THE OLIVERO PROCESS
Great jewelry starts with great design.
Most manufacturing problems are solved at the design stage. We invest the time of every commission in drawings and technical planning — so the bench work that follows is patient, precise, and uneventful.
THOUGHTFUL DESIGN · TECHNICAL PRECISION · FLAWLESS PRODUCTION
A well-prepared technical drawing saves time, reduces revisions, and keeps the entire atelier aligned around a single, considered idea.
Every Olivero commission moves through four deliberate stages. Some pieces are best made by hand; others demand the depth of CAD/CAM and Laser technology. The route changes — the standard does not.
01
Conversation
Every commission begins with a private consultation — story, intention, materials, and budget. No two briefs are the same.
02
Illustration & Technical Drawing
Hand-drawn or CAD-precise technical drawings are produced together. The drawing is the contract: nothing moves into metal until it is right.
03
Production — Laser or CAD/CAM
Depending on the piece, we choose laser-cutting for flat and engraved work, or CAD/CAM for sculptural rings, settings and 3D pendants.
04
Bench, Setting & Finish
Cast, hand-engraved, stone-set, polished, and presented. Ready for pick-up or to be delivered worldwide in a lined case.
METHOD ONE
Laser Cutting.
The method behind our nameplates, flat pendants and custom engravings. Precise and clean in both 14k gold and sterling silver — often ready in as little as one to two business days.
01
Artwork Submission
We start from a clean vector file or a high-quality image. The artwork is converted and then mapped to decide what the laser will cut, engrave, or leave untouched — building depth, contrast, and texture into the piece before a single line is fired.
02
Laser Cutting & Mapping
The laser cuts the piece in 14k gold or sterling silver to the planned map. Straight off the bed, it already resembles the drawing — clean lines, precise edges, ready for the bench.
03
Bench Finishing
Attachment points are added — a bail for a pendant, jump rings for a nameplate — and the piece is filed, polished, and finished by hand. Most laser commissions are ready in 1–2 working days.
METHOD TWO
CAD & CAM.
The route for intricate work — engagement rings, 3D pendants, and anything with stones. Every detail is digitally crafted, prototyped in resin, and ready to be cast in the metal of your choosing.
01
Design Discussion & 3D Modelling
Every detail — metal, thickness, finished weight, stone count, sizes and placements — is decided digitally. You receive a high-detail rendering of the finished piece before any metal is committed.
02
3D printed & Casting
The approved model is 3D printed for a tactile proof, then cast in 14k or 18k gold, sterling silver, or platinum once the proof is approved in person.
03
Bench Work & Stone Setting
The casting moves to the jeweler's bench for refining, polishing, hand-engraving, and stone setting — the slow, expert work that turns a casting into a finished piece.
04
The Finished Piece
A high-precision, fully bespoke creation — made exactly to specification. CAD/CAM commissions typically complete within two to three weeks of the prototype being approved.
NO MATTER THE METHOD
"A thoughtfully crafted piece of jewelry, made just for you — with care and precision in every detail."
— THE OLIVERO ATELIER
BESPOKE DESIGN
Begin something made for you alone.
Every Olivero piece begins with a conversation. Tell us your story — we'll translate it into metal you'll pass down.