Redesigning Jewelry: Unique Pieces by Jewelry Designers

Do we only wear jewelry because it is beautiful? Do we only wear precious metals and gemstones because their shine and lustre catch the eye? That’s certainly part of it. But jewelry is more

than just gold, or just diamonds. It has meaning.

The unique pieces by our jewelry designers have a correspondingly distinctive meaning and sentimental value to

those who wear them. Our customers can say that their pieces were designed just for them, and can be assured that no one

else in the world has a piece with the same story.

So at Plante Jewelers, when we redesign jewelry for customers, remake jewelry, or craft custom jewelry - we aren’t just making

jewelry. We’re making meaning.

The stories behind the designs

One of our customers came into our store with a ring passed down from her mother and a pair of diamond earrings from her

mother-in-law. Unfortunately, the ring was not her style, and she already had a pair of diamond earrings she liked better than the set from her mother-in-law. Clearly, these objects were imbued with great sentimental value, and yet this customer could not

wear them.

We incorporated the diamonds from the ring and from the earrings into a single redesigned diamond ring. The new ring is baroque in appearance, with swirls of white and yellow gold expanding from the central cluster of diamonds. The customer was quite pleased

with the artfulness of the finished piece, and with the way it retained its old sentimental value despite its newness. “We were all wearing these diamonds in different pieces at different times,”

she said.

Another customer had stopped wearing her engagement ring ever since her husband passed. She wanted the piece redesigned so

she could wear it again. For her, we transformed her classic yellow gold diamond solitaire ring into a thoroughly modern

piece.

It consists of multiple bands of small diamonds, radiating outward from the customer’s original engagement diamond in the center. The customer was thrilled. “It’s so much more a part of me,” she explained. “Going on five or six years I hadn’t worn a ring, so to

be able to wear it again in a beautiful setting was a pleasure. And I have such wonderful memories of the diamond inside.”

Unique pieces by jewelry designers: custom creations

Besides in-depth knowledge of jewelry, one of the most essential qualities people want in their jeweler is the willingness to truly listen. We provide ideas, but at every step we make the customer part of the process, so that the design they’re getting is what they truly want. We can go through anywhere from three to potentially ten different ideas for designs with customers before they hit on something they love. Eventually, we create a photograph-like CAD rendering of the final design, and when the customer approves, we craft the ring.

A piece of custom jewelry, rings especially, can be the most personal thing you wear. Sure, many of us have a signature outfit or type of makeup that defines our style, but we may not wear it

every day. Unique pieces by jewelry designers, crafted specifically for us, may be worn all the time - an unchanging

expression of our memories, our relationships, and our personalities.

“I never chose my engagement ring,” one of our customers told us. “My husband got it for me as a surprise. But this ring is

something that I designed, and created out of sentimental jewelry from my mother and grandmother. It means something

to me.” Creating that meaning? That’s what we do.

“I never chose my engagement ring,” one of our customers told us. “My husband got it for me as a surprise. But this ring is

something that I designed, and created out of sentimental jewelry from my mother and grandmother. It means something

to me.” Creating that meaning? That’s what we do.

Plante Jewelers is a jewelry store located in Swansea, MA. It’s a family-owned business that has existed for four

generations. If you are interested in our restyling service, check out our website for more examples of jewelry that we

have made for our customers.