Our Story
About Us
We’re Talia and Maya, friends, founders, and the faces behind Bianca Ray. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, we created Bianca Ray to offer accessible lab-grown diamonds without compromise.
Inspired by our heritage and memories of the Mediterranean, our pieces blend timeless elegance with a contemporary edge. Each one is crafted with care using high-quality lab-grown diamonds and solid 14K gold. Our staple pieces carry IGI-accredited grading, giving you the reassurance of their quality and clarity.
With Talia’s partner as our lead jewellery designer, every piece is thoughtfully designed to be worn everyday.
If you’re in Auckland, we’d love to welcome you to our showroom. Come try on your favourite pieces, see the brilliance of our lab-grown diamonds in person, and find the perfect fit. Some things are best appreciated in real life and we’re here to help you find something for you.
Talia & Maya
A TOUCH OF LUXURY WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK
Our Process
At Bianca Ray, we’re inspired by long lunches in hidden Mediterranean spots, late swims with best friends, and that just-right mix of sunshine and sparkle. We design jewellery that’s made to be lived in diamonds that don’t wait for special occasions, and pieces that feel like part of you from the second you put them on.
From coffee runs to date nights, our styles are built to move with you, not sit in a box. With over 25 years of craftsmanship behind us, we obsess over the little things like oversized backs that keep your studs sitting pretty, or diamonds tucked inside your Huggies just for you to catch in the mirror.
Our name says it all. Bianca means white a nod to the purity of our lab-grown diamonds and our commitment to doing things right. Ray is all about light that dances off a diamond’s facets and the kind that hits the sea on a perfect summer afternoon. Together, they’re the heart of who we are: clean, modern luxury with a sun-soaked soul.
Introducing
Our Lab-Grown Diamonds
Lab-grown diamonds have well and truly found their place in the jewellery world and for all the right reasons. They offer the same brilliance, structure, and sparkle as mined diamonds, but without the environmental toll. And the best part? You get the freedom to go bigger.
At Bianca Ray, we use only high-quality lab-grown diamonds giving you timeless pieces that shine bright, feel good, and don’t cost the earth.
We use only high-quality lab-grown diamonds chemically, physically, and visually identical to natural diamonds, but grown in a controlled environment rather than mined from the earth.
Our larger carat stones are fully certified, offering added assurance for those standout pieces. For our everyday and signature designs, we carefully hand-select each diamond to meet the same high standards of quality and consistency. Most sit between D–F in colour with VS+ clarity, and every piece is set in solid 14K gold.
Because lab-grown diamonds offer such reliable quality, certification isn’t always necessary just trust that every piece is crafted to shine brilliantly, every day.
Our Gold
Most of our pieces are crafted in solid 14K gold the perfect balance of beauty and durability. With a high gold content, it offers that rich, warm glow we all love, while still being strong enough for everyday wear. Whether you’re at the gym, on the beach, or travelling the world, 14K gold holds up beautifully without tarnishing or scratching easily. In some designs, particularly with certain chain styles where flexibility and strength are key, we may use 9K gold chosen specifically based on the structure of the links to ensure your piece wears well over time.
So you get the best of both worlds long-lasting shine and strength, designed for real life and every kind of day.
LAB-GROWN DIAMONDS ARE REAL DIAMONDS IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT THEIR ORIGINS
Transparency & Accreditation
Each of our certified lab-grown diamonds over 0.50 carat comes with detailed, traceable documentation from the International Gemological Institute (IGI) — global leaders in grading, education, and accreditation. These certifications offer transparency around the diamond’s quality, origin, and how it was created.
Diamonds under 0.50 carat aren’t individually certified, as they’re graded in parcels — but we only source the highest available quality for these stones. For our standout pieces, which are over 0.50 carat, we provide full IGI certification to give you added confidence in their quality and brilliance.
Want to know more about IGI certification? Learn more below.
