The material
Color, texture, age, weight, and history establish the first direction.
The Living Atelier · Established 2015
Custom jewelry shaped by material, memory, and character.
Shawn Simleness creates one-of-one necklaces, pendants, bracelets, key-inspired pieces, and personal commissions. Color, found objects, symbolism, and memory come together in work designed to feel unmistakably personal.
Studio light
Enter the studio
Four paths through the studio.
Explore current work, trace the studio archive, begin a commission, or meet the designer behind SES Designs.
From material to memory
Every piece starts with a point of connection.
A project may begin with a stone, a key, an inherited object, a color, a symbol, or a memory. Shawn develops the design around what gives that starting point its character.
The person
The design is shaped around the person who will wear it and what they want the piece to express or remember.
The construction
Shawn resolves the relationship between materials, proportion, length, movement, and the way the piece rests on the body.
The life of the piece
Finished work becomes part of the continuing SES Designs story, carrying its meaning beyond the studio.
A moving material language
Color, texture, and found forms stay in conversation.
Move through the materials to see how different starting points can shape the feeling of a piece.
Material
Every starting point changes the direction of the piece.
The work in motion
See what Shawn is creating now.
The official Instagram and Facebook pages carry the most current view of Shawn’s pieces, materials, color, and studio energy.
Create with Shawn
Bring Shawn the beginning of an idea.
Share the kind of piece you are considering, what inspired it, your approximate budget, and your timing. Shawn reviews every request personally and responds with the clearest next step.
Keys recur as symbols of memory, access, protection, and discovery.
The process
A direct, personal commission process.
Each stage stays clear while leaving room for Shawn’s judgment and the natural development of the piece.
Describe the idea
Share the form, materials, meaning, approximate budget, timing, and any useful reference.
Shawn considers it
He considers the idea, available materials, practical timing, and whether the project fits his work.
The direction takes shape
An accepted request moves into a clear design direction, estimate, and approval process.
Public customer record
“Stunning pieces of wearable art.”Public review of SES Designs · April 2020