This 1.75-carat pear-shaped diamond is perfectly set in a hand-made scallop-sided platinum collet, allowing more light to enter from the sides of the gemstone. The accompanying wedding band is hand-carved platinum to follow the sides of the engagement ring.

Some clients are drawn to deliberately irregular, highly textured designs in which the gold appears to have organically grown around the gemstones. This approach works especially well when incorporating unmatched heirloom stones and can be applied across rings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. The result is a natural, sculptural aesthetic with strong individuality. 

This substantial statement ring is set with forty princess-cut diamonds and forms part of a larger suite of jewellery that carries the square diamond theme through matching earrings and a pendant. Bold in scale yet carefully balanced, it demonstrates how repetition of form can create coherence across a collection.

For many commissions, I am asked if it’s possible to use stones from family heirlooms. In this engagement ring, the central old-cut diamond was originally set in my client’s great-grandma’s ring, and the brilliant-cut diamonds (on either side) came from a piece belonging to her late mother. By reworking these heirloom stones into a new design, the commission carried emotional continuity forward into the couple’s future married life. The process resulted in a deeply personal engagement ring that honours both heritage and new beginnings.

This Engagement ring is a tapered square, and uses family-owned Old Cut Diamonds (from before the modern Brilliant Cut was perfected), all grain or pave-set to create a blaze of fire and sparkle. 

This 18-carat yellow gold and diamond ring was a joy to carve into the flowing shapes of the settings. Although diamonds are traditionally set in white metals, this ring uses gold to introduce warmth and contrast, and sometimes we need to break the rules and use yellow or red/rose gold.

This example demonstrates how platinum can be shaped to flow around offset gems in an engagement ring.

Mike loves bringing the designs of both wedding partners together in subtle ways. One couple wanted their fingerprints laser-engraved onto the surface, which worked incredibly well and was offset by the unusual choice of an oval Aquamarine, her birthstone.

Inspired by designs from the 1930s and 1940s, which are still very popular today, this ring features a millegrain (a thousand grains) setting around the outer diamonds and a claw-set centre stone. A Tiffany-style tapered shank adds to the overall class of this style. 

A study in restraint, this ring is crafted entirely in platinum and set with a single brilliant-cut diamond. Elegant, minimal, and enduring1

This design, famously used by historic jewellery houses such as Cartier and Tiffany, creates the illusion of brilliant-cut diamonds floating around the finger. The same approach can be adapted for coloured gemstones and extended into matching pendants and earrings.

Some commissions move decisively into the realm of sculpture. This ring features a custom-cut quartz containing striking prehistoric inclusions, set in a handmade 18-carat yellow gold mount. The design allows the stone itself to take centre stage, celebrating natural history within a contemporary setting. 

This bold statement ring was created using a client’s own exceptionally large cabochon-cut emerald, set in 18-carat yellow gold. The design references Art Deco proportions and geometry, a period that continues to influence Mike’s work, while allowing the gemstone’s scale and colour to dominate. 

Commissioned in response to a simple question — “Can three colours of gold be used in one ring?” — this design brings rose, white, and yellow gold together in a flowing, sculptural curve around the finger, topped with a striking princess-cut diamond. A confident example of how colour and form can be combined harmoniously.

This minimalist sterling silver ring was designed to showcase a piece of Murano glass acquired by the client in Venice. The simplicity of the mount allows the glass to remain the focal point, demonstrating how sentimental materials can be elevated through considered design.

Inspired by Art Deco jewellery and Mike’s family connection to Cartier in London, this design features a perfectly proportioned baguette-cut amethyst, flanked by brilliant-cut diamonds. A refined interpretation of a classic style, combining geometry with restraint.

Following the traditional approach of setting coloured stones in yellow gold, this minimalist design highlights a deep emerald-cut aquamarine set in 18-carat yellow gold. The simplicity of the mount allows the stone's colour and cut to speak clearly. 

This bespoke ring demonstrates the true meaning of commissioning jewellery. The shank is engraved externally with acanthus leaf motifs — inspired by classical Greek and Roman architecture — and internally with a Latin inscription. A blood-red cabochon garnet is set to appear as though the gold has grown organically around it. Laser engraving can be applied to both the inside and outside of ring shanks in silver, gold, or platinum.