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  • Derrick Cruz
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Lichen

The Lichen ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was inspired by a couple's love for the surface textures of their favorite tree. The diamond set in the wax model and cast to be encapsulated by molten gold.

1ct natural black diamond, 22k gold.

 

Milá

Milá was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was inspired by the interior structures and reptilian qualities of Antoni Gaudí's Casa Milá.

1.01 ct pale brown brilliant cut diamond, white diamond micro-pave, 18k rose gold, platinum, engravings, vintage packaging.

Six Sixes

Six Sixes was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was inspired by gothic cathedral columns, the stylized and classical motifs of the 19th century and the optimistic promise of pure speed from the Art Deco era.  Underneath the center setting the point of the diamond opens to the Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons hexagon trade mark.

.89 ct Old European Cut 100+ year old natural diamond, six .33 vintage Rose Cut diamonds, 14k white gold, vintage packaging. 

Raven

The Raven Ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was inspired by the couple's love for open, light-filled structures and their penchant for rustic modernism.

2.6 carat top round brilliant cut/bottom rose cut grey diamond, side diamond details, 18k rose gold, engravings, custom packaging.

Times Square

The TS Ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was inspired by the Times Square Art Deco skyscraper designed by Ralph Thomas Walker of the firm Voorhees, Gmelin, and Walker located in Rochester, New York.

1 carat old European cut diamond, 18k gold and platinum.

Min

Inspired by New York City architecture old and new, the commissioned Min Anniversary Ring features a family  heirloom center diamond, four tapered baguette diamonds, 12 custom cut sapphires, a platinum body, enamel side channels and a hand-engraving.

 

Lori

The Lori Hex Ring was commissioned as a birthday gift. It features a custom cut six step hexagonal 3.5ct Zultanite, two custom Stanhope lenses with microphotography, vintage diamond pavé, recycled green gold and platinum. 

Two custom handcrafted rod shaped glass Stanhope lenses with magnify the encased -1mm film photos at 160x. This particular ring contains a wedding photo on one side and a photo of the couples three children on the other. 

Stanhopes were first developed in the 1800s and then often used by spies to transport important documents. All one needs to do to view the image is to hold the convex side close to the eye (back view seen here).

Red Mandala

The Red Mandala ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. It was completely fabricated by hand from raw recycled 18k rose gold and platinum. The ring is crowned with a custom rose-cut pink sapphire. 

Unearthed

Sculpted of natural clay and cast in 22k gold directly from that clay.

Salk

The Salk Bands were commissioned as wedding rings. They are two identical but proportioned 22k gold bands displaying a minimalist silhouette and gap referencing the fountain at Louis Kahn's Salk Institute.

Hex

The Hexagon wedding band is a thick walled hexagonal ring with square facets proportional to each ring size for a perfect fit. It is available in 10, 14 and 18 karat gold, and sterling silver. The inside shank features the Black Sheep and Prodigal Sons hexagon makers mark.

Here pictured in matte finished 10k gold.

Roman & Williams

THE RING is the result of a design collaboration between Roman & Williams and Betroth founder Derrick Cruz. It started as a daydream; we were thinking about the face of a perfect, unbroken wave, the power of potential.

The rings are cast in 20k gold, which is a very high gold content, and relatively soft. We love how beautifully they wear as you wear them; becoming a part of you, collecting the traces of your life.

Use this ring to forge an alliance. Make a bond. Celebrate promises. Remember a moment in time. A ring is a sacred object, a symbol of love and devotion – give ours as a gift to someone important, or to yourself.
• Recycled 20k gold
• Natural Ruby
• Handcrafted in New York City

For Betroth.me and Roman & Williams

Fire, Gold +

Recycled 18k, above ground diamond

Bux

Reverse Fire In Blue

Animal Viewer

Animal Viewer is a pendant intending to preserve the noble memory of a worker honeybee. Sterling, seven 160x Stanhope lenses with dissected honeybee parts. The honeybee was found dead in the same hive used for the Abandoned Comb.

Turns

Nereides 1

Oxidized Sterling

Nereides 2

Oxidized Sterling

Nereides 3

Oxidized Sterling

Facet

The Facet ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. The sharply carved form evokes naturally occurring geometry and lends the ring monumental qualities. The diamond set in the wax model and cast to be encapsulated by molten gold.

Rose cut natural grey diamond, 14K gold.

Destroyer

The Destroyer ring was commissioned as an engagement ring. Its form was inspired by plant growth symmetry and the stylized lines of the Art Nouveau.

1ct red diamond, black diamonds, 18k rose gold, platinum, engravings, custom packaging.

Scrimshaw

Necklaces

Pins

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Wrist

Lichen

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Milá

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Six Sixes

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Raven

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Times Square

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Min

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Lori

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Red Mandala

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Unearthed

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Salk

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Hex

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Roman & Williams

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Fire, Gold +

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Bux

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Reverse Fire In Blue

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Animal Viewer

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Nereides 1

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Facet

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Destroyer

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Scrimshaw

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