Doenara: a pear-shaped diamond ring on a chessboard, between the king and the queen

The House of Modern Monarchs

Doenara

Fine jewelry, made to order in Los Angeles and sold without a showroom. SpeedXMedia built the brand that stands in for one.

  • IndustryLuxury Goods
  • ServicesBrand Strategy, Identity, Art Direction, eCommerce
  • WorkshopLos Angeles, since 1996 (as the client publishes)
  • Storedoenara.com (opens in a new tab)

graded on the four cs

Every Doenara diamond is graded by an outside lab on four things: cut, color, clarity and carat weight. We held our own work to the same four.

  1. 01CutThe brief
  2. 02ColorThe identity
  3. 03ClarityThe store
  4. 04CaratThe numbers

The four Cs, as the store explains them: doenara.com/pages/faq (opens in a new tab)

01 / the brief

Cut

A jeweler with a bench and no counter.

Doenara: a pear-shaped diamond ring worn against a black turtleneck

Doenara is a new name on an old bench. The family has manufactured jewelry in Los Angeles since 1996. The founder started Doenara to carry that work straight to the person who wears it: lab-grown diamonds, IGI-certified, set in 14k solid gold and made to order.

So there is no showroom. No counter, no glass case, nobody to hand you the ring. The brand and the store have to do that job on their own.

Your money should go toward the diamond and the gold.

  • Not a showroom lease.
  • Not a wholesaler’s margin.
  • Not a brand ambassador’s fee.

That was the brief. SpeedXMedia’s part was the brand strategy, the identity, the art direction and the eCommerce store, built so that what they cut is never missed.

02 / the identity

Color

Skin, gold and shadow. Then one blue.

The art direction keeps a short palette. Warm skin, yellow gold and a ground that falls away to black, so the stone is the brightest thing in every frame.

One deep blue carries the rest. It is the backdrop, the cloth under a hand, the squares of a chessboard. It never touches the type, which stays one light sans with room around it.

Doenara: a diamond ring on a hand held across a face, deep blue backdrop
The blue, behind skin and gold.
Doenara: a diamond ring on a hand resting on marble and blue cloth
Marble, cloth, one ring. Nothing else in the frame.
Doenara: a diamond ring in warm light against a sand backdrop
Warm light, hard shadow.
Doenara: a ring on a hand at the lips, in black and white
No color at all. The stone holds the light.

Chips sampled from each photograph. Photography as published on doenara.com.

The mark

A monogram over a serif wordmark, with Luxury Jewelry set small beneath it. It is the only serif in the house.

On the store it runs white over the photographs and black on paper, centered above everything else.

03 / the shipped site

Clarity

A store that says it plainly, and lets you look closely.

Classic at a glance. Breathtaking from the side.

Nobody tries this ring on before buying it. The photographs have to carry what a counter would: the profile, the pavé hidden under the stone, the weight of the band.

So the store gives them the room. Large imagery, very little interface, and every fact a buyer needs said once, in plain words.

The Doenara ring in profile: an oval lab-grown diamond over a hidden pavé halo, in yellow gold
The doenara.com homepage: Dangerously Yours, lab-grown diamond engagement rings in solid gold
doenara.com: The House of Modern Monarchs, the brand story beside a portrait
doenara.com: The Montage Collection, four pieces on white

From order to door

Every ring is made after it is ordered, so there is a wait. The store states it up front, in numbers, instead of apologizing for it.

  1. The orderTo order

    Nothing sits in stock. The workshop keeps no inventory, so each ring is made for the person who ordered it.

  2. At the bench2 to 4 weeks

    Production, from a CAD design to the final polish. Custom work takes 3 to 5.

  3. In transit2 to 7 days

    Business days inside the United States, by insured FedEx. A signature at the door.

  4. To decide30 days

    The return window. The 10% restocking fee is stated upfront too.

Figures as the store publishes them: shipping policy (opens in a new tab), FAQ (opens in a new tab), refund policy (opens in a new tab)

doenara.com on a phone

The same store, one thumb wide.

Captured from the live store at phone width: the hero, the two collections and the first rings.

doenara.com on a phone: the hero, Mark the Occasion, the two collections and the first rings

Live at doenara.com (opens in a new tab). The store’s footer reads: Powered by SpeedXMedia.

04 / the numbers

Carat

The weight behind the name, in the workshop’s own figures.

  • 10
    Pieces a week

    Roughly. The workshop’s stated pace, and it is on purpose.

  • 30
    Days to return

    From delivery, as the store’s policy states.

  • 35
    Years at the bench

    The founder’s father, by the family’s own account. Over 35.

  • 58.3%
    Pure gold

    What 14k solid gold means, as the store explains it. No vermeil, no plating.

  • 1996
    Since

    The year the family began manufacturing jewelry in Los Angeles.

Every figure is Doenara’s own, published on doenara.com: about (opens in a new tab), FAQ (opens in a new tab), refund policy (opens in a new tab)

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