A jeweler's hands finishing a ring at the workbench

Custom one-of-a-kind jewelry · Champaign, Illinois

Jewelry that exists
only once.

Christopher & Co. designs and hand-builds one-of-a-kind pieces with you. No catalog, no CAD, no two ever alike. Just a stone, an idea, and three decades at the bench.

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Hand-fabricated, no CAD
By appointment
At the bench since 1975

What we do now

We make one thing, and we make it just for you.

These days the whole studio is custom. You come in with a stone, a memory, or just a feeling, and we build a single piece around it that no one else will ever own.

Nothing here is mass produced and nothing starts in a computer. Every piece is drawn by hand and cut, set, and finished at the bench, the slow way, because that is what makes it yours.

One of a kind, start to finish.

A ring held at the bench, mid-fabrication

How a piece begins

From a single conversation to something you will pass down.

Sit down together

We meet by appointment and talk it through, your idea, the occasion, the stone you have in mind or one we help you find.

Designed by hand

Your piece is drawn and shaped by hand, never by software, so the design belongs to you and the way you want to wear it.

Made at the bench

Then it is cut, set, and finished by hand in the studio, one piece at a time, until it is exactly right.

The work

One of a kind, never made again.

A few pieces built for the people who wear them. Rings, pendants, earrings, and the kind of thing that does not fit a category.

Custom gemstone rings in rose and white gold — Gemstone rings

Custom pendants with colored stones — Pendants

Matching custom jewelry sets — Jewelry sets

Sculptural pieces that go beyond the usual categories — Beyond the usual

A spread of rare loose gemstones in many colors

The stones

Rare stones, hand picked.

Half the fun is the rock. We work with unusual and wild gemstones, the ones with real character, and build the piece around what makes yours special.

Bring your own stone or choose from what we have found. Either way, it becomes the heart of something made only for you.

The artist

Christopher has been at this bench for over thirty years.

Christopher M. Jupp has spent his life turning stones and ideas into pieces people keep for a lifetime. The studio has been crafting bespoke jewelry since 1975, long before custom was a trend, and it still works the old way: by hand, in person, one piece at a time.

When you commission a piece here, you work directly with the person making it. No middle man, no production line.

Start your piece

Come sit down with us.

Custom work is by appointment, so we can give your piece the time it deserves. Call or send a note and we will set up a time to talk it through.

Call 217 352 2415 Send a message

Studio: 5 E Taylor Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Hours: Wednesday & Saturday
Noon to 4, by appointment
Phone: 217 352 2415
Email: lois@christophersfjd.com

Jewelry that existsonly once.