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Every Fenora ring is made to order. Custom design goes further — creating something that does not currently exist anywhere. A ring designed by our design team from your specific reference images, your aesthetic direction and the IGI certified stone Yash Chandpara has sourced for you. This guide explains exactly what custom means at Fenora, the complete process, what makes a strong brief, how pricing works and when custom is the right answer — and when it is not.
Every Fenora ring is made to order. Custom design goes a step further — it means creating a ring that does not currently exist in the Fenora collection. A setting designed from your specific reference images. A combination of stone shape, setting style and design detail that is built from your brief rather than selected from an existing catalogue.
Custom design at Fenora is led by our design team — who designed every piece in the collection. A custom brief is treated as a design project: our design team works from your reference images, your aesthetic direction and the specific stone Yash Chandpara has sourced, to create something that belongs to you and no one else.
Importantly, custom design at Fenora does not carry a significant premium over collection pieces and does not extend the timeline in most cases. The 10–12 working days crafting window applies to most custom designs. More complex pieces with intricate hand-engraving or unusual structural requirements may take longer — Yash Chandpara confirms this before any order is placed.
The distinction between choosing a collection piece and commissioning a custom design is worth understanding clearly before deciding which approach is right for you.
| Collection Piece | Custom Design | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | An existing Fenora design — conceived by our design team, refined and available as a repeatable piece | A new design created specifically from your brief — does not exist until it is made for you |
| Design process | Discuss, select and confirm the existing design. Stone is selected to fit | Brief developed with our design team, design confirmed before any crafting begins |
| Timeline | 10–12 working days standard | 10–12 working days for most pieces. Complex pieces may take longer — confirmed before ordering |
| Cost | Standard Fenora pricing | Typically comparable to collection pieces. Complex handwork may carry a premium — always confirmed upfront |
| Reference images | Helpful but not required — the design already exists | Very helpful. Images communicate the aesthetic direction more precisely than words |
| Best for | Buyers who have seen something they love in the Fenora collection | Buyers whose ideal ring does not currently exist anywhere — a specific combination of elements they have not found |
| Modifications to collection | Minor modifications (prong style, band profile) can often be accommodated without full custom design | Full custom is appropriate when the core design concept is new |
The quality of a custom design begins with the quality of the brief. A clear, specific brief produces a design that matches what you had in mind. A vague brief produces guesswork. Here is exactly what makes a custom brief strong.
A Fenora custom design follows a defined process from the initial consultation through to the ring arriving. Understanding every step makes the experience predictable and removes uncertainty from what can otherwise feel like a complicated undertaking.
Our design team's custom design work covers every ring aesthetic. These are the categories that come up most frequently in custom briefs at Fenora.
Custom design pricing at Fenora is straightforward: most custom pieces are priced comparably to collection pieces of similar complexity. The pricing reflects the stone, the metal and the crafting work required. Jenasi does not charge a premium simply for the "custom" label.
Where custom pieces carry additional cost over equivalent collection pieces is in genuine additional complexity — intricate hand-engraving that requires significant skilled time, structural designs that require unusual metalwork, or very fine filigree that is technically demanding to execute. In every case, the pricing is confirmed in writing before the order is placed. There are no pricing surprises.
Some specific situations make a custom design particularly appropriate. These are the most common ones that come up in Fenora consultations.
| Situation | Why Custom Is Right | What to Bring to the Consultation |
|---|---|---|
| Heirloom stone | You have a diamond or other gemstone from a family piece that needs a new setting | The stone itself (Yash Chandpara assesses the dimensions and condition). Any history or context about the piece that is meaningful |
| Specific cultural or religious element | The ring needs to incorporate a specific motif, symbol or design element that is not in any existing collection | Images or descriptions of the specific element. Any cultural context that shapes how it should be interpreted in the design |
| Unusual stone shape or size | Your stone is a shape or size that existing settings are not proportioned for | The specific stone or its precise measurements. Images of rings you have liked around similar stones |
| Combining elements from multiple rings | You have been drawn to elements from several different rings and want them combined into one design | Images of each ring you are drawing from, with notes about which specific element attracts you |
| A very specific vintage period | You want a ring that genuinely captures a specific historical period, not a generic vintage impression | Reference images from the specific period. Any historical or personal context that is meaningful |
| Matching an existing ring | The engagement ring needs to match or complement a specific existing ring — family piece, existing jewellery | Photographs and measurements of the existing piece. Bring it to the consultation if possible |
Custom design is the right answer for specific situations. It is not always the right answer — and Yash Chandpara will say so honestly during a consultation if a collection piece is a better fit for your brief.
If a custom design is the right approach for your ring, here is how to start.
Every question about custom design that comes up in consultations.
Book a free online consultation. Bring your reference images. Yash Chandpara work from your brief to design something that does not exist anywhere else.
