Welcome to the studio, currently located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where we’ll share glimpses from our present and past spaces in New York and Mexico City. We design and make everything by hand by a small team in our studio and with the help of artisans.

Studio

Studio wall with hanged desk brush, level tool, wire gage tool, caliper, ring sizer, and dividers above a jewelers bench with safety glasses, pen and pencils, and jewelry tool abrasives next to a lace curtain
Jewelers bench with messy top with bench pin, ring sizer, safety glasses, files, notebook, molds, waxes, wax pen and anvil
Wood desk with handmade mother of pearl cup filled with pens and pencils next to a handmade orange ceramic cup

In here, we immerse ourselves in a world of inspiration, surrounded by art, tools, jewelry, Mesoamerican and contemporary art books, and crafts from Mexican markets, which altogether fuel our creativity.

Studio with wooden floor, white linen chair with wood armrests, on top a wall picture of real pear and molluscs and a photo of a naked woman with hands covering her parts. Next to a drawer furniture and an oval mirror
A wood stool in the form of a hand with jewelry related books on top
Mood wall depicting a metal spheres necklace, shell, small lemon painting, Maria Izquierdo photo, metal heart, lace handkerchief, postcard of a woman brass torso and dried grass

Drawing upon one of the oldest jewelry making techniques, the lost wax casting process, is how we create most of our designs. From the initial hand fabrication in metal or the creation of a delicate wax model, we then make a mold of this piece, wax is injected into the mold which allows us to reproduce them. We set these in a metal flask filled with plaster and fill it with molten metal to obtain each of the final pieces.

Desk with a yellow jewelry mold on top and next to it a mini ceramic vase, a mini silver vase, a mini brass vase and a finished high polished brass mini vase
Light pink stacked jewelry molds
Bench pin covered in pink and blue wax shavings

After we obtain the castings, we finish them by hand, cutting excess metal, smoothing texture, setting stones, polishing to a high finish to make them sparkle. Rings are sized, chains are measured, earring posts are soldered…

Hand holding a gold wide band being polished with a hand held polishing tool
Cluster of diamonds on a ring being set
Han with red nails polishing a heart gold signet on a polishing wheel
A third arm holding a gold ring and a torch soldering a crown setting

In our commitment to sustainability, we utilize recycled metals whenever possible. We alloy recycled gold with silver, copper, or other metals to create various karats and colors, and we can repurpose your old jewelry into something new. We are continually seeking out reputable gemstone suppliers and lapidaries.

Open hand showing five different round and oval semi transparent yellow, clear, orange opals
Recycled yellow gold in clippings, grain and sheet
Open hand showing a sheet of pure gold
Soldering table with a charcoal block and three large silver blobs of melted silver. One is still red hot

We look for the best quality stones and it’s exciting to work with diamonds, as well as other precious and semiprecious stones and materials. We pay special attention to the cut, clarity, color and carat of diamonds and we select the best personality on gemstones.

A wood desk against a white wall with a line of woven brass containers holding an arrangement of dry leaves, small flowers and twigs
A grid of white jewelry boxes with gold stamping
A wood desk with white small cards saying gracias

Thanks for visiting! And let us know if you have any questions.
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