About

Meadowlark is an independent jewellery studio based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Claire Hammon and Greg Fromont began making jewellery together at a makeshift workbench in their Auckland home. They've since built a studio with a team of skilled jewellers, where the process remains unchanged - with few exceptions, everything is made to order, piece by piece. Choose your size, gemstone, and metal to make each design distinctly personal.

Working between traditional forms and contemporary life, each piece bridges classical jewellery making with modern sensibilities. The collection spans three categories: everyday essentials for constant wear, experimental seasonal pieces, and ceremonial works for life's defining moments.

Designed to become more meaningful with wear. We find beauty in overlooked forms and moments, creating pieces that balance intimate elegance with confident statement-making.

Traditional techniques. Contemporary vision.

Visit our Auckland showroom Monday to Saturday or by appointment.

We create jewellery as lived objects - pieces that gain meaning through daily contact, accumulating personal history beyond their materials.

We’re drawn to forms that feel both familiar and unexpected. Rings that reference classical proportions while serving contemporary lives. Chains that borrow from symbolic traditions while speaking to current wearers. Each piece emerges from traditional craft techniques applied with contemporary design intention.

We find beauty in overlooked details: the way metal catches light unexpectedly, proportions that feel just right, forms that reveal themselves slowly to reward closer attention.

The work spans daily ritual and ceremonial occasion. Some pieces are meant to be forgotten on the body, becoming part of unconscious gesture and movement. Others mark defining moments. All share the same commitment to becoming more significant through wear.

This is jewellery designed and made by hand, piece by piece, in response to material possibilities and contemporary life.

Rings that honour your moment, designed to be significant and accumulate personal history beyond their materials. Size, metal, gemstone, and personal touches - choose from existing designs or customise.

Ceremonial is our collection of engagement rings and wedding bands. Each piece is made to order and crafted by our in-house jewellers and stone setters in our Auckland studio.

In 2013, designing their own engagement and wedding rings and adding meaningful details, Claire and Greg made this the starting point for this collection. Since then, Meadowlark has been part of many defining moments.

See product pages for made-to-order timeframes. Read our journal for ceremonial stories.

Our Approach

We make jewellery designed to last, reducing waste through quality and longevity. Our made-to-order process means we produce only what's needed, minimising excess inventory.

Materials

We work to source materials responsibly, though we acknowledge the complexity of jewellery supply chains. All metal scrap from our workshop is recycled back into the system. We continue researching more traceable sources for metals and gemstones, understanding this is an ongoing process with real challenges around cost and availability.

Production

Most pieces are made in our Auckland studio. A small selection is manufactured by established partners overseas, with whom we maintain direct relationships to ensure quality and working standards.

Environmental Impact

Our workshop uses renewable energy. We recycle paper, cardboard, and packaging materials where possible. The inherent recyclability of jewellery means our pieces can be melted down and reformed rather than ending up as waste.

Permanent Materials 

Gold, silver, and precious stones are among the few materials that never degrade. Unlike clothing or electronics, our pieces can be completely recycled decades later with zero material loss. This inherent permanence means choosing jewellery is fundamentally different from other consumer purchases - you're acquiring materials that will always hold their value.

Challenges

Full supply chain transparency in jewellery remains difficult. We're working with suppliers to better understand material origins, but acknowledge this is complex work that takes time. We focus on making honest progress rather than perfect claims.