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NATIONALLY AWARD WINNING
JEWELRY DESIGN
(414) 764-3892
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SOUTH MILWAUKEE, WI 53172
DESIGN AWARDS
Chris Jensen Is A Nationally Award Winning Custom Jewelry Designer With Over Twenty-Five years Of Design Experience. He Has Received Over Thirty Design Awards, Several Of His Designs Have Been Published In Books & Magazines And More Than Once, C3 Designs Has Been Awarded As The Best Jewelry Design Store In Milwaukee.
Day & Night Earrings
CASE Awards - 1st Place - 2019
INSTORE Magazine - Design Award Finalist - 2020
Sterling silver and 14 karat yellow gold fabricated dangle earrings holding freeform rough crystals of white Selenite and black Tourmaline accented with prong set round London Blue Topaz and bezel set pear shaped London Blue Topaz. The earring tops are bezel set round London Blue Topaz cabochons accented on one side with a round white Diamond and on the other with one round black Diamond.
Topaz & Amethyst pendant
Art in the Garden - Award of Merit - 2018
Hand cast and fabricated pendant in 14 Karat yellow gold holding one fancy cut checkerboard faceted Swiss Blue Topaz and one triangular cut Amethyst accented with five prong set round brilliant cut Diamonds that graduate in size and one round bezel set Sphene.
Rainbow Skyline Cuff
Best of Show - Art in the Garden - 2024
CASE Awards - Design Award Finalist - 2024
Sterling silver fabricated cuff style bracelet holding hand faceted Sea Sediment Jasper. The bracelet is solder assembled from silver sheet and square silver wire then forged to its curved shape. The bracelet holds a total of twenty-five Jasper stones each individually carved one by one to fit the design layout with a total weight of 117.06 carats.
Selenite Pendant
CASE Awards - Design Award Winner - 2018
Hand fabricated pendant in Sterling Silver and 14 Karat yellow gold with lost wax cast elements. The main stone is a raw crystal of white Selenite and it is accented with Andalusite, Tsavorite Garnet and various shades of Green Tourmaline.
Mokume & Topaz earrings
INSTORE Magazine - Design Award Finalist - 2021
Hand fabricated earrings in Sterling Silver and 14 Karat yellow gold with lost wax cast settings holding twenty-three round faceted Green Topaz gemstones with hand faceted side elements of Jet and M3 Black & Gold Cobalt Mokume.
THe Missing twin
SNAG conference - San Diego, CA
- Gallery Exhibition - 2024
Hand fabricated single earring in sterling silver holding eleven hand cut faceted cabochons of Sea Sediment Jasper. Inspiration of the piece was to create an accompaniment piece to an existing earring but creating the "Missing Twin" in your own vision or style.
Baroque Pearl pendant
Midwest Jewelers Association - 1st Place - 2020
Hand fabricated pendant in 14 Karat yellow gold holding one peachy colored 33.22 carat Baroque Saltwater Chinese Pearl accented with bezel set round Amethyst, Peach Topaz & Diamonds.
Shard Pendant
INSTORE Magazine - Retailer's Choice - 2023
Hand cast pendant in Sterling Silver holding one 54.6 carat white Crystal Quartz shard hand excavated in an Arkansas crystal mine accented with an 8.0 carat trillion cut faceted Peridot. The date of 3-2022 carved into the design is in reference to the date the Quartz was found.
Grape Leaf cuff
CASE Awards - Design Award Winner - 2018
Hand cast and fabricated hinged cuff bracelet in 14 karat white, yellow and rose gold. The bracelet is of a grape leaf and vine design holding 75 Green Tourmalines of various color tones and assorted shapes with a total weight of 26.2 carats and 101 round White Topaz side accents.
Sea turtle Pendant
Art in the Garden - People's Choice Award - 2023
Hand cast and assembled sterling silver pendant in a sea turtle design where the body of the turtle is a bezel set 25.9 carat Turtella Jasper cabochon and the pendant is accented with Green Tourmaline, Blue Topaz & Smoky Quartz gemstones.
ethereal comet
INSTORE Magazine - Design Finalist - 2024
Designed by jewelers apprentice Hayden Howe. Hand cast and assembled sterling silver and 14 karat yellow gold pendant holding one 12.3-millimeter round white Mabe Pearl and a row of prong set Sapphire and Blue & White Topaz gemstones. The silver has been textured and then oxidized to achieve the gunmetal finish.
wood meets gold Pendant
Art in the Garden - Best of Show - 2022
Hand carved Purple Heart Wood pendant assembled with 14 karat yellow gold design elements holding one 41.39 carat Blue Dalmation Druzy Quartz cabochon, one 5.20 carat trillion Black Onyx cabochon, one 8-millimeter black Druzy and accented with eight additional round London Blue Topaz gemstones.
golden lego Pendant
Published - "500 Plastic Jewelry Designs" - 2009
Hand cast and assembled pendant in 14 karat yellow gold and green plastic LEGO piece accented with bezel set Diamonds and Green Diopside gemstones. The pendant was published in a book by LARK CRAFTS - "500 Plastic Jewelry Designs: A Groundbreaking Survey of a Modern Material", page 192.
Rainbow Row Pendant
INSTORE Magazine - Design Award Finalist - 2023
Fabricated sterling silver pendant holding seven hand-cut cabochons of multi colored Sea Sediment Jasper accented with prong set round faceted Garnet, Orange Topaz, Citrine, Peridot, Blue Topaz and Amethyst gemstones.
Calla lily cuff bracelet
Wisconsin Jewelers Assoc. - Design Award - 2002
Hand cast sterling silver hinged cuff bracelet in a Calla Lily floral design holding in the cup of the flower one six millimeter round white saltwater cultured Pearl.
corvette cufflinks
Art in the Garden - Jurys Choice Award - 2011
Hand carved, cast and assembled 14 karat yellow gold cufflinks with flush set Diamonds for headlights and Ruby taillights. The cufflinks have a sandblasted satin finish to showcase the details in the carving.
Blue goddess Pendant
Midwest Jewelers Trade Show - 1st Place - 2010
Hand cast and fabricated sterling silver pendant holding a free form Chrysocolla cabochon in a bezel setting accented with a faceted oval Paraiba Blue Topaz.