Jewelry only
you could own
Custom engagement rings and fine jewelry,
designed by Yulia Kholdina in Italy.
How it works
Some things should
only exist once.
We’re a two-person studio. You bring the story, Yulia turns it into a design you couldn’t have imagined, and master goldsmiths in Florence make it by hand. Four steps, both of us in every one.
45 mins
[Free]
Consultation
By video call or over a coffee in Milan. You tell us your story, who it’s for and the moment you’re imagining.
1-3 weeks
Sketches
& Gemstones
Hand-drawn and digital proposals. We source the diamond or colored stone together — never from a generic catalogue.
1-3 weeks
News from
the bench
Once you approve the final design, we will take it into the hands of our master artisans in Florence. You’ll receive updates along the way.
1 week
The intimate
reveal
The ring makes it safe, tracked and insured into your hands, together with certifications and archival hand-painted gouache by Yulia.
A bespoke story
A Teal
Universe
Kenneth mentioned Tolkien in his very first email. Four months, five video calls and many versions later, Lynn said yes in Chicago.
1 · The approved design
2 · At the bench
3 · The matching band
What custom/bespoke means here
A lot of “custom”
is a menu
Pick a band, pick a stone, pick a setting. That’s configuring, and it’s fine if it’s what you want. If you came here for something only you will own, this is the difference.
“Custom” elsewhere
Kholdina Studio
A menu of options
A design made from your story
A sales rep
Yulia and Antonino, start to finish
One render, take it or leave it
Three hand-painted rounds, then a 3D render
Price on request
Options from your budget up to your wishlist
Paying for the showroom
Paying for design and handwork
The LOVE collection
What Yulia makes when nobody is watching
Diamonds set upside down in gold and bronze. Riveted, not soldered. Made for the collector’s soul, in very small numbers, and handcrafterd to order in Florence.
Other bespoke stories
Different stories.
One of one.
Texas, Amsterdam, Rome. Different budgets, the same process: Yulia’s drawings, their notes, and as many rounds as it took.
Nice to meet you
You’ll wear it for life.
That’s on us.
Hi, we’re Yulia and Antonino. Yulia trained at Central Saint Martins and worked in luxury houses before we started Kholdina. Our name is on every piece, so we don’t cut corners: honest prices on stones, fair pay for our goldsmiths in Florence, rings built to outlast us.
“She put an incredibly helpful guide on how to custom make a ring online. Reaching out and setting up a virtual meeting was easy.”
Ryan B.
Custom engagement ring
“I gave Yulia a budget, and she did an excellent job of staying within it. It may seem obvious, but it often doesn’t happen.”
Andrea G.
Custom engagement ring
“The process was personalized from the very first design stages and made it possible to give shape to my feelings.”
Enrico V.
Keepsake, for the birth of our first daughter
Two things worth knowing before you write
What it costs
Bespoke pieces start from $5,000. Most engagement rings we make land between $7-9K. Not sure? Tell us your number on the first call and we’ll be honest about what it can do.
How long it takes
A bespoke piece takes about 5–9 weeks from the first call. Proposing sooner? Get a Signature Engagement ring: designed by Yulia, still handcrafted for you and ready in 3–4 weeks.