blue oval sapphire in a rose gold vine and branch wedding ring setting

When it becomes something more... The NEW FOREST DESIGN.

Sometimes a custom design reaches a point where everything suddenly makes sense.

This wedding band began as a challenge: create a ring that matched a previously commissioned engagement ring featuring a Blue Sapphire in 14k Rose Gold with a medium oxidation finish — but without simply copying the original design.

The engagement ring carried a very organic, woodland flow with curved branch structures wrapping and lifting the sapphire, almost like it was being offered upward. The side profile had movement, growth, and softness to it. 

But this ring needed a different presence.

Gold ring with a green gemstone on a marble surface

Because I made the molds from both of my original rings, I began borrowing structural elements directly from the engagement ring and wedding band. I used the side architecture from the engagement ring as the foundation for the matching wedding band, then combined and blended two wedding bands to create a broader, stronger flow

The result became less about creating “matching rings” and more about creating two rings that clearly belong to the same story.

One of the most important parts of the process was preserving the organic language of the original design while shifting the overall movement into a more masculine direction. Instead of delicate upward movement, the branches became more grounded and structured. The lines were straightened slightly, spacing adjusted, and the overall posture of the ring changed without losing the feeling of natural growth.

Since this ring would not contain a stone, additional twig structures were added to blend the transitions together and create continuity across the surface of the band itself.

The medium oxidation in the 14k Rose Gold will help unify everything in the final cast by darkening the recesses and emphasizing the bark-like texture and depth between the branches.

These are the moments I love most as a designer.

The quiet early-morning hours where the pieces stop feeling separate and suddenly become one complete idea.

Not duplicated. Not copied. But connected.

That is always the goal.

To create jewelry that feels like it grew naturally into existence.

— New Forest

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