After earning a degree in Jewelry and Silversmithing, I worked at the bench in New York for 10 years, engineering and making pieces for a number of well-known jewelry houses. I started Maenad Design in 1993 to apply the skills I learned there to my own designs.
My jewelry is a classically informed investigation of natural forms, incorporating sensibilities associated with ancient cultures, and reflecting my own personal esthetic.
It’s a synthesis of the architecture of nature and the structural requirements of the materials – blending to create a beautiful, wearable adornment.
The process is book-ended by the pleasure I take in designing a piece, and the pleasure the owner takes in wearing it.
Julia Fluker