Lisa talks about making these rings, which began when the client mentioned that this was her favorite work of art. Lisa then sketched her interpretation of the painting, which our customer loved.
February: Sputnik Engagement Ring
This
engagement ring has rotating arms! The futuristic design takes after the Sputnik satellite. This particular ring was made for the exhibition
Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, in the Forbes building. The video on the left shows our master goldsmith setting the fancy colored diamonds and moissanite.
January: Trigold Juicy Light Engagement Ring
This is Krikawa's first yellow gold
Juicy ring. Like always, the 18k yellow and Trigold mokume gane are a winning combination. Atop this masterpiece is an exceptionally sparkly FireMark princess-cut diamond.
December: Belle Époque Scaffolding Engagement Ring
We ended the year with a show-stopper! The
Belle Epoque takes its namesake from the French era where fashion and culture flourished. This scaffolding ring is embellished with over 250 paved diamonds in platinum. This ring was customized with a fancy blue diamond. Be sure to watch
our behind-the-scenes video of this luxury ring!
November: Mokume Halo Engagement Ring
Wood grain metal. Handcrafted diamond pave. Signature Krikawa. This
new design features a 1 ct Crisscut diamond in a halo of fancy yellow diamonds. You won't find this combination anywhere else.
October: Dragonfly Bridal Set
While our Dragonfly Engagement Ring is one of our more popular designs, this is only the second
Dragonfly bridal set we have handcrafted. It is set with a designer cut garnet from gem artist Larry Woods.
September: Venetian Mokume Diamond Engagement Ring
The new
Venetian Mokume Diamond Engagement Ring is named for its bridge-like details. Fishtail-set diamonds glitter like a stream, and Champagne mokume flows around the band. This ring is set with a mint tourmaline from lapidary artist John Dyer.
August: Custom Organic Bubble Bridal Set
Lisa designed this ring after listening to the client's desire for organic textures and seeing images on her Pinterest boards. The engagement ring part of this bridal set has bubble-like bezels that are scattered about the top. The palm-side of the ring is carved with a wood-grain pattern. The matching band has flush-set diamonds in the wood-grain.
July: Juicy Goddess Engagement Ring
Blinded by this blingy masterpiece? We were! This is the second
Juicy Goddess we've made, and like all our rings, each one is a little different.
Just how much diamonds does this have? A 1.1 ct round diamond in the center, 0.7 ctw half moon side diamonds, plus 0.9 ctw paved diamonds! Six blue sapphires and Champagne mokume gane add a little color.
June: Ocean-Themed Wedding Set
These rings make us wish we had a beach in Tucson! The couple wanted symbols of the ocean on their wedding bands, so Lisa sketched out some new designs. The two bands are slightly different, but both feature a palm tree, waves and clouds. The three little diamonds in the recessed sky represent a constellation. What a one-of-a-kind pair of rings!
May: Ancient Roman Style Bronzed Ring
This ring is a blast from the past! It is inspired by Ancient Roman artifacts. This band may actually look like an archaeological find, but achieved its "wear" in a lot less than two thousand years! To achieve the bronzed patina look, our jeweler plated it with rose gold.
Wondering what the black stones are? While not sparkly, they are actually diamonds!
Are you interested in antiquity? Do you imagine being a Roman empress or Cleopatra? Let us know if you want this texture on your dream ring!
April: Mokume Bat and Compass Rings
This is a dramatic wedding set! This is the second
Mokume Bat Ring we have made, so we were excited! The clients were creative and ordered the
Mokume Compass Band to match. While these designs were not originally designed together, they match perfectly. The black diamonds and darkened sterling in the mokume made this a stunning pair!
March: Catalina Mountain Rings
These rings were fun to make! Some local clients wanted matching rings depicting the Catalina Mountains. (This is the mountain range that overlooks our studio in Tucson.) Our jeweler Cindy hand-carved the mountains into the gold wedding bands, using the mountain range photo as an aid. For you hiking enthusiasts, please notice the Finger Rock detail!
February: Carved Wave Engagement Ring with Wingtips
This is a modified version of one of our existing designs. The client wanted a design inspired by phoenix or dragon wings. The setting of the Carved Wave was the right ring to build upon. It began with a sketch by Lisa, then was computer modeled by Pat.
This ring features a gorgeous natural purple sapphire.
January: Sun & Moon Wedding Bands
We want to highlight some
textured wedding bands this month. Textured finishes make a ring unique; we hand-finish every one of them!
This
Sun & Moon wedding set is exceptional because not only is it hammered, but it consists of two metals and two colors of sapphires representing day and night. The Sun & Moon bands make a great his-and-her set.
If you're a fan of this ring design, be sure to see the
Sun & Moon Engagement Ring!
December: Wing Signet Ring
We love having the chance to make signet rings, or men's rings in general! The yellow gold design in relief atop palladium makes this very unusual. This eagle motif was inspired by a client, but serves as a universal symbol of courage and integrity.
See the
Wing Signet Ring page for ordering information, and to see it made out of one metal. We can re-create this ring for that honorable man in your life, personalizing it with your own words or symbols.
November: Fleur De Lis Halo Engagement Ring
Makes you think of hot chocolate on a cool autumn day! A 3/4 ct natural champagne diamond in rose gold.
October: Dolphin Engagement Ring
This ring was co-designed by a client during our Design Your Dream Ring, Win Your Dream Honeymoon contest.
September: Flower Bouquet Engagement Ring
This floral engagement ring is truly a miniature sculpture. Flowers are cast in rose gold with green gold stem and leaves wrapping around your finger. In this unique ring, a pink sapphire and halo of diamonds sit atop the flowers. A bouquet of love.
June: Three Stone Juicy Liqueur Engagement Ring
Wouldn't you love to swim around in this cool blue sapphire under the summer sun? This luxury ring is another addition to our Juicy ring family. Emerald and trapezoid cut diamonds contrast with the curvaceous band. Blue sapphires are pave set by our master goldsmith around the band.
March: Pink Spinel Diamond Pendant
Pantone has been the world's leading color authority for fifty years, setting color reproduction standards for different industries. The 2011 Color of the Year is Honeysuckle:
"In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. "Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.”
The reddish pink hue of Honeysuckle can be seen on the current fashion runways and also in this spinel pendant. Spinel come in a variety of colors, but pinks and reds are more readily available. Spinel can rival the color of ruby, and serve as a more affordable option. Spinel are rated between 7.5-8.0 on the hardness scale, and are suitable for everyday wear. This unique Brilliant Halo Diamond Pendant is available for purchase.
November: Three Stone Diamond Pave Engagement Ring
This new engagement ring has antique styling that may appeal to those with vintage or classic tastes. Every surface of this ring features an embellishment. A yellow diamond rests between bead-set accent diamonds on each side. Intricate millegraining surrounds the side diamonds and continues around the band. Below the stones are a pair of yellow gold turtle doves, emblematic of devoted love. A heart is cradled by the lovebirds. The final touch in this glorious ring is the hand engraving in platinum.
October: Custom Blue Diamond Juicy Light Engagement Ring
This Juicy Light Engagement Ring is unlike its predecessors. Blue diamonds form a cathedral-like arch towards the head. And blue diamonds galore! Two carats are pave set with old world style craftsmanship. Platinum mokume gane (platinum, sterling and 14k palladium white gold) is inlaid and given a heavy etch around the band. The client's personalized inscription is the final touch to this unique engagement ring.
Shown below is the computer rendering of this custom creation:
September: Marquise Leaf Wedding Ring
This wedding band was ordered by a client who had lost their wedding ring of 30 years! Krikawa saved the day by re-creating the precious ring to match the band of the client's partner. According to the client, " . . . it was only a replica, but it was so exact, that it was like welcoming back an old friend. The workmanship and fit were perfect. The service [ . . . ] was life-changing." We are happy to have been part of its creation.
This unique wedding band was handcrafted out of palladium and features marquise-shaped leaves in an eternity-style. Its recesses are darkened to emphasize the organic motif. The inside has been inscribed with initials.
August: Sonoran Men's Ring
While we regularly handcraft "man bands," it is not everyday that we create unique men's rings like this! The stones in this geometric ring, turquoise and garnet, are found in Arizona's Sonoran Desert. This ring may have curves, but retains its masculinity.
Click here to learn how to customize this ring style or for a price quote.
July: Juicy Three Stone Engagement Ring
This luxury engagement ring is the new three-stone Juicy-inspired style! A 1.70 ct princess cut diamond is adorned by two fancy yellow trillion diamonds. Pave-set accent diamonds graduate from vivid yellow to white down the finger hole profile. The two-tone color scheme is completed with White mokume gane.
June: Queen of One Engagement Ring
The
Queen of One is unlike any other engagement ring out there. The one carat diamond in this handmade ring wears a crown: a halo with 0.30 ctw accent diamonds. The subtle tricolor band consists of Winter mokume gane, a blend of 14 karat palladium white gold, 10 karat green gold and sterling.
May: Mokume Solitaire Straight Engagement Ring with Straight Head
For the month of May, we are highlighting a Mokume Solitaire Straight, Straight Head Engagement Ring. What makes this ring so fabulous? It is set with a GIA Certified 0.42 ct natural fancy deep orange diamond. The warm hues of the rose gold liner and Champagne mokume match perfectly with this amazing stone.
It is shown on the left with two palladium Diamond Channel Brilliant Eternity Wedding Bands. The contrast between the different metals and stones makes this a show stopper.
April: Alien Scaffolding Engagement Ring
Krikawa's unique Alien Scaffolding Ring was a Top Ten Finalist (one of the top five CAD rendering finalists) in The Ultimate Design Contest. This year the contest required participants to design a ring with an oval rhodolite cabochon or an oval aquamarine. The judging criteria include Professionalism and skill of presentation, Creativity and design, and Wear-ability.
Krikawa's handcrafted ring features a 2.78 ct rhodolite cabochon and black accent diamonds in an other-worldly engagement ring wrap. The two-piece set also includes an eternity style wedding band with black diamonds.
The elegant Alien will be on view at the SMART Jewelry Show in Chicago from April 24th-26th. Attendees of this show will vote on the overall winner, whose piece will be featured in INSTORE magazine. Best of luck to Krikawa! For more information about the contest and show, click here.
If you are interested in viewing more images of the Alien ring enhancer, saving it to your user vault, or seeing pricing information, please find it here.