5/24/05 | Tiffini Dooris Jewelry
From her studio in Venice, CA, Tiffini Dooris creates an array of elegant jewelry pieces including necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings, and other specialty pieces including bridal items. She started out as many jewelry designers do, designing the pieces for her friends until people began to take notice and asked about actually purchasing them. I notice use of lots of Peridot and Citrine in her earlier work, though her newest line features a lot of Turquoise.
A little bit about her design philosophy, from her website:
Tiffini loves to mix unusual combinations, such as pairing something traditionally feminine with something a little rougher. In keeping with her aesthetic philosophy, Tiffini is dedicated to using the very best materials: precious and semi-precious stones handpicked for cut and clarity, sterling silver, gold, hand painted charms…
While Tiffini is designing, she steps back and allows the gems’ personalities shine through. “When I’m shopping for stones I’ll sit and stare at them for 30 minutes, putting them on my arms, my neck, my head; just seeing where they go. I’ll fall in love with a color or shape and play with the gem until the design emerges…not the other way around.”
Sometimes the coolest items are the simplest. Tiffini makes many beautiful pieces of jewelry but I was drawn to her simple precious stone rings. Her Blue Lace Agate Ring features the purplish-blue Lace Agate stone wrapped in hand bent sterling silver or gold wire is also on sale at her online shop. Plain and simple but very nice indeed. She also makes similar rings featuring single rectangles of precious stones such as Aventurine and Carnelian.
Tiffini’s jewelry has been featured in numerous magazines, TV shows, and websites including Lucky, Daily Candy, Instyle, Bride’s, Real Simple, New York, Jane, and Teen People.
You can visit her site at:
www.tiffinidooris.com
