JOANNA CAMPBELL

Sterling Silver & Gold Vermeil
Reptile Lace Cuff Bracelet

Although Milford Sound Fjord is among the “wettest places in the world” it is visited annually by a little more than half a million people!

Located in South Island, New Zealand the fjord can be accessed via boat tours and sightings of seals, dolphins and penguins are common.

New Zealand is also home to featured jewelry designer Joanna Campbell.

JESSICA DE LOTZ JEWELLERY

18K Yellow Gold Vermeil Shooting Love
Crest Pendant Necklace

Providing a stunning backdrop to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana, St. Paul’s Cathedral, located in London, England, is a top tourist attraction.  

Constructed of Portland stone the structure holds the third largest pipe organ, and a crypt with “over 200 memorials.” England is also home to featured jewelry designer Jessica de Lotz.

INSTAGRAM THURSDAY | JACQUIE AICHE | JULY 2015

Los Angeles-based designer Jacquie Aiche delicately combines Egyptian and Native American aesthetics to produce dainty trinkets that are great for layering!

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ANA DE COSTA

18K Crystal Grazing Pendant Necklace

With its warm weather and natural beauty Portugal is a great place to enjoy the outdoors. 

Fishing, sailing, surfing and cycling are a few activities one can indulge, as well as the surging popularity of golf. 

An equal draw is the country’s delectable cuisine that is punctuated by its myriad of spices including chili peppers and saffron. 

Portugal is also the ancestral home of featured jewelry designer Ana de Costa.

IMOGEN BELFIELD

Yellow Gold Bronze Plasma Ring

Touted as the world’s “largest inhabited castle” for years Windsor Castle, located in Berkshire, England, has served as the official home of British royalty including Queen Elizabeth II.  

It houses two farms, and a private swimming pool.  England is also home to featured jewelry designer Imogen Belfield.

GIULIANA VALZ-GEN

22K Gold Vermeil Teardrop Earrings

With 300 days of clear, sunny skies the Peruvian city Arequipa is a hot-spot for eager tourists. 

Renowned for its stunning buildings composed of white volcanic stone to many the city’s main square, Plaza de Armas, is like “visiting a living museum.” 

Peru is also home to featured jewelry designer Giuliana Valz-Gen.

LENA KATSIMBRAKIS | KALLISTE

22K Gold Hammered Gold Ring
with Ancient Goddess Wrap

Santorini, Greece is a place of unique beauty, and is “regarded as a natural wonder.” 

Its beaches are the perfect spot to watch stunning sunsets, and one beach aptly named the Red Beach, has vivid red sand. 

Greece is also the ancestral home to featured jewelry designer Lena Katsimbrakis.

FILIPA OLIVEIRA JEWELLERY

18K Gold Vermeil  Strata Necklace

The quiet Portuguese town of Nazare is widely considered Portugal’s “best beach destination.” 

A one-time fishing village, the town offers long beaches, locals dressed in vivid traditional garb, and the exemplary cuisine found at Avenida Marginal. 

Portugal is also the ancestral home of featured jewelry designer Filipa Oliveira.

TINA ENGELL JEWELLERY

18K Gold Quadruple Cup Ring

The Danish city of Odense is known not only for its stunning old world architecture, like Saint Canute’s Cathedral, but also for being the residence of luminaries like tennis player Caroline Wozniacki. 

Denmark is also the ancestral home of featured jewelry designer Tina Engell.

SIFIS STAVROULAKIS

18K Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver Ivy Plant Leaf Ring

The Greek city Faliraki is an energetic locale with shopping bargains along the cobblestone streets of Rhodes Old Town; restaurants that highlight scrumptious local cuisine; and a booming nightlife with clubs like Bed and Ziggy’s. 

Greece is also home to featured jewelry designer Sifis Stavroulakis.

ELINE VAN DER LAAG

18K White and Yellow Gold Om Ring

Known for bringing great intellectuals to the world, the Dutch city Leiden is also a vibrant place holding annual film and music festivals.

Located in the southern part of the Netherlands, Leiden serves as the site for the twenty-two-year-old “poem wall.”

The wall lists an international array of poetry.  Netherlands is also home to featured jewelry designer Eline van derLaag.

CATHERINE MARCHÉ

Sterling Silver Volutes Photo Etched Cuff Bracelet

Having once served as the location for the Olympic Winter Games ninety years ago, the French commune Chamonix-Mont Blanc still bustles with snowy skiing adventures.  

At the center of it all is the Haute Route: a trajectory that leads to Swiss and Italian glaciers. 

France is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Catherine Marché.

GABRIELA RAMIREZ MICHEL | G.M.R.

Spring and Summer Ring

Calakmul, Mexico is among one of the largest ancient Maya cities.  With an expanse of nearly 2 million acres the site holds over 100 limestone obelisks, and murals.  Mexico is also home to featured jewelry designer Gabriela Ramirez Michel.

JOANNA DAHDAH JEWELLERY

18K Gold Vermeil Bi-Color Ring

With a population at just over a quarter of a million, the city of Tyre ranks fourth as one of Lebanon’s largest cities.  

The city is one of antiquities where ancient Byzantine and Arabic ruins remain.  Lebanon is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Joanna Dahdah.

AKIYO MATSUOKA FINE JEWELRY

18K Gold Baby's Breath Bracelet
with Diamonds and Aquamarine

The 17^th century structure known as Asakusa Shrine is one of Japan’s most famous attractions.

The Shinto temple is the best known of its kind and its construction lauded the three founders of Senso-ji.

Japan is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Akiyo Matsuoka.

ANAT KAPLAN | ANOUK JEWELRY

14K Gold Music Pendant Necklace with Moonstone

Lake Baikal, located between Irkutsk Oblast, Russia and Buryat Republic, is the world’s deepest freshwater lake and is home to over 2,600 animal and plant species.

Russia is also the birthplace of featured jewelry designer Anat Kaplan.

MARY GELUDA

18K gold and Garnet Simply 3 Ring

Sao Paolo, Brazil is one of Brazil’s most cosmopolitan cities.  It is a location filled with modern amenities to suit a city slicker.

Art galleries, museums, book stores, shops and restaurants line the business district known as Avenida Paulista.  Brazil is also home to featured jewelry designer Mary Geluda.

EFVA ATTLING

18K Gold Genie Ear Earrings

One of Sweden’s most popular areas is the scenic city of Ostersund.  Located by the stunning Storsjon Lake, tourists visit the city in the hope of catching a glimpse of the mythical creature Storsjöodjuret.  Sweden is also home to featured jewelry designer Efva Attling.

LITO KARAKOSTANOGLOU

18K Pink Gold Labradorite from Madagascar Ring
(left); 18K Yellow Gold Beryl Heliodor from Madagascar  Ring (right)

The Samaria Gorge, located on the island of Crete in Greece, attracts more than 3,000 visitors who hike along its narrow passage ways.  Greece is also home to featured jewelry designer Lito Karastanoglou.

SATOMI KAWAKITA

18K Gold and Oxidized Sterling Silver
Circle Necklace

Japan’s twenty-six year old Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is a marvel of engineering.

With an expanse of over 12,000 feet not only is it the world’s longest suspension bridge but it was created with state-of-the art technology to withstand harsh sea currents.  Japan is also the birthplace of Satomi Kawakita.