Traditionally Handmade Fine and Artistic Jewelry in Silver and Gold with Natural Gemstones

Now Open in the Torpedo Factory Art Center!

Please come see me and my latest pieces in Studio 205 on the second floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. I’m in the studio most afternoons; please email me if you want to be sure that I’m there when you visit.

If you are interested in anything you see, or would like more information about custom pieces or jewelry making experiences, please contact me directly by email to zachary@androusjewelry.com.

About the Artist

I was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, where my first job in jewelry was at the Silver Parrot on King Street, in 1992. From 2000 to 2002 I apprenticed as a bench jeweler at Barney Jette Jewelry Design in Missoula, Montana, then returned to Alexandria and worked for historic silversmiths Rubesch and Miller. In 2006 I moved to Florence, Italy, where I studied traditional Florentine engraving and goldsmithing from 2009 to 2010, at Scuola Metallo Nobile. I returned to the Washington, DC area in 2023.

I make everything by hand with traditional tools: hammers and mallets, a torch, files and a saw, sandpaper and buffing wheels. No laser welders, no AI, no computer assisted design or 3D printing. My pieces are made with recycled gold and silver from small, family-operated refineries in the US and Italy that process precious metal scrap into new raw materials.