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We love it when a customer asks if they can monogram or place their initials on a piece of jewellery as it makes it all the more unique and personal. Local Melbourne jeweller Aimee Sutanto has gone one further and produced two different sets of cufflinks as well as a tie bar for this express purpose. They’re made in sterling silver, hand engraved and then oxidised so the initials stand out a treat. Treat yourself!     Pinch tie bar Neo-Classic Cufflinks Neo-Deco cufflinks

Talented Tasmanian based jeweller Gavin MacSporran loves playing with different materials and textures. Many of his rings start with a sterling silver base and then fused with segments of 18ct gold. To add extra interest he will then often add black diamonds, cube diamonds and rubies to the mix. each ring is unique and make an ideal statement piece. Wide Rough & Raw with cube diamond Wide Rough & Raw with 6 diamonds Rough & Raw Pillars of Desire Wide Rough & Raw Highlight Rough & Raw laminated Chips Rough & raw Wide Curved with 5 diamonds Urban Life with...

Welcome to the world of Lord Coconut – Melbourne’s only retail store specialising in handcrafted jewellery for men. Our 40 plus jewellers, designers and artisans are all based within Australia which means each and every item is Australian made. This is the man behind the brand. He doesn’t like photos but we trot out the odd image every now and then to remind everyone that we aren’t some big faceless corporation but a small business selling the wonderful work of locals.   Image courtesy of Prince & Mercer /Grace Petrou

When it came time to deciding how any of our 800 plus pieces of Australian made handcrafted jewellery for men would be presented to our customers upon sale it was very clear that we wanted to do something out of the ordinary and something that fits in with the look and feel of the store. As our store is based upon Natural History Museums of the past the standard jewellery boxes available were out of the question. This led to a bit of brainstorming where we finally decided upon secret holes cut into the inside of vintage books. Not 100%...

When you represent over 40 Australian based jewellers, designers and artisans there is bound to be a diverse range of wedding rings available for grooms who all have different tastes. One of our favourite designers is Melbourne based jeweller Ali Alexander. She specialises in the lost wax technique whereby each and every one of her wedding rings are first hand formed in wax, sent out to be cast and finally finished by hand to give them their unique look and polish. It’s called the lost wax technique as in the casting process the original wax ring is replaced by the...