More American Made Jewelry Discoveries
 
Besides sharing more amazing jewelry designers with jewelry made in America, I thought I’d also take the time to catch up and share some shopping and sale opportunities, which I’ll share in a few minutes.
 
Summer is for fun and traveling, and we’ve been busy doing that!
 
In fact after I record this episode, I’ll be headed to DC to visit the Smithsonian museums with my family - and gems etc
 
For the month of July, I’ve been featuring jewelers and designers of America, and jewelry made in the U.S., starting with Hugo Kohl out of Harrisonburg, VA, who creates jewelry from original, antique tools and hubs used just like they were in the 1800’s.
 
A lot of his jewelry is accented with ornamentation that held secret messages for the recipients, from cigar band style rings, to signet styles, to the delicately engraved gold wedding bands.
 
If you missed that episode, it’s number 16 America’s Vintage Jewelry Legacy with Hugo Kohl of Hugo Kohl Jewelry
Then, in episode 17, I featured Kiara Boughner of Wade and Willow Hand Forged Jewelry.
The Eclectic Story and Designs of Wade and Willow Hand Forged Jewelry with Kiara Boughner
 
Kiara is a talented young woman, who sources many of the stones she sets in her jewelry with her husband, and often includes their young son on their gem hunt excursions in the California desert.
 
I was mesmerized by both their stories - if you still have summer travels, make sure you download the episodes yo’ve missed to catch up!
 
 
Wrapping up July’s podcasts, we continue with American made jewelry, I have some new designers to share with you I met at the Jewelers’ of America Jewelry Show in NY last week.
 
I was so excited to meet several people I follow on Instagram, most of whom are designers, and one very special gemologist, who I’ll tell you about in a few minutes!
 
I attended the show with one of my favorite people in the world, and best friend, Angelica.
 
We worked together in Virginia for a small indie store, and became close friends.
 
Angelica is passionate about serving shoppers and their jewelry vision by custom or ready made means.
 
She has excellent “jewelry intuition”, and can move a job along quickly by interpreting a client’s needs and design ideas to finished jewelry joy.
 
She’ll be taking over The Jewelers Bench in Hershey, PA at the beginning of next year.
 
It’s wonderful seeing the evolution of the jewelry trade changing over to the next generation with capable and enthusiastic direction.
 
I was excited to get be with her at the show as I was getting to meet the designers and see their jewelry.
 
 
 
Ok, so on to what I discovered at the show!
 
Last weekend, I attended the JA show for the first time, and LOVED it!
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I especially enjoyed meeting the jewelers and designers in the New Designer Gallery, hearing their stories, and what inspires them to create their jewelry.
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We’re navigating a unique business arena - one that can change in months rather than years.
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What’s really exciting is seeing the opportunities evolving and growing from the mechanisms of online reach, not only forming friendships, but connections so we can champion for each other.
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Most of the designers I met are women, yet many did not start as jewelry designers - which makes their jewelry and stories even more intriguing and endearing.
 
I’ll share a few of their stories today, and in the coming weeks, I hope to have more in depth features with them.
 
I flew to Harrisburg Saturday, so I could take the train to New York with Angelica on Sunday.
With filled travel mugs of coffee to go, and our latest trade magazines, we departed for New York.
 
Before we arrived in the city, we did our homework, and made notes who we wanted to find at the javits center.
 
We went straight to the New Designer Gallery, a special, but small selection of new designers.
 
 
EMILY KUVIN
I was excited to recognize the explosion-type designs of Emily Kuvin as I entered the section of the New