Metals & Stones

What happens when you bring your old gold jewellery to Porini Design. Sue Dunmore on melting, making and why the gold that already belongs to you deserves a new story.

https://www.porinidesign.com/urbane There's a version of this conversation that's entirely predictable. The natural diamond side talks about romance, rarity and billions of years of geological wonder. The lab-grown side talks about ethics and value, and getting more carats for your money. Both sides leave out the parts that don't suit their argument. Here's the version with nothing left out. First. The thing both sides agree on. Lab-grown diamonds are not fake. They are not s