Design Your Own Ring — Custom Silver Ring Builder by STRUGA Bali Workshop

You came here because the ring you want does not exist on a shelf. I built STRUGA on the same realisation. Below is how I help you design your own ring — the considerations, the materials, the families I work in, the price ranges, and the path from first sketch to a piece that feels like an extension of your hand.

• A custom STRUGA ring is a commission, not a configurator: brief → hand-drawn sketches → 3D model with included revisions → hand finishing at the Bali workshop.
• Every ring is made in 925 silver without rhodium or lacquer — Living Silver, metal that darkens and records wear over time.
• Design families to choose from: BRUTALISM (18–32 g), BLADE (12–22 g), THORN (14–28 g), plus SIGNATURE ASYMMETRIC and SIGNATURE HEART sublines.
• Pricing: a custom ring is quoted from three components — design from $700 per unique design, material at $50 per gram of finished silver, and a $250 consultation deposit that is deducted from the final quote. The final price is fixed after the 3D model, when the exact weight is known.
• Timeline: two to four weeks from 3D-model approval to delivery, worldwide shipping with tracking and a pre-shipment video of the finished ring.
• Client-owned stones are accepted for setting; ring size is confirmed on the 3D model before casting, with US/EU size charts and a measuring guide.

What "design your own ring" actually means at STRUGA

For most jewellers, "design your own" is a configurator. You pick a band width, a stone, a finish. The result is a permutation, not a design. I treat it differently. When you commission a ring with me, we start from a question: what should this ring do for you? Mark a relationship. Carry a private symbol. Replace a piece you wear daily but never quite loved. Stand as architecture on your hand, not jewellery.

I make rings in heavy oxidised 925 silver — what I call Living Silver. No rhodium, no lacquer, no plating. The metal ages with you. Edges soften, recessed surfaces darken further, polished planes pick up the micro-history of how you actually live. A ring you design with me is not a static object. It is a record.

How my process for custom rings works

The path is direct, and I am the only person you talk to. No design team handoffs, no template sales script.

Step 1 — Conversation

You write to me, send me references (photos of my pieces you respond to, or pieces from anywhere that capture a feeling), and tell me what the ring is for. I ask questions until the brief is concrete. If you do not know exactly what you want, that is normal — most people do not, and that is the part I am good at extracting.

Step 2 — Sketches and direction

I send hand-drawn sketches and reference images from my own archive. We narrow the design language. You will know if the direction is right within minutes. I would rather discard the first idea than build a ring on a shaky foundation.

Step 3 — 3D model

Once the language is set, I build a 3D model. You see the ring from every angle — top view, profile, three-quarter. We adjust mass, taper, finish, edge geometry. Most clients ask for two or three rounds. Every round is included.

Step 4 — Production at my workshop in Bali

Once you approve the model, the piece moves to my Bali workshop. I work with a small team I trained personally. Every ring is hand-finished — files, burrs, sandpaper progressions, hand-applied oxidation, hand-buffed highlights. No CNC polishing, no chemical patina baths. The result is a ring with the marks of the human who made it, on purpose.

Step 5 — Delivery

I ship worldwide. Two to four weeks from approval to delivery for most rings. Engagement-grade pieces with stones can run longer. You get a tracking number, a video of the finished ring before it leaves the workshop, and direct contact with me if anything is off when it arrives.

Materials and families to choose from

Every custom ring at STRUGA lives in one of three families. The family decides the structural grammar of the ring — the visual logic that holds it together.

Brutalism family

Heavy planes, raw edges, architectural mass. These rings reference concrete buildings, Soviet monuments, bunker geometry. If you want a ring that registers as a wearable object — sculpture you carry — start here. Average weight 18-32 grams. Material at $50 per gram of finished silver; design from $700.

Blade family

Linear, edged, kinetic. The Blade language is about a single dominant axis — a ridge, a chamfer, a planar cut that runs the length of the ring. These are quieter than Brutalism but read as deliberate. Average weight 12-22 grams. Material at $50 per gram of finished silver; design from $700.

Thorn family

Pointed silhouettes, biomorphic, organic-aggressive. Thorn rings reference nature at its sharper edge — claws, talons, ritual objects. Worn by clients who want a piece that reads as primal rather than minimalist. Average weight 14-28 grams. Material at $50 per gram of finished silver; design from $700.

Signature Asymmetric and Heart sublines

For clients who want something more sculptural or commemorative. Asymmetric pieces lean into deliberate imbalance — left side does not match right. Heart sublines use the heart as a structural device, not a decorative one. Material at $50 per gram plus the stone; the figure is fixed after the 3D model.

Pricing — what to expect

I am direct about pricing because I do not want to waste your time or mine. A custom ring starts with a $250 consultation deposit. Design work is from $700, and the silver itself is $50 per gram — a clean Blade or simple Brutalism piece weighs less, so it costs less. Weight is a variable we control together: a lighter build brings the material cost down, a massive one raises it. Engagement-grade pieces with diamonds or coloured stones add the stone on top of the same formula. Anything beyond — meteorite inlays, hand-carved details, multi-stone compositions — quoted individually.

What is included in every quote: 3D model with revisions, hand finishing, oxidation, presentation box. Worldwide DHL shipping is quoted separately at the actual carrier rate — with tracking and a pre-shipment video. What is not included: shipping (actual DHL rate), tax in your country, insurance during transit (offered as add-on).

How to start

Two paths.

Path A — you have a clear idea. Email me directly with your reference images, the family you respond to, your ring size if you know it, and a deadline if there is one. I respond within 24 hours with a first proposal and a price band.

Path B — you do not know exactly what you want. This is more common than people admit. Browse my oxidised silver mens rings catalogue and bookmark the pieces that catch you. Look at my proposal rings page if it is for an engagement, or my dark union page if it is for a non-traditional commitment. Send me three to five references and one sentence about the person who will wear it. We start from there.

For commercial custom commissions — corporate gifts, multi-piece orders, wholesale — see my custom jewellery Bali page. That route handles batch production, brand partnerships, and bespoke runs.

Start the conversation

Email dmitry@strugadesign.com with the subject line "Custom ring — [your name]". Include references, your ring size if known, the family you respond to, and a sentence about the wearer. I respond within 24 hours.

If you want to read more about what I make and why before you write, start with my sterling silver guide for 2026, the oxidised silver care guide, the everyday silver layering system, the buy silver jewellery overview, or the STRUGA origin story.