My first jewelry making experience began as a teenager apprentice to a jeweler in the heart of Jerusalem. After the army I completed my BFA in Jewelry and Accessory Design with honors at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. There I fell in love with the fantastic world of shoe making. This lead to my relocation to Italy and then to the USA to start an international 17-year career in footwear design. I kick-started at SAX in Tuscany, continued to the US with Cole-Haan and Keds and as well as Naot footwear.

My background as a jewelry and footwear designer created a passion for inventing new methods to manipulate leather. This resulted in exciting three-dimensional surface designs. After my Two beautiful children were born I decided it was time to start designing for myself. I combined the two things I love to make, jewelry and shoes, and set forth to design a contemporary Jewelry line created completely from leather.

My work is entirely hand made using Italian luxury leathers, it is produced in my home studio. The past few years have lead me to base most of my business in the US, where I participate at fine, nationaly acclaimed, arts and craft shows.

I get inspired by modern architectural structures and natural forms focusing on Biomimicry. I start by hand sketching my ideas , then translate them into patterns on my computer.

rather than the conventional "form follows function" industrial design concept. I try to test the limits of what leather can do. I cut and twist the leather, heat it up to get voluminous shapes or select shades that create a 3D illusion effect. The gold and silver leathers I use mimic precious metals used in classic jewelry so the pieces are easy to grasp and are surprisingly pleasing to wear.