GLAMOROUS RECYCLING

Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery, due to open in Chequer Street, St Albans in a few weeks, have been championing ‘glamorous recycling’ for 25 years. Taking customers’ existing, and often sentimental pieces of jewellery and redesigning them into a perfectly tailored piece of jewellery for the price of a generic, high-street engagement ring. Jewellery inherited from loved ones or handed down from previous generations is precious but sometimes needs a new lease of life. Redesigning jewellery can be a fantastic way to carry the sentimentality over into something wearable, in your own style and size –not to mention it is also a great ethical option as no new mining will take place.

From precious earrings, brooches, rings and necklaces, so many items containing gemstones and reusable metal can be redesigned. These beloved items don’t just have to sit in a jewellery box gathering dust anymore, they can be worn and enjoyed, as was their original intention.

It is hard to put such valuable pieces into someone else’s hands, but with a team of talented designers and expert goldsmiths with unsurpassed skills, knowledge and experience, Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery put your mind at ease by putting you at the centre. Designers are on hand to keep you involved at every step and you are even able to watch your jewellery being melted down and reformed through the glass walls of the workshop in rural Hertfordshire – lovingly referred to as ‘the goldsmith’s bowl’!

The bespoke experts lovingly create wonders every day. A recent company favourite being an extraordinary, handcrafted solid gold umbrella figurine as a tribute to late Grandma June who would often lend out umbrellas to her loved ones. For the Harriet Kelsall Bespoke team, it’s important that each piece of jewellery keeps telling its own special story.

Recent customer Lesley summarised her bespoke journey after working with Primrose Hill designer Tom: “I felt so involved in the design, it really was very special and exciting. When my ring was finally ready, I was stunned at how beautiful it was, the original stones looked even more stunning and yet it was a completely different ring; totally unique and looked amazing on my finger. From the drawings to the real thing, breath-taking.”

The Details

Find Lesley’s ring and over 25,000 more previous commissions on their website ready to spark your inspiration or pop into the St Albans studio which is due to be open mid-March to start your own HK Bespoke redesign story, alternatively email them at stalbans@hkjewellery.co.uk to make your free consultation for when they open their doors. 20 Chequer Street, St Albans, AL1 3YD. 01727 221 160

Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery are multi-award-winning bespoke jewellers. Experts in creative design, master craftsmanship & customer service since 1998.