CUSTOM CREATIONS
We buy it, we wear it, we pass it down through generations – but how does the fine jewelry we treasure come into being? Calin van Paris of Marin Magazine talks to Poet and the Bench co-founder and goldsmith Jeffrey Levin, among other jewelers, about custom jewelry.
"Jeffrey Levin, a goldsmith and co-owner of maker-haven Poet and The Bench in Mill Valley, was born in South Africa, where the jewelry trade is decidedly old world. When he decided he wanted to work with metal, Levin did what Europeans have been doing for centuries: he spent three years as an apprentice, learning at the bench (a specialized worktable) alongside a seasoned journeyman, then became a journeyman himself before striking out on his own. Interestingly enough, this step-by-step real-world instruction didn’t exist for jewelers in the United States until recently."
Photo Credit: Laurie Bishop
Read more about Jeffrey at jeffreylevin.com. Jeffrey loves working with clients to dream up new treasures. Come talk to him about engagement and wedding rings, redesign an old heirloom or create something new and fabulous just because.
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