About

I've always been drawn to the way gemstones are cut—the facets, the angles, the quiet geometry beneath all that sparkle. A few years ago, I found myself sketching jewelry designs in the margins of my workday—original pieces that kept pulling at my imagination, exploring how to capture those qualities in precious metal.

Those sketches became Coco Elizabeth. My designs play with perception—from a distance, they might look like faceted stones set in metal. Up close, they reveal themselves as sculptural metalwork. Some pieces are more literal, cast in delicate, cage-like detail that catches the light like a diamond. Others are abstract, reimagining the eternity band or other traditional forms with a clean, architectural sensibility.

Before this, I spent years as a classical singer, then pivoted completely to writing cookbooks (I just published my ninth). Creating jewelry feels like the natural evolution of both those lives—it requires the same attention to detail, the same love of craft, and the same desire to make something beautiful that people will actually use and enjoy.

Each design starts as a sketch in my studio and is brought to life by incredible craftspeople here in the US. The pieces are cast in Portland with precision and care, then finished by a jeweler who works exclusively with high-end designers. The result is jewelry that feels both familiar and unexpected: modern forms with the timelessness of an heirloom.