This edition of CMD Staff Spotlight is about our New York Production Artist, Sam. She joined our team with no jewelry production experience, but her passionate spirit and quick learning skills made her a natural fit. I first met Sam on my first trip to our NY studio early this year and she’s just a delight – such a positive and hardworking gal who has quickly developed incredible skills in a really short period of time. Rock star status, indeed!
Sam is creative and curious (and even moonlights as a tattoo artist). She cites our Black & Gold Mini Inflecto Necklace as one of her favorite CMD pieces because of the asymmetry and gold/oxidized silver juxtaposition. Sam’s a rockstar at her job, and we are all so glad she’s part of the team.
For me, one of the most important aspects of design is iteration, iteration, iteration. Ideas for new pieces often come to me when I least expect it: while walking on the beach, taking a shower, during a meditation session or while driving. Ideas tend to arrive at rather inconvenient [...]
While I love to embrace each season for what it is, I cannot WAIT for spring. Not only am I keeping busy getting my house organized and ready for the warmer months, I’m also sorting through all kinds of beautiful goodies for CMD's Metal Madness Sale! This annual event began as our Samples & Seconds Sale [...]
I’ve been in business for 17+ years and I absolutely love talking shop, especially with other small business owners. I have lots of my own ideas and sometimes (strong) opinions about things I’ve learned along the way. It’s always so interesting and thrilling to hear other people’s perspectives, too. [...]