Apr 28, 2011 | News & Press
For all time, humanity has had the impulse to wear jewelry. What’s it all about, anyway? The forms, motifs and styling of jewelry speak of culture, uniquely reflecting events, forces and moods of a given time, place,… and people. How are we alike and how are we...
Apr 25, 2011 | News & Press
Cheryl Cecchetto, Producer of the Academy Award’s Govenors’ Ball, wearing Cynthia Renee’s Spectrum award-winning Green Tourmaline and Palladium necklace in this clip from ABC’s 2011 Oscars Red Carpet coverage (0:50 in the clip below). [media id=7]...
Apr 25, 2011 | Designing Eye, Legacy Jewels, News & Press
Another First Place, this time for Custom Design Distinction the MJSA’s Vision Awards. MJSA (Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America) is a national association for jewelry makers and designers, announced the winners of its annual Vision Awards, which...
Apr 24, 2011 | News & Press
Cynthia Renee is now serving on the American Gem Trade Association’s Board of Directors. There is a profile on Cynthia Renee Zava in the Summer 2009 “Prism” newsletter by the AGTA. See Cynthia Renée's custom jewelry design portfolio here. Discover...
Dec 14, 2010 | News & Press
“And the envelope please….” We won First Place in the Oscars of the colored gem and jewelry world: The 2011 Spectrum Award’s Evening Wear Division. Our winning necklace features 75.89 carats of Minty-Green, Afghani Tourmaline set in...
Dec 14, 2010 | Legacy Jewels, Once Upon A Jewel
“To Cynthia, Enjoy the Heavens, Warren Bopp” One of my treasured possessions is the photo of the Hale-Bopp comet backlighting a forest of Saguaro cactus signed by Warren Bopp. Star Trek still reigns, and now Shatner and I have some heft to throw around....
Dec 5, 2010 | News & Press
Cynthia’s lecture Gems, Jewelry and Culture at the AGTA Tucson GemFaire: “For all time, humanity has had the impulse to wear jewelry. What’s it all about, anyway? The forms, motifs and styling of jewelry speak of culture, uniquely reflecting...
Oct 22, 2010 | Legacy Jewels
Grace’s “Ribbon” Jewelry One of my collectors is a very interesting woman named Grace. I had just returned from Sri Lanka and Thailand and was moved by seeing garlands of colored ribbons wrapping temple columns and trees. I suggested to Grace that we make a...
Oct 22, 2010 | Legacy Jewels, Once Upon A Jewel
What’s the most romantic piece of jewelry I’ve created? I’d have to say it was a project that came to me years ago. The client was even more in love with his wife than when they married 12 years prior. Over the decades, we worked together on an...
Oct 22, 2010 | Designing Eye, Once Upon A Jewel
Irish and All That ”She has reddish-hair and she’s very independent – she’s not like most people,” is how he described the woman he hoped would say yes. He sent a photo of a ring, but I thought we could do better. If somebody’s going to get a custom engagement ring,...
