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SilverKiss Jewellery
An irreverent presentation of the jewellery made by Ian Addison

One-Off Designs;  Unique Pieces?

What does it mean when I talk about my jewellery being one-offs or unique pieces?

If you buy one of my one-off pieces, it will be exclusive to you.  No-one else will have another one exactly like it.  I may make variations with other stones or make other similar pieces as I develop a theme, but none will be the same as yours.  Unless I say explicitly that I am willing to remake a piece in different sizes, you can be assured that it is a one-off design.

What about unique?  I hope you will agree that most of my designs are unlike any other makers'.  Of course, there are myriad jewellers around the world, and I can't guarantee that none of us will have had similar ideas (especially for the simpler designs) but I do my utmost to avoid copying other designers' work.  I deliberately avoid looking at other jewellery designers work whenever I can, although I will admit freely to admiring and being inspired by many artists working in other disciplines.

Exclusivity does come at a price, though.  The cost of a one-off piece reflects not just the cost of the materials used but also the time taken to develop the design and to fabricate it.  Almost inevitably one-off pieces have to be hand-crafted.  That is time-consuming work, but brings qualities that would be lost in mass-production.

So much for cost.  Value is a different matter, of course, and what's important there is whether you actually like my work.  I hope you do.
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