I have an email in my inbox that I’ve been staring at for weeks. It’s from our metal supplier. It’s polite, professional, and frustratingly clear.
Attached to it is a chart showing the global price of raw silver.
On my screen, a notification blinks. It’s an email from our supplier, the third one this month. The subject line is polite, almost bureaucratic: “Raw Material Adjustment.”
But the subtext is louder. It’s a question they don’t type out: The market is high. Do you want to find a cheaper way?
If you’ve been watching the world lately, you know that the price of 925 Sterling Silver has been climbing since late 2024, hitting a historic high as we stepped into 2026. For a studio like ours, that chart isn't just a squiggly red line—it’s a decision that sits at the dinner table with you.
There are ways to do it. We could make the designs paper-thin, shaving off grams until the pieces feel fragile in your hand. We could switch the core to a cheaper alloy and just plate it thick enough to pass for a while. It would look exactly the same in a photo. No one would know the difference when they clicked “Add to Cart.”
But looking at that glowing screen, my mind goes back to October.
The math told us to raise prices back then. The pressure was already building before Black Friday. But I kept seeing the order notes come in—gifts for sisters in Perth, surprises for best friends, pieces meant to mark the end of a long, hard year.
I couldn't do it. I wanted to protect that season for you. I wanted you to gift those pieces without a single thought about the price tag. So, we stayed quiet. We absorbed the cost, order after order, holding the line just to keep things steady for a little while longer.
We held on for as long as we could.
Now, the holiday dust has settled, and the market hasn't. I reach out and pick up an Initial Necklace waiting on the packing bench.
It’s cold to the touch. It settles into my palm with a specific, dense weight—the unmistakable gravity of solid metal. It feels real.
I know that if I chose the cheaper route now—if I started selling you pieces that bend at the slightest touch—I’d be selling you a ghost of the original. I'd be selling a timer that eventually runs out.
So, I click Archive on the email. We aren’t cutting corners.
We are keeping the 925 Sterling Silver solid. We are keeping the 18k Gold Vermeil thick. But to do that, we finally have to adjust our pricing to match the reality of the raw material.
It is a hard update to write, but as I hold this necklace, I know it’s the only way to ensure the box you open is worth the trust you place in us.
Thank you for understanding, and for valuing the things that carry real weight.
— Christina, Sydney