A graduate of London’s Central Saint Martins art and design school, Joanna Dahdah’s colorful aesthetic and intentional symbolism find their roots in her Lebanese heritage. After spending several years as a bench jeweler to hone her craft, today she has a flagship store in Beirut and a global following for her intentional jewels, designed to honor the wearer’s personal story. From richly decorated hearts, to tiny pomegranates and emerald horseshoes, her beautifully crafted gemstone pendants tap into universal symbols to create mix-and-match charm necklaces.

In conversation with Joanna Dahdah

Joanna Dahdah draws on her Lebanese heritage to create colorful, feminine jewels that tell a personal story.

Joanna Dahdah

Raised between Shanghai and New York, JIa-Jia Zhu traded a fashion buying career for jewelry design after exploring the healing powers of crystals during her spiritual practice. Now, she hand-selects crystal quartz from US mines, hand-marking each stone for setting in order to maximise its healing properties. Her quartz point talismans and strings of colored gems are ethically made in New York workshops, and designed to help the wearer foster a more authentic connection to the earth and themselves.

Gemstones

Gold

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This New York-based brand harnesses the healing power of crystals and gemstones through jewelry, bringing the grounding presence of nature to fast-paced city life.

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