Need designer help

[CSpan]

I have fallen into a pile of benitoite, which anyone who knows me knows I'm obsessed with, and I need setting ideas.

I want to do a DBTY type necklace with benetoite, similar sparkle and that blue!

Who would you go to for that type of setting? I want delicate but sturdy and some DBTY are chunkier than I'd like. And then there is the issue of the stones, even Yvonne's setter who deals with the quite a bit had one break and a number of jewelers I have worked with won't touch them. (I would no question go with Yvonne but I am getting these from another dealer

Thoughts, suggestions?

 

[CSpan]

Oh I have access to 2.5mm for this project and a 4.2mm for maybe a centerpiece station or something else.

 

[Niffler75]

@CSpan I love that, 'falling into a pile of benitoite'. Are there any random piles of demantoid garnet or cobalt spinel that you are aware of that I can fall into too!?

 

[elle_71125]

I love the idea of a DBTY with CS gems!
Personally, I’d reach out to David Klass on this one. I’m a little biased because I love his work but his bench has set multiple CS gems for me, including paraiba tourmaline melee and hauyne melee. I was especially worried about the hauyne because it’s softer and way expensive but there were no issues.

 

[CSpan]

@CSpan I love that, 'falling into a pile of benitoite'. Are there any random piles of demantoid garnet or cobalt spinel that you are aware of that I can fall into too!?

Oh they have to exist right?