Work in progress
Kairo’s wedding ring
A current commission exploring marriage, timing, risk and commitment through research into Kairos, Caerus, Occasio and Fortuna.
The finished ring has not yet arrived. This is process proof.Private commissions
Jewellery built from your story, not selected from a catalogue.
Original jewellery developed from the memories, relationships, transitions and beliefs that matter enough to be carried.
Complete commissions currently begin at £2,500. Suitable applicants begin with a £250 Story and Direction Session.
For moments a catalogue cannot hold
You do not need a finished design. You need a reason for the object to exist.
A commission may begin with a marriage, relationship, personal transition, memory, inherited story or belief. Finessu begins by asking what needs to be remembered and what the object should represent.
Research may move through history, mythology, religion, philosophy, psychology and cultural symbolism. Form is developed only after the meaning has been understood.
Meaning → Research → Symbol → Form → Object
The process
A clear path from personal material to physical object.
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Apply
Share the story, object, timing and anticipated investment. Applications are reviewed for fit.
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Story and Direction
A 60–75-minute private session identifies the story’s centre and promising symbolic directions.
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Concept Development
Research becomes a symbolic framework, material direction and two original concept routes.
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Production
After approval, Finessu coordinates modelling, materials, specialist partners, making and finishing.
Complete project budgets from £2,500.
Proof of process
Meaning is not added after the object. It shapes the object.
PRJCT RLGN
Narrative made physical
Symbolic relief, digital development, silver production and engineered modularity across rings and necklaces.
Central Saint Martins, 2021
Modular flower brooches
Three resolved wearable works combining cast and patinated gilding metal with precisely cut acrylic.
Investment
A considered object requires a considered process.
- Story and Direction Session
- £250
- Concept Development
- From £950
- Complete bespoke commission
- From £2,500
- Signature and heirloom projects
- Typically from £5,000
A strong fit
This process is for you if…
- You want the object to express something specific and personal.
- You value research and original authorship.
- You are open to interpretation rather than directing every visual decision.
- You can allow time for considered development and production.
Not the right fit
This process is not for…
- Direct copies of another designer’s work.
- Rush production without concept development.
- Requests where price is the only deciding factor.
- Projects with no willingness to discuss meaning or purpose.
Questions
Before you begin
Do I need to know what the piece should look like?
No. You may arrive with a person, occasion, inherited material or feeling. The process exists to translate it.
How long does a commission take?
Concept Development normally takes three to six weeks. Production commonly requires another six to sixteen weeks after approval.
Who makes the jewellery?
Finessu leads research, design direction, making decisions, finishing and quality review. Trusted specialists may support CAD, casting, setting or other stages.
Will my story be shared publicly?
Not without agreed permission. A project may be anonymised, limited or kept entirely private.
Begin
Some stories deserve more than an off-the-shelf object.
Tell Finessu what you are marking, what the piece should carry and how you imagine living with it.