Johann Paul Jewelry - Designer Michael Daniel

Michael Daniels

In October 2000, Michael Parrish and Daniel Jenkins, Northern California goldsmiths who have been business partners for years, founded Michael Daniels Collection. They had long admired the mix of precious metals known as Mokume Gane, and sought ways to create this beautiful, dramatic -- and difficult -- material. When they realized they could develop the tools and skills to make it, they gave up their successful ten-year customer-jewelry business, and started a new company, just for Mokume.

Mokume Gane: A Mystery from the Past Becomes an Art of Today... Mokume Gane (moh'-coo-may gah'-neh) is the art of fusing layers of precious metals to form a single piece with unique markings (Mokume in Japanese means wood-grain; Gane means metal). It was first developed in feudal Japan by a Seventeenth Century mastersmith, Denbai Shoarni, who used Mokume in decorative elements for Japanese swords.

M-D goldsmiths have developed a proprietary combination of heat, pressure, forging, and carving to produce the bold M-D patterns, using four colors of 18-karat gold and their own gold allow... Snow Gold ™, which produces the bright white layers. Honoring the traditions of the ancient masters, they also add Shakudo and Shibuichi; Japanese alloys of copper with gold and silver for the dramatic dark, accents that make the Michael Daniels designs distinctive.

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