1/08/19

Welcome! I'm Matt, founder of Sentient Designs Co. If your reading this, thank you. It's a real nice feeling when people take interest in our work. So, here's a little background on how and why I started making jewellery.

Different minerals, their formation and play of colour interest me. I can appreciate a nice looking gem. A few years ago I thought I might try my hand at wire wrapping, I made a very small, tree of life pendant wrapped around a tektite. I wore it for a few months and then gifted it to a family member.

She was amazed at how I had created the pendant, and thought I had quite the hand at wire wrapping, so I gave it another go. I made two more tree of life pendants, one from Lapis Lazuli, and one from Snowflake Obsidian. I made a fourth out of a beautiful Rose Quartz piece. Which I gave to a dear family member for her birthday.

The fifth piece was a gorgeous Moss Agate slab, it was my best work yet. A close relative asked if she could buy it! I agreed a cost and we made the transaction. She wore it everyday for months, she would often get complimented on how beautiful it was, and was asked where she got it regularly. Sentient Designs Co. was born. That was a while ago and she still wears it to this day.

We select high grade stones and wrap them in silver plated or copper wire to make the highest quality jewellery we can. The particular design we have chosen has a nice meaning to it and does not obstruct the aesthetic of the mineral, in fact we believe it frames and accentuates particular features.

We’re constantly working on making sure our signature design is as perfect as it can be, and maybe one day there will be other styles of jewellery we can produce. We’ve had some great feedback from the small number of people who have purchased our products and to those few we are so grateful, thank you dearly.

27/03/21

A year or so has passed since I last wrote here, and a wild year at that!

I've spent some time learning how to create resin inlay rings in a variety of materials so you will probably see a few new designs pop up every so often.

We always announce new products on our Instagram @sentientdesignsco so follow us to stay in the know.

A big thank you to all our customers who have purchased our products over the past year. Making jewellery is a very enjoyable hobby and for people to find value in our products means a lot.

Hopefully we can wow you with some of our ring designs, we have a few in the pipeline... Stay tuned!

20/09/21

Today we’re launching our brand new standalone website!

Etsy has been and continues to be great but we’re spending some time developing this site in order to help grow our business. We’re looking to bring more awareness toward our brand and what it stands for, as well as creating a memorable experience when shopping for that special gift or treat.

If your reading this then we’re doing something right! By supporting our small business you support a family and a dream.

We’d love to be able to spend more time creating products as we’re very passionate about creating unique jewellery.

We take this very seriously and produce all our products to a high standard. We have received lots of 5 star reviews and some lovely testimonials which has given us the drive to go further.

We’re currently looking into coloured ceramics as well as exotic inlay materials such as dinosaur bone and meteorite (very exciting!) earrings may be making an appearance soon too…

A big thank you to all our customers who have purchased from us, we appreciate each and every one of you.

To keep in the know about new products, just click the Instagram link in the header.

Until next time! Cheers.

05/06/22

8 months or so have passed since we last wrote here and we’re continually blown away by the support of our customers, it is so wholesome to see people enjoying our work and some of it even being used to bring two people together in marriage. Amazing!

We’re currently working on releasing 12 birthstone based opal rings as a collection. Due to my full time job we do have to release these gradually where free time allows but it seems a lot of you are enjoying the already released ones. The next 3 are due very soon!

Slowly and over time we hope to be able to take more time to bring new designs to the table, my head is exploding with ideas that I cannot wait to share with you all, it's all very exciting!

To be able to do what I love is a real privilege even as a hobby. Though saying that, this is becoming more of a second job for me which is truly awesome and something I only dreamt of.

We’re very humbled by the support of all our customers over this past year and we will continue to personally thank each and every one who purchase from us.

Hoping to bring some amazing designs to you in this coming year, maybe even some jewellery sets! Lets see how we go, take care and thanks again for your continued support.


04/04/23

Well, 10 months has flown by. We finished the birthstone collection late last year and you all seem to love it! You’ll notice some options popping up on existing products as we are looking to make our current products more customizable.

All these ideas we have about jewellery sets and earrings have not been forgotten, they will come eventually! We just need to find the time!

Currently, we are processing more and more orders per week and there are only so many hours in a day so bear with us. We have added a few more ring designs focusing on precious metals, and more are on the way. (we promise)

The hundreds of 5-star reviews and lovely testimonials keep us going. We are approaching a milestone of 1000 sales… can you believe it! We are just blown away by it all to be honest. We’ll do something special when we reach that milestone, so keep an eye out on our socials.

Exciting times! Thank you all so much for making this journey possible.


01/01/24

Happy New Year! We reached and exceeded our 1000 sale milestone in October of 2023 and ran a giveaway for some free earrings to celebrate!

We have just introduced our new logo to refresh and modernize the brand.

Our small business was established in 2019 and this is the third logo update for Sentient Designs Company. We feel that as our business grows and diversifies, our brand needs to be able to keep up with that change.

We have been moving away from wire wrapping gemstones for a few years now, and although our 'roots' will never change, the tree of life is less centre stage in our business.

We have incorporated a branch inside a contemporary gemstone as homage to our roots and to our mission: Bringing nature's marvels into contemporary jewellery.

This is our primary aim as a company and that will never change, no matter how our journey ebbs & flows, we always want to make jewellery that's got soul and feeling behind it.

The word sentient centre stage represents our uniqueness as a company and this very aim - it's an unusual word that means 'with feeling' and we feel it sums us up brilliantly. We feel our customers associate us with that word most so it is the biggest and boldest.

We have chosen a rich brown for the text representing the source of all our gemstones - earth. The silver gemstone representing our main choice of metals - Stainless Steel, Tungsten Carbide and Sterling Sliver.

Thank you so much for all your support during 2023 and let's make 2024 and beyond just as exciting!