My love affair with sterling silver started long before I became a jeweler, long before I ever held a torch or opened CAD software. As a teenager wandering through the old Kensington Market on Kensington High Street, I’d sift through trays of unusual silver rings: vintage pieces, gothic designs, handmade oddities. The air smelled like leather jackets and clove cigarettes. The jewelry stalls buzzed with personality.
That's where silver became mine. Not the polished, pristine version you see in mainstream stores, but silver with character, intention, and strength.
Years later, when I began designing architectural jewelry, it made perfect sense that silver would become my primary material. It’s the metal that feels most aligned with my design DNA.
Silver Has a Modern, Minimalist Soul
Sterling silver has an inherently modern presence — cool-toned, clean, and architectural. It reflects light the way contemporary buildings do: sharp, clear, and intentional. Silver doesn’t shout. It doesn’t demand attention.
Instead, it offers something far more compelling: quiet confidence.
For geometric and architectural jewelry, that restraint is everything. The metal becomes a collaborator, supporting clean lines, letting negative space breathe, and amplifying structure without overwhelming it.
Silver Holds Geometry With Precision
Geometric jewelry depends on crisp edges, balanced proportions, and carefully considered spacing. Sterling silver handles all of that beautifully.
It's strong enough to hold structure, yet soft enough to shape with intention. It allows me to create:
- crisp 90° angles
- smooth architectural curves
- symmetrical forms
- intentional open space
Silver wants to be geometric. It’s part of its charm.
Silver Reflects Light Like a Modern Facade
One of the reasons I love designing with silver is the way it interacts with light. On polished surfaces, it behaves almost like glass architecture, reflecting surroundings, catching shadows, bouncing back brightness.
On matte or textured surfaces, it takes on the character of concrete or stone, grounded, tactile, architectural.
This versatility gives each design dimension and depth. Geometry becomes alive.
Silver Performs Beautifully in the Making Process
From a craftsmanship perspective, sterling silver is incredibly rewarding to work with — especially when blending traditional silversmithing with modern techniques like CAD and 3D printing.
It allows for:
- precise casting of geometric forms
- clean solder lines
- crisp edges
- refined surfaces
The metal moves when you need it to and holds firm when it matters most.
For architectural jewelry, where form and proportion are the heart of the design, that reliability is essential.
Why Silver Often Outshines Gold for Architectural Designs
I made a pact early on: I would only use precious metals in my work. Sterling silver and gold are the foundation of my practice.
But here’s the truth:
Silver is simply better suited to geometric and architectural aesthetics.
- Gold reads warm, organic, and soft — beautiful, but less structural.
- Silver reads cool, modern, minimal — perfect for crisp geometry.
- Gold’s glow softens edges; silver's sheen sharpens them.
- Gold diffuses light; silver reflects it with clarity.
For clean lines and negative space, silver is the natural choice.
Collections That Showcase Silver's Strength
The Cube Collection - Craft Meets Technology
The Cube Collection merges traditional silversmithing with modern 3D printing — the same way modern architecture blends heritage and innovation.
Each cube begins as a digital structure, becomes wax through 3D printing, and then transforms into precise sterling silver. The result is clean, striking, modern.
Silver holds those edges with clarity, making each piece feel like a miniature architectural model.
The Layer Collection - Inspired by the High Line
The Layer Collection is rooted in CookFox’s 512W22 building, a modernist structure rising beside the High Line. Its stacked forms and intentional geometry translate perfectly into jewelry.
Silver enhances the building's influence: light-catching planes, clean divisions, and minimalist structure.
It's architecture you can wear.
Silver Carries Story - Yours and Mine
Every silver piece develops a patina over time, softening or deepening depending on how it’s worn. This is why I love it: silver records your story.
Just like buildings age with grace - silver does, too.
Silver has been part of my story since Kensington Market — long before I knew what negative space or geometric proportion even meant. Today, it's the metal that brings my architectural ideas to life with clarity, modernity, and intention.
If you're curious about how silver can become wearable structure, you'll find plenty to explore in my collections.