CMD Style

I love seeing CMD jewelry out in the wild, especially when it looks like it has become part of someone’s actual life. I’ve always wanted to make pieces that get worn, scratched, traveled with and lived in, not jewelry that waits in a box for the right occasion. To me, wearable art should be beautiful, personal [...]

Robin has an incredible eye for mixing CMD with the jewelry that already means the most to her. A two-time breast cancer survivor, she wears a meaningful survivor key alongside geometric rings, mixed metals and the pieces she's collected over the years. Her style is a perfect reminder that the best jewelry doesn't [...]

I started the CMD Ring Bar Happy Hour when so much of life suddenly had to happen through a screen. I'd hop onto Instagram Stories, pull out trays of rings and start building stacks in real time. What began as a way to stay creative and connected during a strange year became one of my favorite chapters of CMD [...]

Sankil and Christopher started with the same Channel & Diamond Square Ring and ended up with two wedding stacks that couldn't be more distinctly their own. Sankil mixed shapes while Christopher went all-in on squares, proving that wedding rings can feel connected without actually matching. Here's how their [...]

There have been plenty of milestones throughout the CMD journey that have made my heart swell, but seeing my jewelry inside the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will always rank pretty high on that list. SFMOMA is one of those places I've loved for years, long before Colleen Mauer Designs became [...]

I remember my first experience seeing someone wear CMD jewelry in public. While at Rainbow Grocery in line to checkout, I looked up from my cart of deliciousness to see a woman in front of me wearing my hammered oval hoops. Unbeknownst to her I stood feet away, my heart swelled with pride. My greatest joy is [...]