The Lion's Head solitaire
A 1.6 carat round brilliant on a knife-edge platinum band. For a proposal at sunrise on the peak it is named after.
Fine jewellery atelier · Kloof Street, Cape Town
You've got the question. But not the ring.
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Because a stone without a story is just a stone.
And the story is the real value.
- No heirloom.
- No meaning.
- No legacy.
Mass-made jewellery doesn't last.
It gets replaced.
Kloofhuis, est. 2009
Made once.
Worn for generations.
Every Kloofhuis piece is drawn for one person, cast in our atelier and set by hand under the mountain. We make about sixty pieces a year. None of them are made twice.
- 1
- piece, drawn for you
- 60
- commissions a year
- 100
- year guarantee on every setting
Recent commissions
Six pieces.
Six stories.
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The Atlantic pendant
Her grandmother's gold, melted and recast. Eighteen carat, with the old hallmark kept on the back.
Fynbos band
Yellow gold, hand-engraved with protea leaves that only show when the light turns. A twentieth anniversary.
Kloof pavé
Forty-two diamonds, each one set by eye under the loupe. Twelve weeks at the bench.
Twelve Apostles rivière
Twelve matched stones for twelve peaks. Made for a wedding at Llandudno, then handed to a daughter.
Karoo colour
Three coloured diamonds, one for each child. Chosen by hand from a parcel of two hundred.
Your piece
could be seven.
The making
Four steps.
About twelve weeks.
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The sitting
Two hours in the atelier with coffee and no hurry. You tell us who it is for and what it has to remember. We look at stones together.
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The drawing
Our designer draws by hand first, then in 3D. You hold a printed model of the ring on your finger before any gold is cast.
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The fire
Recycled South African gold and platinum, cast and forged at the bench on Kloof Street. Bring old pieces and we melt them in.
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The setting
Every stone is set by one master setter, by eye. Then it is polished, hallmarked and handed to you in person.
“I wanted something my daughter would fight her brother for one day. They made exactly that.”
Thandeka M., Constantia · The Atlantic pendant
The atelier
Under the mountain.
112 Kloof Street, Gardens, Cape Town
Tuesday to Saturday, by appointment only
Your story deserves to be worn.
Kloofhuis AtelierFine jewellery · Cape Town
- 4.9Google rating
- 900+pieces made
- 16years on Kloof
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