The brief.
She wanted crushed ice — that scattered, glittering light elongated cushions are known for — but not a stone that stretched too long or sat too plump. With elongated cushions, the ratio is everything. Drop under 1.3 and the stone loses the length that makes it elongated. Go too far past it and it thins out. At 1.3, this one holds the middle: substantial, long enough to flatter the finger, full enough to keep the crushed ice dense and alive.

The build. 
Everything else was built to stay out of the way. A hidden halo underneath for quiet sparkle, full cat claws sized to hold 3 carats securely, and a 2.2mm band with a taper that draws the eye up. The design decisions all point the same direction — at the diamond.

The result.
A crushed ice cushion at exactly the right length. Nothing pulling focus.