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Hand-sculpted tourmaline crystal wolf on quartz with garnet. Created by jarex for Jx & Co.

The piece, named “Daath,” was composed of two separate carvings: a skull weighing 3898.6 g and measuring 18.90 × 13.77 × 12.81 cm and an interlocking lower jawbone weighing 213.7 g and measuring 11.46 × 8.35 × 7.35 cm. This masterpiece was hand sculpted by Jarex for Jx & Co, taking over 1400 hours and 4 years to complete.

What is not well known is they go through a process of age hardening in the kiln, which makes them as durable and flexible as stainless steel.

“I saw a photography exhibition many, many years ago,” Chan says. “I was very much fascinated by the result of multiple exposures on pictures — you can see multiple images of one person on one photo. At that time, I started to think if I could reproduce that kind of effect on gemstones, that would be wonderful.”

– Wallace Chan

Lacking a long lapidary tradition, in the United States most gem carving tends to be associated with jewelry rather than the sculptural and functional works Van Pelt creates. The nature of Van Pelt’s work requires an intimate familiarity with the materials that he works with and their idiosyncratic characteristics.

A master machinist, Lew Wackler is famous for reviving long-forgotten lapidary techniques using 19^(th)-century machinery that he restores himself. For many years, Wackler made his living producing art objects that looked like they came from the houses of Faberge or Cartier at the turn of the century. Today, there is a movement of Independent jewelry artists combining these timeless machines and techniques with modern jewelry masterpieces.

Rene was a master graphic designer and master jeweler, around the end of the 19th century, who later became most recognized for his innovations in glass art vessels.

In the earliest creations of Ilgiz one can clearly see the national traditions of the Volga Tatars. He is a master of the highly technical glass enamel technique.

raw sculpting and final setting of Nefertiti by Jarex.

This is a freestyle cut design, where each facet is found in the moment, rather than using a predetermined map from cad software. Cut by Jarex for Jx & Co. You can check his Instagram to see the final design where this Phenakite now lives

Made from hand poured ingot in 15kt age-hardened gold, these forged and fabricated 1 of 1 sunglasses honor the tradition of handmade, personalized eyewear.

Hand crafted, forged and fabricated from poured ingot. These solid gold sunglasses by Jarex from Jx & Co are part of a rare collection of masterpieces formed by human hands.

Jarex using the rose engine on a cameo agate in the studio of Jx & Co

manually machined 22kt gold and flush set ruby blade adn ruby cabochon by Jarex for Jx & Co

The piece, named “Daath,” was composed of two separate carvings: a skull weighing 3898.6 g and measuring 18.90 × 13.77 × 12.81 cm and an interlocking lower jawbone weighing 213.7 g and measuring 11.46 × 8.35 × 7.35 cm. This masterpiece was hand sculpted by Jarex for Jx & Co, taking over 1400 hours and 4 years to complete.