Tiina Smith: greater than a jewellery retailer.

It took about three minutes of chatting on the cellphone for me to comprehend that Tiina Smith was a kindred spirit.

My curiosity had already been piqued by her store’s website, with its lovely pictures, spotlight on girls makers, and intriguingly attractive curation; however when she instructed me that their boutique is about up like a parlor to encourage individuals to return in and be taught, to the touch the jewellery and perceive why it was particular, I knew I wanted to put in writing about her.

Tiina Smith: greater than a jewellery retailer.

Tiina Smith focuses on noteworthy jewellery, primarily classic signed items by grasp jewelers of the twentieth and twenty first centuries. After years of analysis and relationship-building as she constructed her personal private assortment of knickknack, Smith started to really feel that there was an open area of interest within the jewellery market that her distinctive data may fill. Ultimately she determined to show private ardour right into a second occupation and based her eponymous Boston retailer, Tiina Smith Classic & Distinctive Jewellery.

A fast take a look at the Tiina Smith website will persuade you that her method is working like a allure. The gathering is immediately spectacular, stuffed with distinctive designs bursting with colour and power. In my preliminary scroll-though, I opened virtually each itemizing to take a better look.

Michele della Valle brooch from Tiina Smith

Very similar to yours really, Tiina involves jewellery from an sudden background. Earlier than jewellery, she labored on Wall Road. It wasn’t as unusual a leap as you may count on. Within the founder’s personal phrases: “Engaged on Wall Road, I started to deal with my jewellery accumulating the way in which I dealt with my portfolios – with in-depth analysis, market perception and a stable understanding of worth.”

Tiina prides herself in being a discerning, well-informed jewellery collector and he or she revels in serving to her prospects grow to be as educated as she is. She needs jewellery lovers to really perceive what makes a selected piece noteworthy and helpful, what was occurring on this planet when it was made, what makes one thing a great funding quite than only a fairly object – and he or she needs them to know they’ll come to her to supply the items they’ll’t discover anyplace else.

Rings from Tiina Smith

Listed below are three extraordinary rings that caught my eye: an Artwork Deco platinum and diamond protect ring, a 16.77 fancy mild brown diamond ring, and a really cool design from Danish modernist Hans Hansen. Every very completely different in fashion, these three rings share a distinctiveness that’s emblematic of Tiina’s assortment.

In step with their founder’s perception in jewellery schooling, the Tiina Smith boutique ceaselessly gives in-store occasions, from enjoyable, informal evenings to artwork occasions to jewellery talks with audio system like Tom Heyman of Oscar Heyman, jewellery historian Ruth Peltason, and Jewellery Curator on the Boston Museum of Advantageous Arts Emily Stoehrer.

Bulgari earrings from Tiina Smith

However don’t despair, my non-Bostonian jewellery lovers! The shop’s web site has a wealth of gorgeously-illustrated jewellery schooling you can absolutely get pleasure from from anyplace.

Try the Meet the Maker section to be taught extra about distinctive designers or learn by Tiina’s Takes for the founder’s in-depth ideas on any variety of completely different jewellery matters. The shop additionally sometimes travels for occasions in different cities, bringing elements of their extraordinary assortment on the street.

David Webb bracelet from Tiina Smith

In the event you’re a longtime DitL reader, I don’t suppose I would like to elucidate to you ways enthusiastically I agree with the thought of encouraging jewellery schooling. Jewellery schooling is nice for all of us – educated collectors know what they need and may make shopping for choices with confidence. The extra you perceive one thing, the extra you possibly can really admire it!

Along with their attractive jewellery assortment, schooling alternatives, and occasions, Tiina Smith additionally gives quite a lot of jewelry-related services that enable collectors to learn from her experience, together with jewellery styling, appraisal, and extra. She additionally acquires estates and particular person items from collectors wishing to make room for brand spanking new issues of their jewellery bins.

Manuel Santelices illustration that includes a Belperron necklace from Tiina Smith

Tiina Smith additionally makes use of her boutique as a leaping off level to discover the intersection of knickknack with different types of artwork. In a current collaboration with Trend Illustrator Manuel Santelices, Tiina Smith commissioned the artist to create “A 12 months In Jewels,” a sequence of 12 unique artworks that includes jewellery from the Tiina Smith assortment.

On November 2nd, Tiina Smith and Manuel Santelices are taking their joint venture to NYC for a day of artwork and jewellery that includes some very particular actions for the visitors who attend! The illustrations are completely attractive (see above) and I’m certain the occasion can be fascinating.

Marina B cuff bracelet from Tiina Smith

Tiina Smith’s subsequent jewellery schooling occasion is arising on October 20-21! The visitor speaker can be Inventive Director of Marina B, Man Bedarida.

Marina B was based by Marina Bulgari, and sure – these Bulgaris. Marina’s grandfather based Bulgari, however household infighting among the many subsequent technology led Marina to strike out on her personal as an alternative. The end result was Marina B, a wildly common model recognized for its boldness, versatility, and distinctive gemstone cuts.

In the event you’re in Boston, go try the October 20-21 event at Tiina Smith to be taught extra and in addition see extraordinary Marina B items from the Seventies and Eighties together with their unique jewellery renderings.

Oscar Heyman earrings from Tiina Smith

My goodness, I’ve thrown rather a lot at you right here, haven’t I? However I didn’t wish to go away something out! The extraordinary jewellery, the founder’s Wall Road background, the tutorial occasions, the artwork connection, and did I point out the jewellery?? It’s every part of what makes Tiina Smith so thrilling as a complete.

What do you suppose, my dears? Do you propose to attempt to catch certainly one of Tiina Smith’s upcoming events or cease by her retailer the following time you’re in Boston? I positively hope to go to IRL sometime.

Classic automotive brooches from Tiina Smith

For now, don’t overlook to go to Tiina Smith’s web site and Instagram account to see extra, and for those who’re in Boston or NYC, don’t overlook to take a look at the upcoming Tiina Smith Marina B occasion (Boston, Oct 20/21) and Manuel Santelices illustration occasion (NYC, November 2).

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