We wanted our rings to represent our love and friendship that would be the basis of a lifetime together.  With both of us being artists, it was important that our rings be personalized, embodying each of our personalities as well as symbolizing our togetherness. The only way we felt that this could be done was through creating our rings with the guidance of an experienced jewelry designer who had a sense for creativity.  We also wanted the designer to be someone who could capture our love in the rings.  That led us to a coffee house in Manhattan where Louis Farkovitz met us to begin discussing our rings.

We shared our past, present, and future while discussing moving forward and also looking backward.  It is funny how life can be complicated.  One person is always more scared than the other in these situations that being Kathlene and one person balances out the situation that being Nick.  And one person helps mediate, that things will be okay and all you need is love that being Louis, so the three of us worked from our initial drawings to create the rings. 

Nick's mom had given us her engagement ring, so we could incorporate the diamonds into the new design.  This made it even more special.  Louis carefully examined the ring to see the feasibility of different designs.  For the engagement ring, Kathlene was looking for an art deco look due to her love of the 1920's.  For Nick's wedding band, he wanted something solid and geometric.  After much discussion and drawings we came up with the ring designs with Louis’s guidance such as pavet design for Kathlene's engagement ring and design layouts that would embody our needs.  He also created designs that would withstand time.  When we saw the prototype of the engagement ring we were amazed at how all of our requests were captured in the ring as well as the unique design that carried the Louis Farkovitz sensibility.

We really could not have imagined a more meaningful process that resulted in our engagement.  We both feel this would not have been possible without Louis and we now have an heirloom to be passed down for generations to come.

-Nick & Kathy

Working with Nick and Kathlene, artists in their own right, was a unique experience. Both Nick and Kathlene are very wonderful, and visual people. Our shared love for art deco design made the project more meaningful and fun as opposed to a chore.

Hand made in platinum, and working with some of the finest craftsmen in the industry, Jose Delgado a highly skilled jewelry technician, advised me with the structure, and one of the finest diamond setters, Oleg Zydman set the ring perfectly. Hence, the concoction of a beautiful ring is realized.

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With all the pressures and decision making that go along with the preparation of matrimony, the last thing a loving couple needs is more anxiety! I want the experience to be as light and easy as possible. I’m very pleased with the outcome of the ring and honored to have been made part of Nick and Kathlene’s engagement.

-Louis