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The Journal.

Stories from the workshop, notes from the campaign, and small essays on craft — from Zino Jewelry and PEWARISTOTO.

Campaign photograph — PEWARISTOTO × ZINO MMXXVI

CAMPAIGN · FEATURED

A New Kind of Golden Experience — behind the PEWARISTOTO × ZINO campaign.

How a small handmade jewelry studio in North Vancouver and a modern cultural identity came together for one collaborative campaign. Shot on 35mm, worn by one model, no retouching on the gold.

18 August 2026 · 7 min read

WORKSHOP

Inside the bench — one week at 118 2nd St W.

Photo essay from a week in the studio: a bangle being set, a chain being repaired, and a ring that started as a napkin sketch.

02 August 2026·5 min

CRAFT

Why we still solder by hand.

Laser welders are faster, more forgiving, and now cheap enough for any studio. Here's why the Zino bench still reaches for the torch.

21 July 2026·6 min

BUY GOLD

What we actually mean by 'fair valuation'.

Live weight, live spot, no theatre — a plain-language walk-through of how a piece is valued when you bring it in.

03 July 2026·4 min

CUSTOM

A commission, from first sketch to final polish.

Four months, three revisions, and one 6.3mm round brilliant — a walk through a recent custom engagement ring commission.

18 June 2026·8 min

STUDIO

On staying small.

Why we're not scaling the workshop, opening a second store, or launching a DTC drop. A note on making by hand, and staying that way.

02 June 2026·3 min

Slow letters. About once a month.

Studio notes, workshop photography, first look at new pieces. No push, no rush.