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KANAN DESIGN
CUSTOM JEWELER

BRYAN KANAN'S JEWELRY CRAFTMANSHIP AND EXPERTISE

Bryan Kanan combines traditional jewelry-making techniques with modern technology to create, repair, and transform fine jewelry entirely in-house. Every piece is personally handled through the design, fabrication, stone setting, and finishing process.

2. CAD & 3D Jewelry Design

  • Diamond and gemstone setting

  • Precision stone placement and security

  • Prong rebuilding and repair

  • Stone replacement and resetting

  • Custom setting design

  • Attention to stone protection, durability, and everyday wear

  • Meticulous hand-setting performed in-house

1. EXPERT STONE SETTING

  • Professional CAD jewelry design

  • 3D modeling and visualization

  • Custom ring and jewelry modeling

  • Creation of wax and resin prototypes

  • Turning sketches, photographs, and ideas into precise 3D designs

  • Using modern 3D technology alongside traditional jewelry craftsmanship

3. Jewelry Repair & Restoration

4. Custom Jewelry Design

  • Ring resizing

  • Broken jewelry repair

  • Broken chain repair

  • Prong rebuilding

  • Stone replacement

  • Missing stone replacement

  • Rhodium plating

  • Polishing and refinishing

  • Jewelry cleaning

  • Restoration of sentimental and heirloom jewelry

  • One-of-a-kind engagement rings

  • Custom wedding and anniversary jewelry

  • Bespoke gemstone jewelry

  • Custom pendants, rings, bracelets, and other fine jewelry

  • Design development from sketches, photographs, heirlooms, gemstones, or original ideas

  • Collaborative design directly with Bryan Kanan

  • Custom designs engineered with consideration for strength, comfort, proportions, stone security, and everyday wear

5. Jewelry Casting & Fabrication

6. Heirloom Redesign & Jewelry Transformation

  • In-house metal casting

  • Lost-wax and model-based jewelry production

  • Wax carving and model making

  • Metal fabrication

  • Custom construction and assembly

  • Hand finishing, polishing, and engraving

  • Complete production from design through finished jewelry without outsourcing

  • Repurposing inherited jewelry

  • Melting and reusing existing gold

  • Resetting existing diamonds and gemstones

  • Transforming outdated jewelry into contemporary designs

  • Preserving sentimental stones and materials while creating something new

  • Rebuilding family jewelry into future heirlooms

7. Certified Gemologist & Gemstone Expertise

8. Jewelry Construction & Durability

  • Professional gemstone knowledge and evaluation

  • Diamond and gemstone selection

  • Natural and laboratory-grown diamond sourcing

  • Colored gemstone sourcing

  • Helping clients understand gemstone quality and suitability

  • Selecting stones based on beauty, design, durability, and intended use

  • Designing jewelry for everyday wear

  • Understanding how settings, prongs, metal thickness, proportions, and construction affect durability

  • Building stronger, more practical jewelry rather than relying on mass-produced designs

  • Evaluating existing jewelry for structural weaknesses

  • Improving the longevity and wearability of custom pieces

The Kanan Design Difference

Design. CAD. 3D Modeling. Casting. Fabrication. Stone Setting. Repair. Finishing.

These capabilities are brought together under one roof in the Kanan Design studio. Bryan Kanan personally oversees the craftsmanship of each project, allowing the design and construction to be adjusted throughout the process for precision, strength, beauty, and long-term wear.

Kanan Design combines three generations of jewelry-making knowledge with modern CAD, 3D design, and in-house manufacturing to create jewelry that is designed not only to look beautiful, but to be built to last.

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