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Earlier this year, I opened a handful of Reconstruction appointments in the Bay Area, thinking I’d be thrilled if we booked three or four. We booked nineteen. What felt unbelievable at the time turned out to be the beginning of something much bigger, and it changed the way I think about this work, [...]

What happens to your wedding jewelry when the marriage ends, but the gold, diamonds and memories are still yours? Reconstruction offers another option besides keeping it tucked away or getting rid of it completely. I’m sharing how old wedding rings can become something entirely new, [...]

Andrea came to me with an anniversary ring that already held generations of family history, beginning with a diamond her grandmother carried from Malta. Together, we transformed it into something that honors her mother, her father, her three children and the family story she now gets [...]

I’ve always believed the jewelry you love most should feel like part of you. It moves through ordinary days, long trips, dinners out and mornings when you barely think about getting dressed. I’m sharing why comfort and wearability have always shaped my designs, and how that philosophy eventually [...]

Some of my favorite CMD experiences lately have happened outside the traditional jewelry-store model. I’ve been bringing The Ring Bar into beautiful shops, studios, homes and creative spaces where we can try things on, tell stories and actually connect. Now I’m looking for more places to take it. If you have [...]

A man who wears what he wants without explanation? To me, that’s wildly attractive. Sexy, even. Long before modern American menswear decided men were only allowed to wear a plain wedding band and maybe a watch, men across cultures wore rings, chains, signets, adornment, heirlooms and [...]

The truth is, your next favorite piece of jewelry might already be sitting in your jewelry box. Old diamonds, inherited stones, broken chains and unworn gold can hold far more potential than you realize. Through Reconstruction, we can reuse meaningful stones, recycle precious metals for credit and [...]

I wish more happily married women knew that redesigning their original wedding ring isn’t disloyal. Sometimes, it’s simply overdue! Cara and Cor have been married for well over twenty years. The kind of couple that instantly makes you smile. They are deeply connected, effortlessly funny, incredibly cool without [...]

Since the beginning of this year, clients from coast to coast have been mailing, carrying and carefully placing deeply personal jewelry into my hands. Old engagement rings. Broken chains. Inherited heirlooms. Pieces tied to marriages, grandparents, milestones, grief, growth and entirely different [...]

 Solid gold is forever material. It can be repaired, reshaped, melted down, reconstructed, handed down, redesigned decades later, and worn continuously for generations. It holds value. It becomes part of your story. And increasingly, people are craving exactly that. We’re living in a time [...]

I wish more divorced women knew that redesigning and reconstructing their original wedding bands would make them feel like a powerhouse. Lorie is one of my clients who already knows the power of reclaiming her story through jewelry, and this is her reconstruction story! [...]

I don’t have a traditional brick-and-mortar… and I like it that way. For many years I was the proud owner of a storefront on Valencia Street in San Francisco — seven days a week, 56 hours a week. It was an absolute labor of love and one of the ways I truly connected with my community. During the pandemic, my [...]

What an honor to be raised by a warrior. We share the same genetics, the same taste for food, the same drive and focus and the same fire (look out, world!). There's no knocking her down and I dare you to even try. Maureen is also known as Ma and now all the grandkids call her Moma. Not only is she quite petite, [...]

Some clients walk through the door and you just kinda know. Carol was one of them. I caught a glimpse of her and felt it immediately. I've always had a strong intuition about people — it's something I've learned to trust completely over the years. And the moment I saw Carol, I could feel the weight she was [...]

What I come back to, again and again, is this: the pieces that matter most are the ones that feel like they truly belong to you — because they hold something real. That’s always been the intention behind the Petite Symbols Collection. These designs are subtle but deeply personal — crafted in CMD’s signature [...]