The greatest compliment is when a woman feels more beautiful and confident because she is wearing and loving my jewelry—she brings the jewelry to life.
My career began about 20 years ago, in the fashion design world. The most influential project i worked on was designing for calvin klein in the mid-90's. I traveled throughout the far east, and learned the importance of choosing luxurious, sensuous materials, and how to put them to work in a gentle, yet modern and sculptural manner.
My change in direction was inspired by the first jewelry course i took at the fashion institute of technology. I found such great pleasure in the process of making as well as designing jewelry, it was clear that i needed to follow my muse. Working from an independent studio fit in with having young children and so after many more courses and much preparation, r o s a n n e p u g l i e s e was launched.
The majority of the work in the collection is hand wrought in 22k gold—even the clean, classic hoops are worked one piece at a time by hand. Malleable, soft and organic, the gold has a gentle strength, and is best shown in the simplest of forms.
The floral world is always a great inspiration—the shape and movement present in new leaves, roots, tendrils and vines make up the vocabulary of the collection. Credit goes to design director toyo kurokawa for the consistency and quality of each piece that leaves the workshop.
Running the company in an environmentally friendly way is a priority for us. We are working to conserve energy, reduce waste, and recycle the precious metals we work with. The studio is a multicultural workplace, in which the rights and unique contributions of each employee is respected.
Thank you for your interest in the work.
—rp