Journal

What My Clients Are Asking for Right Now

Working directly with clients gives me a very different view of jewelry trends. I don’t only see what appears in magazines or on celebrities. I see what women actually send me on WhatsApp and say, ...

Inside a Bespoke Commission

Most bespoke pieces don’t begin with a perfect sketch. They usually begin with a message. “Danya, I have an idea…” Sometimes a client sends me ten inspiration pictures. Sometimes she sends me one. ...

Why Women Are Buying Their Own Diamonds

There was a time when an important diamond usually came with an occasion. An engagement. An anniversary. A birthday. A husband. I think that has changed. More and more women come to me because they...