Master Goldsmith Designs Unique Jewellery Range

25 Aug 2022

Master goldsmith Mark Lloyd designed a unique, and long-lasting wedding range, the Vulcan Range.

The collection includes a variety of rings, bracelets, and earrings. What makes this collection unique is that when the pieces are worn and subject to the rigours of our daily lives, they add to the design rather than to the destruction of it.

Mark created the collection when he was getting married “I wanted something different, so I locked myself away in my workshop and surfaced with different ideas of wedding rings for men.”

The Vulcan Range was designed as part of the Hammered Range alongside two other of Lloyd’s collections, Eros, and Hera. All the collection pieces were named in honour of gods, for instance, the Vulcan range was in tribute to the Vulcan god, the god of fire and the forge in ancient Roman religion and myth - this includes volcanoes, deserts, and metalworking.

The rings are categorised into brushed, oxidised, and polished styles, and they come in yellow gold, rose gold and silver.

Image: Vulcan I ring from the Vulcan Range

“Each ring is individually created with its own unique pattern”, says Mark.

During the fabrication process, different textured goldsmith hammers are used to strike the metal in specific ways, this creates a unique design. The composition includes a blend of metals that flow together while giving an almost volcanic feel-like, to the hammered texture. Since the pieces are hand-hammered the design comes out slightly different every time. Unlike other pieces that when worn often get destroyed by scratches and knocks, the Vulcan range uses the “destruction” to add to the design of the piece.

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Source: Mark Lloyd