Our Story
OUR STORY
Albert Tse Metalsmith is for those with an adventurous spirit and individual style, those that are after a modern take on the traditional.
Each piece is made either by sand-casting, hand-forging, wax-carving or cast from a mould and then finished by hand in our Sydney studio.
ABOUT ALBERT
The adventurer: experimental, unpredictable, passionate
Born in Australia and trained at Alchimia in Florence and the Design Centre in Sydney, his work is influenced by a combination of traditional skills and contemporary design, a mixture of old world and new world charm, with inspiration coming from his adventures around the globe
In 2017 Albert was recognised by his peers in the Men's Contemporary Accessories and Jewellery Award for his Memento Sydney Cufflinks at the Sydney International Jewellery Fair
Listen to my portrait session with Giuseppe from Men in this town
OUR PROCESS
Our design inspiration comes from all the years that Albert has travelled, absorbing the ancient, the old and the new cultures from the more than 50+ countries he has experienced, in every continent bar Antarctica. Highlights include the amazing roman ruins in Turkey, Jordan and Syria, the Temples and Pyramids of Egypt, trekking to Everest Base Camp, diving in some of the most amazing sites around the world, seeing the Northern Lights for the first time in Rovaniemi, driving a 4x4 from Budapest to Bamako, living a ski season in both Vail and Whistler, the Temple of Ankor Wat and surrounds, to driving a Tuk Tuk from the South to the North of India.
All these experiences and visuals have been absorbed, added to the memory bank and comes out through his unique design process, using his hands in experimenting / prototyping with materials to mould and create a thought into the start of each new collection.
SUSTAINABILITY
At Albert Tse Metalsmith we predominantly cast and create our pieces in-house (check out the video above), and when we require to contract out to a casting house, we use one that is accredited by The Responsible Jewellery Council.
We use only recycled silver in all our in-house silver castings, transitioning to predominantly Australian gold, and also the option of recycled gold for our gold castings, please get in touch info@alberttsemetalsmith.com if you would like to discuss further. All our fully traceable recycled silver and gold are sourced from Cooksongold in the UK.
We also source our sapphires from both Australian mines and work with gem suppliers to supply ethically sourced / conflict free gems. Get in touch as we can also source fully traceable stones for you.
Fuji solitaire ring 4mm Australian green sapphire in 9k yellow gold
Custom Eon signet wedder in 18k rose gold, Sri Lankan Sapphire and scattered Australian sapphires
Custom diamond A in 18k yellow gold
Everest Signet ring 1.5ct diamond in 18k yellow gold
Matterhorn signet ring 1ct diamond in 9k yellow gold
Fuji solitaire ring 1ct diamond in 9k yellow gold
Custom Terra medallion with 9k rose gold medallion - emerald, sapphire, opal and tourmaline
Matterhorn signet in 9k rose gold with 4x3mm blue baguette Australian sapphire
Kosciuszko signet in 9k white gold with 3.6mm green square Australian sapphire
Olympus signet in 9k yellow gold with 4mm blue cushion Australian sapphire
Textured signet wedder in 18k yellow gold and black onyx
Custom Fusion 1.7 band in 9k rose and 9k yellow gold
Custom Fusion signet wedder in 9k rose and 9k yellow gold
Terra large signet in 9k rose gold with 4 sapphires and a ruby
Custom Crater diamond band in 22k yellow gold with blue and white diamonds
Customer Crater diamond band in 18k yellow gold with 10 champagne diamonds set equally around
Custom Crater diamond band in 18k yellow gold with blue and white diamonds
Crater engagement ring in 9k yellow gold with a rose cut salt & pepper diamond
Fusion Crater solitaire ring with a blue sapphire and 6 white diamonds
Custom Eon wedding bands made using their parents old gold and new gold in 18k yellow gold
Custom small Terra signet in sterling silver with three blue - green sapphires chosen by the customer, cast in place and set at 2 / 3 / 9 o’clock
Terra signet wedding ring in 9k white gold, with four cast in place and set Australian sapphires chosen to match his fiancée parti sapphire
Crater skull in 9k yellow gold set with an Australian blue sapphire
Crater engagement ring with white diamond and matching wedder
Eon 5 wedding ring textured mainly on the edges and in a matte finish in 9k yellow gold
Crater 9k yellow gold with 9 blue diamonds
Crater 9k yellow gold with 6 black diamonds and a white diamond in the center
Fusion 2.5mm in 18k white and yellow gold wedding ring
Converting a sentimental coin to 18k yellow gold pendant
Custom three diamond bead pendant with a baby blue diamond and two white diamonds
Custom Terra earring in 10k rose gold
Custom Terra signet in 9k yellow gold wedding ring
Custom Terra pendants with the families initials in natural 18k white gold
Fusion circle diamond ring in 9k orange / apricot gold and 9k white gold with half champagne and half grey diamonds
Mixed Crater and hammered wedding ring set with 3 black diamonds in 18k yellow gold. Crater engagement wedding ring soldered together with a salt and pepper diamond in natural 18k white gold and antiqued sterling silver sides
Large Terra signet with a blue and a pink sapphire, polished sides in 18k yellow gold
Custom Eon signet with a Arizona fire agate
Custom Terra signet wedding ring, with polished sides and cast in place with 4 Australian blue sapphires
Custom small Terra round signet with a scattering of diamonds with one on the side 1 x 3mm and 2 x 1.7mm in 18k yellow gold
Custom wide Eon ring with salt and pepper diamond in sterling silver
Medium round Terra signet with a scattering of Australian sapphires in 18k yellow gold
Wide eon signet with a rosecut sapphire in sterling silver
Custom engraved Crater cuff
Large round Terra signet in 9k rose gold and a scattering of different pink sapphires
Custom double cast Crater ring in 9k yellow gold and 9k rose gold
Custom large Terra round signet with a random scattering (like random seed scattering on a farm) of sapphires and his mums diamonds in 18k yellow gold
Square Terra signet with a mix of cast in place sapphires in 18k yellow gold
Amélie ring, our Crater texture in platinum set with a triangular salt and pepper diamond and a silver version
Crater cuff in 14k rose gold and sterling silver, and Eon 6 in 18k yellow gold made with clients old gold
Turquoise textured ring with engraving
Custom Eon signet and 9k yellow gold top with the Ukrainian pendant in my signature texture
velociraptor pendant with our signature texture
Rare rosecut green yellow sapphire bezel set in 18k yellow gold on a textured Crater band
Wanderer ring in 18k white gold