Jane Diaz
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Jane Diaz

Jane Diaz is a jewelry designer based in New York who collaborates with Nepalese silversmiths to create her beautiful collection. These pieces are full of life, texture, and movement. From the handcrafted chains to the vibrant gemstones, every detail is thoughtful and special. It's easy to fall in love with these solid metals - they just feel good! Jane's pieces also make wonderful gifts for anyone who appreciates traditional jewelry making techniques and excellent design.

Jane Diaz is one of Leslie's all-time favorites: "Soft, organic Nepalese silver, rich, brushed gold over brass, luminescent stones, harmony in mixing of metals, the quirk of design and the delicate filigree. To me Jane is like a best friend, one you can always count on. When feeling unsure about what to wear, out comes Jane. Whether it is a pair of hoops or the pop of foil backed quartz drops, it somehow always fits the occasion. True story: Years ago, the first pair of “grown-up” earrings my mother gave me were a tiny pair of Jane Diaz hoops with 3 dangling leaves. I wore those earrings every day for years; I just left them in. I would change them for an event and my husband, then boyfriend, would get worried that they would get lost...he loves those little hoops. Yes, I still have them, just don’t wear them every day."
 
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Jane Diaz on her inspiration, her work, and her mission:

"I've always loved jewelry, since I was a little girl sneaking into my mother's blue velvet box of treasures. I love jewelry as adornments and tiny objects that accompany you through life, that you can wear or just take out and look at with your sisters and friends and tell all the stories that go with each piece.

I've been collaborating with Nepalese silversmiths for over 20 years. Nepal is a tiny country tucked away in the Himalayas between China and India. It's an exotic jewel box of shrines and temples and prayer flags, monkeys and cows roam the streets and snake charmers sit out side your door as you look at stones!

And in this place they make jewelry the same way their father's fathers made it, completely by hand. From blocks of pure silver and gold they mill the metal to plates and wires and build this jewelry from scratch!

I've loved working in this place with these people. It's taught me a great deal. It's been a magical relationship to be able to doodle and draw and have these drawings brought to life by these skilled hands. My mission in this place is to keep their crafts alive."
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