Nicole’s inspirations are many and varied and clearly evident across her body of work. Nicole pivots fluidly from careful studies of organic structures to the mechanisms of clasps and lockets to the ancient Japanese craft of kintsukuroi. While she seeks to challenge and reinvent established conventions, her pursuit of innovation is balanced by deep reverence for timeless design and the potent, personal and cultural significance that jewelry carries.

Rigorously trained in Germany after earning a BA from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art, Nicole is both a seasoned designer and artisan. She attends to every detail in the creation of her jewelry in a rural corner of New York’s Hudson Valley where she lives with her son and architect husband. When not at her jewelry bench, Nicole is an avid gardener, accomplished cook and flea market aficionado.