Wedding planning often starts with a ring and this week I’m meeting someone who sure can design some breathtaking wedding and engagement rings, Simon of Grew & Co. Grew & Co was created in 2006 by Simon and Gabrielle Grew, a jewellery designer couple who met in gemmology school.

Specializing in custom design fine jewellery, Grew & Co focuses on always sourcing the highest quality materials and gemstones that will complement and enhance the design concept for each special piece.

Based in Sydney’s CBD, Grew & Co is hidden inside a beautiful heritage listed building on George Street. Simon describes the space as “an open studio” where workshop meets meeting space. The studio is the perfect place to meet couples and guide them through the process of design and creation of special pieces and I love that couples can get a sneaky peak into the workshop itself! “We can show clients samples and then walk them ten feet to where they are designed and then made,” says Simon. “It’s fantastic to have them be a part of the process.”

Simon tells me that they had to do very little to the old building to create the space, as it was so beautiful just as it was. The open style studio is home to six designers and you can just tell that it’s a very active and collaborative workspace. “It’s got such a great vibe,” say Simon. “There’s always a lot happening and people bouncing ideas around.”

The team also travel all over Australia for trunk shows and are very popular nationwide. Couples can make an appointment when Grew & Co are visiting their city and get a chance to talk one on one with designers as well as try on rings and chat through ideas.

Simon and the team are particularly skilled in merging the old and new, combining techniques and craftsmanship from decades past to create timeless modern pieces that stand the test of time. Twinkling stones are set in an amazing array of metals from gorgeous rose gold to the subtle grey tones of tantalum.

I love the style of the stacker rings that fit together so seamlessly and the idea of new traditions being formed. “We really encourage couples to stray from the expected and design something that is uniquely them,” says Simon. ‘It gives us the creative freedom to throw ideas up in the air and see where they land.” How treasured these beautiful pieces must be by the lucky couples that have them created!

Images by Alex Carlyle and Scott Surplice Photography

Ms Chinoiserie Says: Such a creative space – I love the idea of fusing old with new to create something unique!

About Amelia Waddell of Make Your Day Wedding Styling: I’m a wedding stylist and proud store owner who loves to chat weddings with everyone and anyone! I love to talk shop with other business owners (particularly over some chocolate cake!) and am the first to try and have a sticky beak behind the scenes of any event. My free time is spent ‘investigating’ new cafes, stores and events.