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The Journal

Notes on gold, craft and what the metal costs

Essays written at the bench — on prices, technique, and how a two-person atelier keeps its promises when the metal gets expensive. Written by Emily Rose, goldsmith.

Three essays, from the bench

Close-up of tools and a ring in progress on the atelier workbench

Journal / Craft · 8 min read

A day at the bench

From the first drawing at 8:30 to the eagle's head at 17:00: a working day in a two-person goldsmith's workshop, including the failures that go back in the tray.

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Note

A note from infoBijoux

Emily also writes for the French jewellery trade media — infoBijoux — where she covers the market under four sections: Actualités, Encyclopédie, Apprendre and Conseils. There, she writes for the trade: price dossiers, the history of hallmarks, what the gold market is doing.

This journal is her own space. The pieces here are less formal, closer to the bench: what a week of record prices does to a small workshop, how to wear what we make, and the day-to-day of the craft itself. No agenda, no uptime — just notes from the work.

The Emily Rose letter

Twice a month, the new work and the note from the bench — including, when it matters, the honest price of gold. No countdown timers, no noise.

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