Recently our staff were featured in Q&A style articles in the jewellery industry publication ‘Jeweller Magazine’. Eleanor featured in the October edition.
SIGNATURE PIECE:
‘FLORA’ SLIDER PENDANT – A slider pendant is part one of a three-piece series designed based on nature and its flora and fauna. The simple geometric framework is paired with an organic twisting and interlocking vine that’s adorned with a variety of leaves, yellow and gold granules representing wattle and a scattering of diamonds representing the morning dew.
FAVOURITE GEMSTONE :
Diamonds, specifically champagne diamonds.
FAVOURITE METAL :
18-carat gold, yellow and white gold. Great metals to work with, I love including contrasting colours in my work..
FAVOURITE TOOL :
Jewellers saw. I love saw piercing intricate designs in my work.
BEST NEW TOOL DISCOVERY :
Laser welder.
BEST PART OF THE JOB :
Presenting clients with their new item of jewellery and seeing the joy in their faces.
WORST PART OF THE JOB :
Dropping gemstones and tiny pieces of metal on the floor. Never to be found again!
BEST TIP FROM A JEWELLER :
If a job looks complicated and daunting as a whole, break it down into smaller components. Everything is made up of shapes that appear more complex than they are.
BEST TIP TO A JEWELLER :
Never stop learning and trying new techniques. Keep an open mind to new ideas.
BIGGEST HEALTH CONCERN ON THE BENCH :
Breathing in the polishing dust and chemical fumes.
LOVE JEWELLERY BECAUSE :
It gives me the opportunity to be artistic and creative. I love the idea of sketching a rough idea for an item of jewellery and watching a simple bar of gold transform into something spectacular.
Reproduced with kind permission of Jeweller magazine
Below are examples of Eleanor’s creative custom made jewellery. Call us on 03 9650 3830 or email info@abrecht.com.au to make a design appointment with Eleanor.
c120319 – Green Tourmaline & Coloured Diamond Ring
119409 – Pink Sapphire & Diamond Ring
c120483 – 18 Carat Rose Gold Morganite & Diamond Ring
en120539 – 18 Carat White & Rose Gold Cognac & White Diamond Ring
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