"His craftsmanship is superior. We purchase the highest quality craft in the country, and Russ' jewelry chests are in a class by themselves." - Tom Quilter, owner Clarksville Pottery and Galleries, Austin, TX

There’s so much hype in today’s marketplace about quality, it has become an almost meaningless word. So rather than talk on and on about quality, let us tell you how we design and craft a truly extraordinary jewelry box.

Our Design Process

Let’s start with the design process: Aesthetics and functionality are like the two wings of a bird; without the right balance between the two, the piece won’t “fly”. We have spent the past ten years in a continuous improvement process in both of these areas. What you’ll immediately notice about our products are the pleasing, soft lines. People often use the work “elegant” to describe the lines of our jewelry boxes. And as you’ll see in the craftsmanship section, exceptional care is taken to make sure that the beauty of each individual piece of wood is displayed to its utmost advantage.

You find the same level of detail applied to the functionality of each piece. Years of experimentation and problem solving have yielded the most efficient and easy-to-use space use that we have seen anywhere, at any price. Design features like removable trays and customizable dividers are standard because we know that your collection is not exactly like anyone else’s. And we provide an array of options like ring trays, extra trays, and locks.

Woods We Use

In order to show our designs properly, we purchase the finest wood available in the world. This is no overstatement. We work directly with sawyers at the source of where the wood grows at its finest. Our sawyers know we are fanatics about wood quality and choose from their prime stock. Once the wood arrives in Colorado, we allow it to acclimate for 1-6 months depending on the species. By adjusting to the arid climate of the southwest, the wood naturally reaches an optimal 5% moisture content without structural tensions. Needless to say, we use only solid wood construction that is color matched naturally. We don’t have the need to use the numerous dyes or pigments that most manufacturers use to cover up inconsistencies or flaws in the wood. The other material you will find in your jewelry box is genuine rayon velvet made by A. Wimpfheimer & Bro., the finest manufacturer of velvet for jewelry boxes in the country.

Our Approach to Craftsmanship

It’s not enough to have extraordinarry designs and materials—our approach to craftsmanship is where the magic really takes shape. We care more about expressing the lost art of craft and sharing the beauty that results than about being the biggest or best known jewelry box maker. We care about how the wood feels when you touch it, and about how many generations of use your box can provide, and how you feel each time you look at it. So we go to exceptional lengths in the crafting process and take care with things like – selecting each piece of wood for the box from the same piece of wood, so the wood “wraps” around each corner, and constructing each box with floating panels so the wood can move as needed, depending on the climate you live, and reinforcing joints in several ways, providing a redundancy that mass manufacturers don’t have time to do, sanding each piece up to 20 separate times, and using a finish that’s durable, non-toxic to the environment, and maintenance-free. There’s a lot more but, hopefully, this helps you understand why our jewelry boxes have been displayed in museums and described as “heirlooms”.

Your Experience with Us

There is one more component to the exceptional jewelry box and that is your experience with us, before, during and after you have purchased it. We are incredibly proud of our boxes and confident enough to provide a no-hassle, lifetime guarantee. We enjoy helping you figure out if a jewelry box is right for you or someone you love, and you can rest assured that you will be treated in a friendly, professional manner, whether you want to move quickly or take more time to learn about all the options.

Craft – A Relationship between Maker and Collector

In a book featuring our work, Objects for Use: Handmade by Design, Holly Hotchner, American Craft Museum Director, writes:

“Art, craft, and design are ultimately about relationships established between the makers of things and the individuals who become the possessors, consumers, and users of those things. Through these objects we are invited into the artistic, emotional, and spiritual worlds of the creator; by selecting and using these objects, we complete a creative process begun by the maker. Objects designed and made for use underline humanistic values honored and shared by makers and consumers, values that give meaning and purpose to our lives at many levels.”

We invite you to share in our artistic, emotional, and spiritual world through the use of an extraordinarily beautiful container for your most treasured objects.

“I absolutely adore my jewelry box. It is honestly the prettiest one I’ve ever seen. The workmanship is incredible and I love the wood, the design and the interior. It is truly a work of art. I am delighted with the way it is arranged. My jewelry fits perfectly and I wouldn’t change a thing. I am delighted and just wanted to let you know how thrilled I am to have received something so lovely. Many thanks.”  -Sherri Reider, Indianapolis, IN