Hi Ho Hi Ho it’s off to be plated we go! This week I stepped into the unknown frontier of the plating process….wow let the magic begin! Each piece of our gorgeous precious jewellery is plated in either 22 carat gold or palladium. After they have come out of the barrel hall and left to […]
It’s off to the Barrel hall this week! The white metal jewellery pieces need to be polished and cleaned before being plated in gold and palladium and our barrel hall is the perfect place for them to be to have their “bath”! Ceramic “beads” or media are placed in large spinning barrels along with the […]
My experience of the different steps in the production of jewellery had me observing in the “casting” room this week. Wow what a fascinating process! The white metal is purchased in large bars or ingots and then melted at 296 degrees Celsius (554 degrees Fahrenheit) until it forms a liquid that I can only describe […]
This week I took some time out from my busy role to speak to the Matriarch and Patriarch of the “Ariki family” The wonderful owners of Ariki, and glean a little back ground information on the company. I was interested to find out that the name “Ariki” is from the Maori language and means “The […]
As I mentioned last week we sell our pieces to retail stores all over the world however we are also able to supply our products to those people who are unable to visit these stores via our website. You can literally pour over the selection of jewellery for hours before selecting the ideal piece to […]
Right time to get on the road and find out where some of our product goes to! Our little pieces grace the shelves of stores all over the world and I would love one day to have the chance to visit some of these and see them for myself but in the meantime I have […]
