Most pieces start with something I can’t quite forget.

A color. A place.
A piece of jewelry I saw years ago.
A shape that stayed with me longer than it should have.
Eventually, some of them end up in gold.

From The jewelry box

My mother’s jewelry box was probably the beginning.

When I was little, I would sneak away to her room and try on her jewelry. I loved all of it, but it was always the gold and gemstone bangles that caught my eye. I'd stack as many as I could on my arms, all at once. They danced on my wrists. The colors. The sound. The movement. I was captivated.

I didn't know anything about jewelry yet, but I knew exactly how it made me feel. There was something about wearing those pieces that changed the way I carried myself. That feeling has stayed with me, and it still finds its way into everything I make.

Things I can't forget

I've been collecting ever since. Jewelry, objects, colors, memories, decades. The glamour and playfulness of the 1970s, an unexpected color combination, an old piece of jewelry, something discovered while traveling. All of these things stay with me in different ways. I don't reproduce these references literally. They linger, change, and eventually find their way into something I make.

Worn in real life

I work in 18K gold, natural gemstones, and sculptural shapes, with a particular affection for color and contrast. The pieces are precious, but they're made to be part of your everyday life. Worn, layered, and made your own along the way. Wear them with old jeans, a white shirt, to dinner or breakfast. Jewelry should get out of the house.

From Here, Inspired Everywhere

I live and work in San Clemente, California, but my references come from everywhere. Travel, art, unexpected details, and places I've been all leave their mark in different ways. The attitude, though, is a little more local: colorful, relaxed, and never overly polished.

jennifer demoro

Jennifer DeMoro is based in San Clemente, California, but the references come from everywhere. Travel, objects, old jewelry, saturated landscapes and decades past all find their way into a distinctly California point of view: colorful, relaxed and never overly polished.

Jennifer began as a collector—of jewelry, objects, colors and things she couldn’t quite leave behind. Today, she brings that instinct to her namesake fine jewelry collection, editing those references into pieces with character, color and permanence.

Bergdorf Goodman selected her work for its fine jewelry assortment, and her designs have been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Forbes. The idea behind it all is still personal. Make the things you can’t stop thinking about, and make them well enough to keep.

Get in Touch

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