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Trade Partnership

Our design table,
alongside yours.

Our design and gemmological team working alongside yours, from concept to finished piece, as true design partners rather than a manufacturing line.

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What It Means

Co-Design Partnership, explained.

Some collections need more than manufacturing - they need a workshop that can think alongside you. In a co-design partnership, our designers and gemmologists work directly with your team through concept, stone selection, and prototyping, contributing craft knowledge that only comes from three generations at the bench.

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Who This Is For

Built for these kinds of partners.

Jewellery Brands

Developing an original collection with a manufacturing partner who can shape it, not just build it.

Designers

Independent designers who want gemmological and technical input during the design process itself.

Retailers

Retailers commissioning an exclusive, signature collection for their own floor.

The Process

From first consultation to delivery.

01  Concept Conversation

We begin with your brief, mood references, and commercial constraints.

02  Joint Development

Our designers and gemmologists work alongside your team on stone selection and design refinement.

03  Prototype & Iterate

Physical prototypes are produced and refined together before committing to production.

04  Production

The finalised collection moves into full manufacturing, under the same partnership.

A manufacturer builds what you already decided. A design partner helps you decide.

Why Partner With Lankaratna

Reasons trade partners choose the workshop over the marketplace.

Since 1937

Three generations of goldsmithing and gemstone craft at the same bench in Colombo.

Handmade, Not Machine-Cut

Every studded piece is set by hand, wholeheartedly - not produced on a machine line.

Trusted Ceylon Sourcing

Direct relationships across Sri Lanka’s gem lands, without unnecessary middlemen.

Confidential by Default

Private label and OEM work stays private - no cross-disclosure between clients, ever.

Client Experiences

Trusted by jewellery houses and retailers abroad.

“A partner, not a vendor.”

We have worked with several manufacturers in Sri Lanka. This is the first relationship that has felt like a genuine partnership, from sourcing through to shipping.

Retail Group, United Arab Emirates

“Documentation, done properly.”

Every shipment has arrived with paperwork our customs office accepts without question. That alone has saved us weeks over a full year.

Wholesale Distributor, United States
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Other ways to work with the workshop.

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Take the Next Step

Everything else you might want to know.

A manufacturer builds what you already decided. We would rather help you decide, together.

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