Build Your Inspiration
Carl Tanner Designs can create almost anything you desire. From a sketch on a napkin to an heirloom you’d like reimagined, we turn your inspiration into a piece that looks and feels like it has always belonged to you. Every custom project is personally overseen by master jeweler and world-class tenor Carl Tanner.
Have a design in mind or a piece you’ve seen elsewhere? Send us photos, sketches, or a description of what you’d like. We often create similar or inspired pieces at a more cost-effective price for our customers while maintaining exceptional quality.
The easiest way to start is to use our Contact page or the contact details listed there. Tell us about your dream piece and how you hope to wear it or gift it.
For engagement rings and classic solitaires, you’ll soon be able to use our online Ring Studio to choose your setting, stone, metal, and details step by step.
Once available, your Ring Studio design will be reviewed and finished by Carl at the bench, ensuring it feels as personal and enduring as your story.
Ring Studio link coming soon.
Prefer to begin with the stone itself? Explore our selection of loose diamonds, then work with Carl to design the perfect mounting around your chosen gem.
Browse our loose diamonds here: Diamonds at Carl Tanner Designs .
For more details about timelines, shipping, and returns for custom work, please visit our FAQ page.
We begin with a conversation about your vision. You can send us photos, inspiration images, sketches, or describe a piece you’ve seen elsewhere. We’ll talk about your preferred metals, stones, budget, and timing.
Next, we generate a computer CAD/CAM image of your custom piece and share it with you. This is your chance to review the design from multiple angles and request adjustments.
A non-refundable $200–$400 CAD/CAM fee*** is due before the design is generated. This fee covers the artist’s time to create your detailed model and is credited toward your final balance when the project is completed.
Once the final CAD/CAM image is approved by you, we move into production. At this point, a 50% deposit of the total project cost is due to initiate the creation of your piece.
Carl then hand-crafts your piece using fine metals and carefully selected stones. When your jewelry is complete, the final balance — the remaining 50% of the total cost, less the CAD/CAM fee already paid — is due upon project completion.
*** The total CAD/CAM fee is determined by the extent of the work required by the artist to complete your design.
CAD/CAM models allow us to fine-tune every curve, prong, and setting before the first wax or metal is ever cut. Here are a few examples of CAD renderings used to bring our clients’ ideas to life:
Whether you’re starting from a loose diamond, a sketch, or a piece you love and want to reimagine, we’re honored to help create something that carries your story and can be treasured for generations.
Begin by reaching out on our Contact page, and if you’d like more details about timing and policies, visit our FAQs.
