Manuel Figueroa's Handmade Black Tourmaline Ring in Organic Sterling Silver

Discover the bold and visual world of Manuel Figueroa’s designs, where each piece is a testament to artistic brilliance and creativity.  His design aesthetic is bold but clean incorporating new techniques to style his creations with color and texture.

Key Features:

Features a single modified hand-cut oval Black Tourmaline. 

 Bezel setting for a smooth prong-free design. 

 A bezel surrounds the Tourmaline which is made of silver tubes creating a clever texture.  

 The ring is a size 7.5 and is sizable up or down in size.  

 Unisex in style and wearability. 

 The ring's shank is a ribbed texture which hides scratches to the silver.  

 Stamped "Hecho a Mano 925". 

Adjustable Elegance:

The ring is thoughtfully designed with a slight adjustability at the back where the shank is finished with a bypass under the gemstone to allow a comfortable fit. 

About the artist: Manuel Figueroa

“Hecho A Mano” means “Made By Hand” in Spanish.   The people behind Hecho a Mano are all family members from Taxco, Mexico.  The head of the family was once Jose Luis Flores, a renowned silversmith in Taxco, Mexico who once worked with the father of Taxco's modern silver tradition, William Spratling.  His nephew is now at the helm, Manuel Figueroa and he continues to make every piece by hand, from shaping the stones his pieces often include to crafting the silver metal into wearable art.  Manuel once worked in the studio of Antonio Castillo, another noteworthy Taxco artisan, and he has been permitted by Antonio's estate to reproduce many of his eye-catching designs.  Aside from Castillo pieces, Manuel and his family produce their own intricate, beautifully crafted designs as well.  Hecho A Mano represents the best of the silversmith tradition still alive in Taxco today.