There’s a reason each SunVoyager piece carries a texture, a weight, or a curve that feels unmistakably its own — a shape no one else will ever wear in quite the same way.
It comes down to a technique that’s been used for over 6,500 years throughout ancient civilisations and today in the SunVoyager Studio: lost wax casting.
What Is Lost Wax Casting?
In its simplest form, it’s the process of sculpting a design in wax, then casting it into metal by melting the wax away. The wax model is lost forever in the process — which means that each piece is one-of-a-kind, even when made from the same original form.
Here in the SunVoyager studio at the edge of the Great Barrier Reef, I carve each wax model by hand. The wax is melted to around 350 degrees, then carefully shaped — no templates, no shortcuts. Just time, tools, and touch. Each piece is handmade on Australian shores.
This ancient method was practiced across early civilisations, including Ancient Egypt, to create everything from ceremonial objects to gold jewellery. It’s not a shortcut — it’s a slower, more intentional way of making. One that honours individuality.
Why It Matters
It would be faster — and far cheaper — to design a perfect piece and have it mimicked in a factory overseas. But that’s not what we’re about. We care about soul, sustainability, and pieces made from the heart.
These values shape everything we do. The time it takes. The imperfections we keep. The decision to craft locally and intentionally.
Once a piece is cast, it can never be made the same way twice. A softened edge here, a deeper texture there — all of it shaped by hand, flame, and time. These aren’t imperfections. They’re the quiet signatures of something made for one person, and no one else.
This is why your SunVoyager jewellery doesn’t look like anyone else’s — not even someone wearing the same design.
Made once. Worn forever.
