JA New York: What inspires your designs? Tracy Arrington: I like working with simple designs that I would wear every day and am inspired by the contrast of oxidized silver with gold. It really makes the gold pop! I love working with rough diamonds.

JA New York: What inspires your designs? Sofie Cawood: Everything and anything can inspire my designs! It can be as mundane as a chain link fence or as fabulous as Antoni Gaudi’s body of work. I’m always observing then copying and pasting

[masterslider id=”15″] JA New York: What inspires your designs? Ruta Reifen: Each piece of wearable art I create, is a symbol of splendor and romance that resonates with nature’s harmony and beauty. Growing up on the Mediterranean beach

JA New York: What inspires your designs? Nathalie Regnier for NRegnier: Our jewelry’s contrasting elements make each piece exquisite and reveal each woman’s unique essence. Each piece embodies elements from the Colombian fauna, flora and cult

JA New York: What inspires your designs? Lisa Kim: Strong women. I see them all around me every day – I know so many of you in my network of family and friends.I grew up reading myths and fantasy stories. I always identified with heroes (male o

JA New York: What inspires your designs? Lauren Chisholm Fine Art Jewelry: My influences include symbolism, reinvention as well as the clean lines, geometry and timeless elegance found in Mid-Century design. JA New York: Walk us through your design p