Jim Tuttle
Founder & President
Designer, CAD Modeler, Gold and Platinumsmith
GIA AJP, MJSA Custom Design Advisory Council
I’m Jim Tuttle, the founder and President of Green Lake Jewelry Works. Over multiple decades as a bench jeweler, designer, and CAD modeler, I’ve had the privilege of creating thousands of custom pieces with and for my clients here at Green Lake.
Alongside my bench and CAD training, I hold several GIA jewelry and gemology certificates, and I serve on the MJSA Custom Jewelry Advisory Council.
I’m often recognized as a leader in the custom jewelry industry and have spoken at many events, including MJSA Expo, JCK Vegas, Seattle Metals Guild, Instore Bench competitions, Portland Jewelry Symposium, and Gemvision conclaves. I enjoy discussing topics ranging from online custom design and customer experience–based retailing to CAD/CAM technology and the resurgence of traditional fine jewelry-making skills.
Green Lake Jewelry Works is proud to be the largest custom jeweler open to the public, with over 65 talented jewelry artists working across two Seattle area locations. Our Seattle shop was honored as the “Coolest Big Jewelry Store” by INSTORE magazine in 2012, and when our Bellevue studio opened, it was recognized as one of the coolest stores in America. The Bellevue location was designed both as an excellent workspace for our jewelry artists and as an inviting, engaging space for clients - building on Green Lake’s twenty years as a leader in custom jewelry.
We’re members of AGTA (The American Gem Trade Association, Inc.) and MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America), and Green Lake is often seen as a model for the future of the custom jewelry business.
Sample of Jim Tuttle's portfolio | Custom designs, work and favorite projects