Emily Warden Designs and Misfit Diamonds launch birthstone signet rings

Birthstone signet rings are having a moment because they solve three problems at once: they personalize without feeling precious, they wear like a staple, and they carry the emotional weight of an heirloom. Emily Warden Designs and Misfit Diamonds have leaned into that formula with a made-to-order Birthstone Signet Ring Collection in gold and silver, launched during their latest pop-up and rooted in a collaboration that treats a loved one’s birth month as something to be worn every day, not saved for formal occasions.

The partnership makes sense because both brands already trade in stones with character. Emily Warden Designs is handcrafted in small batches in Richmond, Virginia, with ethically sourced semi-precious and precious stones set in fine metals, and the brand describes its jewelry as designed to be shared, tell a story, and pass through generations. Misfit Diamonds, founded in 2019, positions itself as a B2B wholesaler of niche, natural diamonds and sapphires, from salt-and-pepper and antique diamonds to Montana, parti, Australian, and opalescent sapphires. It says transparency is central to its work and that all of its diamonds are KPC-compliant, though not every stone arrives with complete paperwork.

That emphasis on origin is what gives the new signet line more depth than a standard birthstone offer. The collaboration already includes the Elongated Signet Ring, East West Diamond Signet Ring, Shield Diamond Signet, and other sapphire and diamond styles, some of which are sold through the designer and can be recreated in alternate metals or stones in six to eight weeks. For shoppers, that makes the category unusually flexible: gold reads warmer and more traditional, silver feels cleaner and more casual, and the birthstone itself can do the storytelling without extra ornament. A signet ring is at its best when the stone, the setting, and the scale feel considered rather than decorative.

Warden’s own path helps explain why the format lands now. She started the business while still a student, selling jewelry online to fund more stones before expanding from a garage studio at her parents’ house in Norfolk to two Richmond-area showrooms. Forbes selected her from 12,000 applicants across North America for its 2023 30 Under 30 Arts & Style list, and a James Madison University profile framed custom jewelry and storytelling as the engine of her brand. The showroom at 2225 Hanover Ave in Richmond’s Historic Fan District, open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., keeps that sensibility close to home, where a birthstone signet can still feel like a private talisman first and a trend second.