primadina

A Los Angeles native, Dina traveled to parts of Europe and Turkey where early
on she was seduced by what would later be her muse. Rough-cut stones and
metal excited her, and though she graduated from UCLA in the social sciences,
she found she was drawn to jewelry, and that others were drawn to hers. “It seemed
like a way I could touch a lot of people, once you pick a piece, your sure that it
belongs to you- they are all so different, they all represent something special,” she
says. And soon it was. Dina received her first order while she was still in school,
and almost immediately had to hire help to meet a burgeoning demand.


Years later, Dina’s unique ethnic style and charismatic personality have earned
her a dedicated clientele, celebrity fans, and stylist raves. While most jewelry goes
for flash and bling, Dina’s work has a reticent yet unmistakable strength. Form is
nothing without function, however, and Dina says the greatest question
she asks of her pieces is “How does it feel when it’s on your body?”


Her long draping necklaces appropriately named “Love Stoned,”
and “Black Branch,” not only dance on your chest, but they make
a rhythm…uniquely your own.


Today Dina’s designs can be found at select boutiques in addition to
her private showings she reserves for her close clientele. “I love seeing their
choices, I love knowing where each piece finds its home.” Never a slave to
the whims of the fashion markets, Dina plans on forging ahead to wherever
her own sketches take her. After all, inspiration is all around us.