I am committed to bringing top quality handcrafted jewellery to the individual. Savickas Design only use gemstones with exceptional cuts and colours. Each piece is individually made by hand, so it is distinctive to the owner. Each design is limited to a small range of pieces as the jewellery is not produced for the mass market. If you want to reflect your individuality and stand apart from the rest, you can express yourself with SAVICKAS DESIGN handcrafted jewellery.

 

 

SAVICKAS DESIGN jewellery is handcrafted using 925 Sterling Silver, to ensure high quality in the construction and clean, silver appearance of all work. On occasion, 9 carat gold is used to enhance a design feature. Sterling Silver may also be oxidised to give a blackened effect.

 

SAVICKAS DESIGN jewellery is created using genuine, natural gemstones such as Amethyst (pale to deep violet), Citrine (lemon to golden yellow), Garnet (pale pink to deep ruby red), Tourmaline (beige, brown, green or pink), Peridot (lime green), Topaz (colourless and pale blue), Labradorite (beige, blue or green), Moonstone (white or blue), Rutile and Smokey Quartz (colourless to pale brown), Spinel (pale lilac, mid violet-grey to greenish-grey), Sapphire (white, yellow and pale to dark blue) and the stunning natural Zircon (champagne shades). Man-made Cubic Zirconia (a dazzling colorless stone) is occasionally used to enhance certain designs where a diamond could be used, to keep costs down.

 

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SAVICKAS DESIGN was created in 2006 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The concept of 'Savickas Design' developed over the next two years, before I returned to my hometown of Melbourne, Australia.

 

The business idea was born through exploring my creative urges whilst living in Colombo, supporting my partner in his Tsunami recovery work. I found that Sri Lanka was full of fine gemstones and took to designing a few rings. Expatriate friends and visitors noticed the unique pieces and asked me to design some jewellery for them. The idea of developing my passion for jewellery and gemstones into a business was born.

 

My background in Photography, Metalcraft and in Art & Design Education compliments my jewellery design skills. Through determination, experimentation and training of individual craftsmen, I turned my design ideas to reality. I design and personally inspect each piece of jewellery with attention to detail at all aspects of its creation. My small team of craftsmen supports their young families using the income earned from making jewellery for SAVICKAS DESIGN. 

 

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My Lithuanian heritage influenced my design sensibility through the exploration of the country's artists and craftspeople and their creations in printmaking, painting and traditional jewellery designs. My periodical travel to Lithuania enhanced my interest in Lithuanian designs and themes.

 

My inspiration also comes from the places I have lived and traveled to in recent years. Living in Jordan gave me insight into the geometry and symmetry of Islamic Design, which increased in Egypt and Turkey. Germany's sharp and linear architecture contrasted starkly with France's ornate and fluid constructions. I admired the organic nature of design in Cambodia and Thailand and the layers of detail in India. I shot thousands of revealing photographs during my travels. These places have all inspired my jewellery designs.