The COUTURE Podcast
In The COUTURE Podcast, Michelle Orman sits down with the people who make up the incredible COUTURE community to learn about their journeys, hear their stories, and gain insight into their lives and their creative processes. COUTURE’s jewelry designers and brands are creating jewelry with a unique point of view. Both on-trend and collectible, these wearable works of art are among the most highly coveted pieces of jewelry in the world. COUTURE’s retail partners, dedicated media and passionate influencers are all committed to introducing these collections to both jewelry enthusiasts, and admirers of art and the exploration of creativity alike.
Episodes
44 episodes
COUTURE Goes to Tucson
The Tucson Gem Shows in February each year are a destination for designers and retailers who want to hunt for particular stones, discover new deposits, foster and nurture relationships with miners and dealers from across the globe, and get an a...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Laura Bicego, NANIS
Over the past three decades, Laura Bicego of NANIS has solidified her reputation as a pioneer in fine jewelry design. Her pieces cater to the nuances of contemporary, stylish women, with transitional pieces that can be worn in multiple ways a c...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Sara Murphy from Jewelers For Children (JFC)
Since it was founded in 1999, Jewelers For Children has donated over sixty four million dollars to nonprofits serving kids that are facing impossible circumstances. We had the opportunity to sit down with the organization’s Director, Sara Murph...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Heather B. Moore
Heather Moore, the artist behind Heather B. Moore jewelry, creates bespoke pieces for her clients by stamping meaningful words or phrases into gold or silver, literally altering the molecules of the metal. Beyond the function of this process, h...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Marissa Collections
Within the hallowed halls of their Naples and Palm Beach, Florida locations, Marissa Collections has built a veritable jewelry empire. Offering the work of 100’s of jewelry designers and brands complements their selection of high end clothing a...
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Suzy Landa
From a childhood rooted in creativity as an extracurricular pursuit to studying political science at Berkley to a successful, decade long career in the movie business, designer Suzy Landa’s path to jewelry design was anything but straightforwar...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Michal Kadar from Cadar
Founder and creative director of Cadar, Michal Kadar, says that every piece she creates begins with a story. Yet when we sat down to record the COUTURE Podcast, I realized that “story” seemed almost too small of a word to convey the universe sh...
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Special Edition: COUTURE Takes Tucson
Have you ever wondered why the jewelry industry flocks to Tucson, Arizona each February? Are you curious about how designers shop for gemstones? What about the gemstones that those "in the know" consider the most underrated or overrated? For th...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Peggy Grosz from Assael
Have you ever wondered how Tahitian pearls get their unique color? Or why South Sea pearls are so valuable? Or how those who cultivate pearls work towards maintaining the eco-chain of oysters’ natural habitat? In our most recent episode of the ...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Syna
Syna means together, and the concept of togetherness and collaboration is a core tenet of the Syna brand of jewelry. Started by husband and wife team, DK and Namrata Kothari, 20 years ago, the collection has evolved throughout the decades while...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Single Stone
A quest for joy is at the heart of everything Corina Limon Madilian does. Along with her husband, Ari, Corina owns and operates the brand Single Stone, a multi-brand jewelry store of the same name, as well as a lifestyle boutique. In our conver...
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The COUTURE Podcast with NOMIS
It was fascinating to sit down with NOMIS designer, Alyona Kiperman, to learn how her unique worldview impacts her creativity. A native of Ukraine, Alyona opened her eponymous boutique in Kiev in February of 2022, and her lived experiences have...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Stephen Wilson
For artist Stephen Wilson of Stephen Wilson Studio, the medium is the message. After getting his start in New York City's garment district, hustling gigs making concert t-shirts and offering his embroidery services, Stephen eventually added int...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Walters Faith
When Mollie Good and Stephani Abramow launched their collection, Walters Faith, they knew they wanted to create jewelry with a distinct aesthetic. Long-time admirers of jewelry, they saw a need in the market for the type of “effortless luxury” ...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Adel Chefridi
Designer Adel Chefridi recalls with wonder how a magician visiting his little town in Tunisia when he was a child sparked his first sense of having purpose. Watching the magic tricks, he suddenly realized that everything wasn’t always as it see...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Studio Renn
Studio Renn was founded by husband and wife team Rahul and Roshni Jhaveri in 2018. While they define the approach to the materials with which they work as "agnostic," the use of concrete, as an example, in their fine jewelry collection, i...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Jorge Adeler
After emigrating to the United States from Argentina, designer Jorge Adeler, his wife, and their two daughters, Wendy and Valentina, became an insular unit. Tune in to our latest COUTURE Podcast to discover how this family-run business has evol...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Baylee Ann Zwart
The designer behind Azlee, Baylee Ann Zwart, first discovered her inherent love of fine jewelry while working abroad in Guatemala. In this episode of the COUTURE podcast, Baylee shares her love of the intimacy in the creative process, her rever...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Milan Chokshi of Moksh Jewelry
Founder of Moksh, Milan Chokshi, takes a holistic approach to running his business. He named the company Moksh because it refers to liberation; he wanted to break free from the traditional view of jewelry held in his native India and establish ...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Erica Molinari
A former U.S. Olympian, Erica Molinari never would have guessed she’d one day be designing jewelry. Drawn to the technical aspect of jewelry fabrication, Erica also discovered that she loves the process of coming up with a concept, and making i...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Jade Trau
As a fifth generation diamantaire, designer Jade Trau has an intrinsic understanding of diamonds that allows her to reinterpret classic styles with a unique and fresh perspective. It was a delight to sit down with Jade to hear about her life-lo...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Tariq Riaz
Designer Tariq Riaz initially embarked on jewelry design in an effort to solve a problem. The exercise resulted in a newfound obsession with jewelry design and fabrication that he knew he needed to explore, and with his wife's support, Tariq be...
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The COUTURE Podcast with Lauren Godfrey
While working in her previous career in advertising, Lauren Godfrey, the designer behind Harwell Godfrey, learned how to take an idea and turn it into a reality. Drawn to the tactile nature of jewelry design, Lauren also discovered that working...
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