From Screen to Gold: How 3D Design Shapes Every Piece

Before a piece of jewelry is cast, sized, or set with a single stone, it exists somewhere else entirely — as a full digital model. That's the first step behind every design in the collection: proportions and stone placements get adjusted and compared side by side, all in minutes on screen, before anything physical is made.

From digital model to gold

3D printing isn't a preview step — it's part of how the piece is actually made. The model is printed in wax, and the wax is cast into 14K or 18K gold, the same lost-wax method goldsmiths have used for generations. From there, every piece is set, polished, and finished by hand — and more intricate designs, like pieces with a clasp or a moving element, take extra goldsmithing to bring together.

Seeing it clearly

Not everyone reads a technical 3D file the way a designer does — so each model is also shown as a clear, shaded image, making the shape, proportions, and stone placement easy to see before anything is cast.

It also makes personalization easy

Because every design starts digitally, small adjustments — a resized band, a stone set at a specific angle — are simple to build in. It's one of the advantages of designing this way, alongside precision and speed.

A few quick questions

Does 3D design replace goldsmithing? No — it's the starting point. Every model still becomes a real piece through casting, setting, and hand-finishing.

Is the 3D print the final jewelry? No. It's a wax model used to cast the piece in solid gold — the printed material itself is never worn.

Why not just sketch by hand? Sketches are still where ideas start — 3D design is what turns them into something precise enough to actually cast in gold.

The takeaway

Every piece in the collection starts as a decision made in 3D, long before it becomes gold. Explore the Baguette Cut Collection or browse our Wedding & Eternity Rings.

Each piece is made to order, just for you. ♡ Rotem