I have one of the ‘Loving Day’ rings from the RIGHTS collection. I absolutely love this unique ring. I just got married, and plan on using it as my wedding band when I don’t wear my set (I work in a lab, so it happens). As an interracial couple, I really enjoy telling people the history behind the ring, and using it to spark discussion on various social issues. I’ve had quite a few compliments on it, in addition to inquiries as to what other pieces you have to offer. You are truly amazing artists as well as designers. I’ve been a long-time fan of your work, and I now a proud bearer of one of your pieces.

Ken + Dana helped me get my engagement ring and it went over very well. Their attention to detail and customer service got me exactly what I wanted for a good price from the picking of the stone to the perfect setting.

I have since seen their other collections and have purchased other items as gifts that have also been a hit. Their creative, interesting pieces mixed with socially conscious themes make their pieces unique.

After engagement ring shopping for almost a year, we finally decided on rings from the Ken + Dana Design bridal collection.

Because we are a same sex couple, however, we have been riding the up and downs of the California Proposition 8 trial. As it stands for the time being, we can not marry in our home state. In recognition of that fact, we have purchased the Romer v. Evans loving rings from Ken + Dana’s rights collection to serve as engagement rings until we do have the right to marry.

The purchase process was fast and simple, the rings arrived quickly and far exceeded our expectations. Just in the last few days it has been really great looking down at our rings as a reminder that we are not second class citizens, and that someday we will have full equal protection under the law. We also received a follow up email asking not only how we like our rings, but asking for any suggestions or comments for future designs.

It has been a complete pleasure to conduct business with Ken + Dana Design and I can’t wait to order our bridal jewelry from them when we have the right to marry (although I’m sure I’ll be ordering some of their other jewelry in the meantime).

My husband and I set out shopping for the perfect engagement ring together. After going to all the places I thought that one day I would by my ring, from THE CLAY POT to Michael C. Fina, nothing.
We were soo fortunate to be introduced to KEN + DANA ‘s work through a relative who owns several of their B-Side pieces.
Once we went into their studio and saw the pieces from the bridal line in person, we knew our search was over.
This team’s attention to personal detail to our concerns about diamond and metal sourcing went above and beyond. Our diamond selection process was fun and relaxed. They made sure we were completely confident in our choices. No pressure ever!
The symbolism and creativity in their designs are stunning.
Not only do we have the perfect engagement ring and band for me (the bride) but we also have an amazing memory of the whole journey.

My boyfriend, Rick, proposed to me today and I just wanted to send you my thanks and praises for the ring. He proposed to me with the Jasmine engagement ring and I have to say I was overwhelmed when he did it, but even more so when I saw it was the ring that I wanted. I have always been in love with your jewelry, but never more so than with this ring. It fits me so perfectly! Of course I said yes!

Looking forward to getting our wedding bands with Ken + Dana Designs as well!

My fiancé and I were looking for the perfect engagement ring, something organic and unique, that doesn’t really look like a typical engagement ring. I didn’t want a diamond [that whole industry wigs me out], or anything that could resemble a diamond, and I didn’t want something plain like an ordinary wedding band. Also, I was interested in a statement piece that was timeless, dainty without being twee, and if possible, reasonably priced.
The Gaudi inspired wedding band was the answer to all of this. It is thin, and deceptively strong, with a gorgeous rhodium focal point that wears with time to give it an antique look. No gemstones, classic, visually interesting, and frankly, fun to twist around on your finger.
We live in Chicago, and they were excellent about providing information and photos via email, so the distance was not a problem. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for unique pieces of jewelry.

I’ll be honest, when my fiance proposed to me I didn’t want to look down at the ring. The proposal was a complete shock because we hadn’t talked about rings in such a long time. In the past when I had looked at rings, I could never find anything that I loved. I wanted something beautiful, classic, extremely unique, and most of all, something that looked like me. When I finally looked down in that little black box, I was in awe. I couldn’t believe my fiance found something so perfect, so me. I literally stare at this ring all day. Ken + Dana couldn’t have made a more beautiful ring. After talking to my fiance about the process, he said Ken was fantastic in communicating with him and making sure he was happy with everything. I can not wait to get the wedding band to match the ring, it will make it even more beautiful and artistic. I seriously couldn’t be happier. Thanks so much Ken + Dana!!

Just an amazing experience. My boyfriend and I went there first to look at engagement rings and after looking at a few other places we went back to Ken + Dana’s and bought the first ring I tried on because nothing else really compared to it. Their designs are so intricate and unique! My stone was a very original ocean blue sapphire that was very reasonably priced. As for Ken, Dana and Radika, they were just the most pleasant down to earth people to deal with. They were very patient with me, upfront, and even came in before they open because the time was good for me. They followed up numerous times through email to send me photos and then to make sure I was happy. All in all, I was very happy to buy my ring from them.

My fiance and I had such a wonderful experience with Ken. As all the other reviews say, Ken was incredibly helpful, informative, flexible and willing to work with us. As most New Yorkers, the two of us have pretty hectic schedules, so he agreed to meet with us on a Saturday evening for the first appt, which was nice enough to begin with. Then, due to summer wknd train madness, we were an HOUR late for our appt. !! But Ken was kind, gracious, and still met with us to discuss the ring…

Speaking of which, it’s exactly what we wanted. My fiance’s mother had her engagement ring center stone reset, and so she gave Tim, my fiance, the original setting – the one she wore for 25 years of her marriage. Needless to say, it held a lot of value & significance for both of us, and we wanted to find a beautiful sapphire for the center. Tim was a little nervous about handing the ring over to someone else, but we knew that we were in good hands from the moment we met with Ken.

He talked with us about what we were looking for, measured us both (in case we decide to go with one of their gorgeous wedding band designs as well), photocopied the ring as a receipt of holding, and said he’d be in touch soon with some choices.

Not a week later, he emailed to let us know he’d found a couple stones, one in particular, that he thought would work well. He sent a photograph… and we both fell in love! The stone he found was perfect and completed the ring more beautifully than either of us could have imagined. Not to mention that Ken had done an incredible job of cleaning the ring – it now sparkles like a brand new setting.

Last week was my birthday – my fiance wanted to surprise me with the ring as a gift, and Ken was once again gracious to get it ready in time. On Thursday night, Tim took me out to dinner and at the end of an amazing meal, took out a lovely black velvet box with our perfect ring inside. : )

I can’t say enough great things about their jewelry, and how totally wonderful Ken was to work with!

When I started to talk about the possibility of an engagement in the near future, one of my girlfriend’s friends sent her a link to some of ken + dana’s designs that had been featured in a blog post somewhere. My girlfriend absolutely loved the rings. Noted.

I think it’s silly to not involve your gilfriend in the purchase of an extremely significant piece of jewelry that she’ll be wearing for the rest of her life, so I ordered a sample of one of ken + dana’s rings and had it sent to us. My girlfriend said that it was “the one.” That was good enough for me.

We took a trip down to New York to see their pieces in person; they were gorgeous, and Ken even agreed to go into the studio on Sunday to see us and answer any questions we had. He was very helpful and friendly — he even gave us an awesome, awesome lunch recommendation after the place we’d meant to go turned out to be closed.

I ended up buying a diamond at home, in Boston, and having it sent back to New York with a friend; they had the ring made within two weeks and shipped to me. I took it to an independent gemologist and appraiser, who said that it was the most unique ring he’d seen all year, and that it looked to be very well-crafted.

Ken was extremely helpful throughout the entire process, answering any emails/phone calls I sent his way, which is great when you’re having such an important thing built in a different city, away from your own two eyes. And the ring? It’s gorgeous — even to someone such as myself, who doesn’t care much for jewelry. My girlfriend — er, fiancee — is absolutely in love with it. Can’t recommend ken + dana highly enough! They made a potentially painful process very, very easy, with exceptional results to boot.

I LOVE my Flora! Thanks so much.

beautiful stuff. real craftsmanship.

These guys rule! I first stumbled across their website in a search for a “non-conventional” engagement ring. I could not be happier with this discovery.

From the get-go, Ken was incredibly easy to work with. He helped me turn my idea into a product that was exactly what I was looking for. He quickly sourced a number of stones that fit my criteria and objectively helped me make a decision. He gave good advice in terms of where I would be overpaying for something and not really getting the value out of it. He gave great critiques of each ring, each metal, each stone, that were honest and also showed that he was paying very close attention to what I was looking for. He was really just helpful, nice, creative, and easygoing. No pressure. Zero attitude. And he followed thru on every promise. I couldn’t give enough praise to this, in what I’m sure can easily turn into a stressful not to mention expensive experience

Of the 4 times I was at their studio, I met Dana and his wife, Rad, twice. They were perfect complements to Ken’s style, and really helped me pull the trigger once I’d found the one that I liked. Together, they present a variety of different ideas and styles, that are also cohesive.

Overall it was just a great experience that I’d do again and again, but for the fact that I am madly in love with my present fiance — who, by the way, LOVES her ring!