Some pieces exist only once. Often it starts with a stone we choose together, and the design grows out of that stone. Sometimes it is a family ring, a signet ring or a pinky. It is always an intense exchange, conversation by conversation, sketch by sketch, until the piece is right. Made with a lot of handwork, from gold, silver and platinum, recycled or from controlled mining.

A one-off doesn't start with a catalogue but with a conversation. From there it goes step by step, and you are part of every one.

Conversation

We meet at the workshop in Dornbirn or online via WhatsApp video or Zoom. You tell us what you have in mind and bring what you have: stones, pictures, old gold. Michael listens, asks and shows you what is possible. A one-off comes out of an exchange, not out of a catalogue.

Sketch

The conversation turns into a drawing, by hand. We go through it together and refine it as often as it takes. Only when it is right does the metal come in.

Material

Gold, silver or platinum, recycled or from controlled mining. On request from your own old gold. The metal is melted, alloyed and cast.

Stone

We choose the stone together, and the design grows out of it: its colour, its cut, its shape. Gladly off the beaten track, a lesser-known gemstone, an old cut or the stone you bring.

Workshop

Casting, forging, soldering, engraving, setting, polishing. A one-off takes many steps, a lot of handwork and experience before it is finished.

Handover

In the end you collect your piece at the workshop. It exists exactly once.

“I’m fascinated by stones and jewellery away from the mainstream. I don’t know a single person with a mainstream personality either. Lesser-known gemstones, old cuts, stones with a history, natural and natural-coloured diamonds: often the stone gives the first impulse for the design.”

Handmade bracelet

Every link is bent, hooked in and closed by hand. Many small parts become a chain that exists only once.