Lab Partners is a jewelry studio founded and run by two unsupervised mad scientist geeks, JD Shipengrover and JD Davison. They each have decades of experience in traditional silversmith jewelry-making. Driven by a love for experimentation, they blend new technology—like laser cutters and 3D printers—with classic techniques such as lost wax casting, hand fabrication, and hydraulic forming. Their bold, playful designs combine etched, formed, and cast sterling silver with laser-cut, cast, and hand-painted acrylic pieces. Inspired by science and nature, many pieces feature intricate patterns drawn from microscopic and magnified views of sea and plant life, resulting in beautiful and unexpected jewelry.