Michael Good Gallery

What Michael Good Gallery does

Michael Good Gallery is a privately held, founder-owned art jewelry studio and gallery based in Rockport, Maine, operated by master goldsmith Michael Good, who founded the business in 1969. The company designs and produces handcrafted sculptural jewelry using anticlastic raising, a proprietary metal forming technique in which sheet metal is shaped directly with a hammer on a sinusoidal stake to produce compound curves at right angles to each other — a method Good learned in 1977 from Finnish metalsmith Heikki Seppa and subsequently developed into a signature practice recognized across the American jewelry world. The product portfolio includes bespoke jewelry (cuffs, bracelets, pins, pendants, and neckpieces in bronze, platinum, gold, and 22k gold), larger sculptural artworks, and a published hardcover book documenting the technique.

The business operates as a direct-to-consumer, single-location gallery showroom at 325 Commercial Street in Rockport, supplemented by a worldwide traveling workshop program taught personally by Michael Good. Revenue is generated through three streams: made-to-order jewelry sales (no returns; exchanges within one month), in-person workshops priced at $950 per student including meals, and book sales at $49 plus shipping. The company carries other artisans' work in the gallery alongside its own, and operates by appointment only with no e-commerce checkout described. Distribution is via phone/email direct sales globally for jewelry and through host venues internationally for workshops.

The company is founder-operated with no disclosed institutional investment, subsidiaries, or parent entity, and reports an employee count in the 11–50 range. Michael Good has accumulated more than 30 years of design and craft experience, an award history spanning 1981–1996 (including Intergold, Diamonds Today, Diamonds International, and Johnson-Mathey Platinum awards), and ongoing teaching engagements including 6–8 workshops annually. The customer base consists of individual art jewelry collectors and metalsmithing students who seek out the founder personally, and acquisition relies on word-of-mouth, professional jewelry networks, and gallery exhibitions rather than paid marketing.

Name

Michael Good Gallery

Legal name

Michael Good Gallery

Website

https://michaelgood.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Michael Good Gallery is a founder-owned art jewelry studio and gallery in Rockport, Maine, producing bespoke sculptural jewelry using a proprietary metal forming technique called anticlastic raising, and serving individual collectors and metalsmithing students through direct showroom sales and worldwide workshops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Jewelry

NAICS

Jewelry Retailers (458310)

SIC

Jewelry, Precious Metal (3911), Retail-Jewelry Stores (5944)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAKAHAI

Artisan/Hand-Fabricated One-of-a-Kind Jewelry

Consumer Products & Retail/Jewelry, Watches & Luxury Accessories/Custom Jewelry Design & Bespoke

Keywords

• Handcrafted jewelry
• Sculptural metalwork
• Anticlastic raising
• Art jewelry gallery
• Metalworking workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Jewelry Sales: Sale of custom and classic jewelry pieces crafted by Michael Good, plus handcrafted work from other artisans. Jewelry is made to order.
2. Workshops and Instruction: In-person workshops teaching anticlastic raising techniques. $950 per student, includes lunch and one dinner. Also offers private/semi-private instruction at the MGD Studio.
3. Book Sales: Sale of Michael Good's hardcover book about anticlastic forming techniques. $49 plus shipping ($5 or $15).

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Core offering

Michael Good Gallery is a single-location art jewelry studio and gallery in Rockport, Maine, that handcrafts and sells sculptural jewelry using the proprietary anticlastic raising technique. The gallery also conducts in-person workshops teaching the technique to metalsmiths, sells a hardcover instructional book, and displays fine art sculptures.

Product overview

Michael Good Gallery operates as a single-location art jewelry studio and gallery. The core offering consists of Michael Good's sculptural jewelry crafted using the proprietary anticlastic raising metal forming technique, alongside his portfolio of fine art sculptures. The gallery also offers educational workshops teaching this specialized technique at its Rockport, Maine location and through partner venues worldwide. A published hardcover book documenting the technique is available for purchase. The portfolio includes works in bronze, platinum, gold, and 22k gold across various forms including cuffs, pins, bracelets, neckpieces, and pendants.

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Products and services

• Handcrafted Sculptural Jewelry One-of-a-kind and made-to-order sculptural jewelry pieces individually formed using the proprietary anticlastic raising metalworking technique. Sold to individual collectors and jewelry enthusiasts through the Rockport gallery and via phone/email orders.
• Anticlastic Raising Workshops

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Direct peers

• Yvonne Léon: Independent fine jewelry maker known for distinctive sculptural and handcrafted pieces, often using unexpected materials. Comparable to Michael Good as a single-artist jewelry house with a recognizable sculptural style.
• Mociun: Independent fine jewelry studio combining handmade construction with a strong artistic/design identity and direct online sales. Comparable to Michael Good as a small, founder-led fine jewelry brand with a sculptural aesthetic.
• Maya Brenner: Independent fine jewelry designer with a studio-direct model and signature designs (notably the Maya chain). Comparable as a small artist-jewelry brand selling handcrafted pieces direct to consumer with a strong founder-driven identity.
• Melissa Joy Manning: Independent artisan jewelry studio with gallery-style retail and a focus on hand-fabricated, one-of-a-kind pieces. Comparable as a single-location studio-gallery model selling handmade jewelry direct to consumer.
• Wallace Chan: Hong Kong-based jewelry sculptor and innovator known for proprietary fabrication techniques and crossover into sculpture. Comparable as an artist-jeweler whose brand value rests on a master practitioner and unique technical innovation.
• Polly Wales: British fine jewelry artist known for a signature hand-fabricated technique (setting stones directly into molten metal) and a studio-gallery sales model. Directly comparable to Michael Good as a single-artist sculptural jewelry brand built around a proprietary process.
• Biba Schutz: Independent sculptural jewelry artist recognized for a signature ball-peen hammer technique. Comparable as an artist-jeweler whose brand is defined by a proprietary metalworking method rather than conventional jewelry design.

Emerging players

• Catbird: Brooklyn-based fine jewelry retailer curating handmade and designer-driven jewelry brands with a strong direct-to-consumer retail model. Comparable as a buyer and reseller of artisan handmade jewelry from independent makers like Michael Good.

Broad incumbents

• Tiffany & Co. Global luxury jewelry incumbent with broad assortment across precious metal jewelry. Comparable as a precious-metal jewelry brand but operates at vastly larger scale and through wholesale and owned-retail distribution, contrasting with Michael Good's single-gallery artisan model.
• Hemmerle: Established German high-jewelry house renowned for unusual materials and unconventional techniques across a broader luxury catalog. Comparable as an artist-driven fine jewelry house but at much larger scale and broader assortment than Michael Good's gallery.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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