Moi Et Toi Ring Commission

My customers have innovated by requesting to mix lab grown diamonds with natural diamonds. This is an idea that the jewellery trade didn't think of and one which I thought people would be resistant to but it is a marvellous way to integrate environmentally friendly gemstones into a new remodelled ring design. 

My customer had a stunning natural cushion cut diamond set in a platinum ring with two pair shaped stones. The design of the ring didn't do justice to the diamond. The cushion cut looked a little dull and small, even though it was a large diamond. 

She asked me to design a new ring for her to wear that would symbolise her and her partner. She said that they were opposites but that they complemented each other perfectly. She liked the Moi et Toi ring style and asked if something could be made with her ring and another diamond. 

I haven't designed a Moi et Toi ring before even though I was aware of this trend. To me, a lot of the rings look as if you would not be looking at the diamonds but at the space between them because the gap between the stones is right in the middle of the ring. The bands are very narrow and look like the ring would spin a lot. There's something about the look that just doesn't feel right and I hate it if I can imagine a customer wearing a piece of jewellery and having something irritating constantly pulling their attention, such as it spinning on their finger. 

In order to make something that would be better, I designed a ring that looked as if two rings were stacked together.

This allows the band of the ring to be wider and less likely to spin. The profile of the ring is grooved on the top in the middle and smooth underneath. It looks like two rings but is actually one band disguised as two.

If you cut through the ring, the profile would look like a letter B. While the band is wider, it doesn't look heavy. I could have made two individual stacking rings, but with this design, the diamonds never move apart. 

The wider band also allows for the diamonds to be stacked, not side by side, but in a dynamic crossover pattern. The cushion cut diamond is set in a north south east west position as if it is on the top band and the brilliant cut diamond is set below it, snuggled in as if it is on the lower band. This overlapping design means that you are not looking at the space between two stones but that your eye floats back and forth over both stones where they connect. 

The claws on the stones are slightly different too, to give the feeling that these symbolise two different people. The cushion cut has a claw on every corner to protect the stone. Corners on stones are always more vulnerable that any other part. The brilliant cut diamond has six claws that hold the stone securely and complement the round shape. 

My customer wanted the sides of the settings to be open and side on, the design is very elegant.

There is something special about being able to see the side and bottom culet point of a diamond. 

The blue diamond is a lab grown diamond. It is certificated as a one carat Vivid Blue Lab Grown Diamond Triple excellent cut. The colour and sparkle from it is incredible. 

My customer's cushion cut diamond is transformed by this remodelling commission. It sparkles and looks so good next to the contrast of the strong blue. 

A ring created for two special people who are opposites but who belong together. White with blue, mined with lab grown, cushion with round, four claws with six claws, held together forever on their two bands that are actually one. This was such a beautiful commission and my customer was delighted with the ring and the whole experience of commissioning us to design a ring for her. 

Not only has this ring fufilled her brief but it has shown beautifully how mined diamonds can be mixed with lab grown diamonds in new commissions. 

If you want to learn a little more about coloured diamonds, I have a blog on coloured diamonds engagement rings that we have made.

Get in touch with us if you have a diamond ring that you would like remodelled using lab diamonds or other gemstones to make a unique new ring design that is perfect for you.