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YIR: Open Studio

By Caitlin Petreycik
  • The Label: Cold Picnic

    The Designers: Phoebe Sung and Peter Buer

    The Look: "We were working a lot with concrete, and trying to get th
  • The Pick: 'King's Canyon' ring, $50
  • The Label: I Still Love You NYC

    The Designer: Carrie Morrissey

    The Look: "Plastic jewelry is really the ultimate in mass-production, so
  • The Pick: 'Blah Blah Blah' necklace, $45
  • The Label: Jemma Wynne

    The Designers: Stephanie Wynne and Jenny Klatt

    The Look: "Everything is comfortable, it's light and it lays on you
  • The Pick: 18 karat gold, emerald and diamond 'Revival' cuff with chain and pavé detail, $10,500. See Jemma Wynne's website for retailers.
  • The Label: LAB

    The Designer: Laura Busony

    The Look: "My favorite material to work with is metal. Brass and sterling specifically, and th
  • The Pick: 'Golden Dawn' pendant, $275
  • The Label: Rila

    The Designer: Dana Bodourovbr>

    The Look: "Rila is named after a Bulgarian mountain range where my dad's side of the family is fr
  • The Pick: Single stone 'Lava' ring, $90
  • The Designer: Bliss Lau

    The Look: "All of the pieces are experiential, really. The whole idea is you put it on and it transforms you into a sexier person im
  • The Pick: 'Elixir' rose gold earring, $588
  • The Label: Digby & Iona

    The Designer: Aaron Ruff

    The Look: "For my collections, I heavily research and immerse myself in a certain historical eve
  • The Pick: The 'Double Kira' ring, $950
  • The Designer: Susan Alexandra

    The Look: “It takes three hours minimum to paint a bracelet. I use baby paintbrushes and enamel. It’s hard to compare
  • The Picks: 'Universe' cuff, $285; 'Vintage Eye' bangle, $115; 'Eye See' bangle, $97
  • The Designer: Liz Phillips

    The Look: "The stones themselves are what most influences my design process. The gems that I use are cut by hand in Jaipu
  • The Pick: Amethyst and tsavorite garnet 'Delilah' ring, $1748
  • The Label: Odette

    The Designer: Jennifer Sarkilahti

    The Look: "In the past few years, our collections have been inspired by trips to Greece, Bali, Tur
  • The Pick: 'Klaia' cage cuff, $185
  • The Designer: Satomi Kawakita

    The Signatures: Delicate engagement rings, gray diamonds, hexagon settings.
  • The Pick: Hexagon diamond ring, $1265
  • The Designer: Venessa Arizaga

    The Look: "My background is not in jewelry. I just had threads and threads because I just sewed all the time. I wou
  • The Pick: 'Supernova' bracelet, $125
  • The Label: Stanmore

    The Designer: Catherine Alexander

    The Look: "It has to do with confetti and the ocean."

    The Signatures:
  • The Pick: 'Claire' collar in pink opal, $715
  • The Label: AEA

    The Designer: Adrienne Alaimo

    The Look: "Although my pieces are very unique, they're not trendy. Everybody wants me to reference a
  • The Picks: Silver 'Crown' ring, $750; Gold 'Crown' ring, $1900
  • The Designer: Gillian Steinhardt

    The Look: "I have my mood board with images that inspire and excite me. Faces, hands, art deco architecture, details of
  • The Pick: 'Right Hand' bangle, $155
  • The Label: Buried Diamond

    The Designer: Martha Porter

    The Look: "I definitely think that my customer likes the fact that the pieces ar
  • The Pick: Martha's charms range from $20 to $30, but she makes them in limited batches so when they're gone, they're gone. Check the Buried Diamond Etsy
  • The Label: Psyche Jewelry

    The Designer: Nina Berenato

    The Signatures: Recycled materials, ear cuffs, collar necklaces, oversized pendants.
  • The Pick: 'Within Vision' necklace, $195

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