Design Process

Tourmaline Ring

Green Tourmaline cabochon with cuttlefish textured ring shank and a hinged setting for clients with arthritic fingers. Enables people with these difficulties to wear rings again, comfortably.



 
The C-shaped ring shank and the setting with hinge and pin still visible.   The assembled parts showing the snap-in mechanism to the foreground, opposite to the hinge.



Top view of the finished ring with the stone set. Both clasp and hinge are invisible.   Side view of the finished ring showing the invisible clasp.