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Konzuk, a Canadian jewelry design firm, makes rings unlike any I’ve ever seen before. Their material choice is simple using primarily stainless steel and concrete. Wait, concrete? For a ring? No doubt, a great deal of experimentation was performed to make concrete an essential ingredient in their rings. The effect, as you can see in the picture above, is that the ring is like wearing a finely crafted piece of dirt on your finger sandwiched between steel. This is every architect’s dream. I know when I was married two years ago I searched everywhere for a ring such as this. My compromise was to buy a ring from the German Jewelry company of Carl Dau.

Object: Concrete and Steel Ring

Manufacturer: Konzuk

Year: 2006

URL: www.konzuk.com

Price: 195

Lust Factor: Hot

7 Responses to “Concrete and Steel Ring by Konzuk”

1. Get out of the Ordinary with Concrete and Steel Rings! | Ring-O-Blog Says:
   May 24th, 2008 at 12:29 pm

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2. amika Says:
   August 6th, 2008 at 5:09 am

   First to hear about a ring made of concrete. This is interesting and I guess revolutionary. This is cool

3. ralph Says:
   April 8th, 2009 at 8:11 pm

   Not my first choice. If I wanted a ring that represented what I love about being an architect, it wouldn’t be a clunky hunk of dirt with edges that look kinda sharp.

4. Rick Says:
   April 12th, 2009 at 6:55 am

   Looks like a Bell & Ross BR01 watch case.

5. marc Says:
   April 13th, 2009 at 1:35 am

   looks like such a sado-maso thng – ugly like hell! maybe his first try? good luck next time!

6. Alan Barker Says:
   June 21st, 2009 at 8:21 pm

   Brandon,

   Where did you purchase the Carl Dau ring? I have visited his website, love his work, but have only found one gallery in the US (Durham, North Carolina) that carries his line. I am in Chicago and would like to see several of his rings in person. Can you help?

7. Brandon Thomas Baunach Says:
   June 22nd, 2009 at 5:09 am

   I bought my ring here in San Francisco at Stewart Moore
   http://www.stuartmoore.com/

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