Krista
Senior Designer
Senior Designer | Seattle Studio
Founding Artist
I started from humble beginnings, working alongside my father in a small 500 square-foot retail space along Green Lake Drive. Over the years, I’ve helped clients design one-of-a-kind pieces, apprenticed as a goldsmith at the bench, sourced precious gemstones, and managed our overall production & design teams.
I was honored to receive the 2015 MJSA Vision Award for jewelry design, and my work has been featured in publications like JCK, Marie Claire, and Seattle Magazine.
My design aesthetic sometimes embraces an organic, unrefined look inspired by the natural world, but just as often, I enjoy creating pieces that dress up prettily, undulate and flow, and finish with an immaculate sparkle. No matter what I bring to the table design-wise, it’s my clients who truly drive the process.
Though I’m an artist at heart, my sociology degree from the University of Washington fuels an equal passion for people. I believe the pieces we create at Green Lake are less about the shapes, metals, or gemstones that make up a ring, and more about the sum of those parts and what they mean to the people who create and wear them. Since the jewelry is made exclusively for each customer, it must reflect their sensibilities. Getting to know my clients’ tastes and guiding them from initial sketches to final castings requires a genuine curiosity and appreciation for their personal preferences.
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