I was fortunate to grow up surrounded by beautiful antiques. Their craftsmanship, intricate details, and hidden stories captivated me long before I understood how deeply they would shape me as a designer and metalsmith.
Art Deco speaks to my love of geometry, symmetry, and sophisticated simplicity. Its clean lines and bold, restrained forms allow the materials and gemstones to take center stage.
Art Nouveau draws out another side of my creativity. Its flowing lines, organic shapes, curving leaves, and feminine forms inspire the movement, textures, and silhouettes in my handcrafted jewelry.
I also feel a deeply personal connection to Egyptian design and its glamorous 1920s revival. Ancient symbols such as the protective evil eye and graceful palmette leaf continue to fascinate me. I love reimagining them in a modern, minimalist way while preserving their beauty and meaning. Lapis lazuli and turquoise, with their rich color and ties to ancient cultures, have naturally become part of this visual vocabulary.
My work is not about recreating the past. I take the geometry of Art Deco, the movement of Art Nouveau, and the symbolism of Egyptian design and translate them through my own love of natural gemstones and metalsmithing.
After more than 30 years as a jewelry designer, these influences have become part of my artistic DNA. They live in my lines, textures, silhouettes, gemstones, and details—helping me create jewelry that exists between fashion and art, timeless yet distinctly my own.
For me, the beauty lies in the conversation between past and present: ancient symbols become modern jewelry, historic design feels contemporary, and gemstones carry both their origins and the meaning given to them by the wearer.
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