The clothes we wear define the day, but the jewelry we choose tends to stay with us far longer. A great piece can carry the memory of a promise, mark a milestone, or even become a family heirloom. That emotional weight is only part of the appeal, while the design, craftsmanship, and a distinct creative identity matter just as much. Whether you are searching for an engagement ring, a striking piece to wear with a formal look, or an everyday signature you rarely take off, choosing the right piece often starts with finding a designer whose work instantly clicks with your own sense of style. We’ve curated 22 of the finest jewelry designers in the US, from established names to independent studios reshaping what modern fine jewelry can look like.
Azlee
Geometry, history, and nature all find their way into Azlee’s refined identity. Since founding the brand in Los Angeles in 2015, Baylee Ann Zwart has drawn from Art Deco architecture, ancient ornament, and the irregular beauty of the natural world, pairing crisp geometry with more fluid shapes throughout the collection. The designs have a subtle sense of nostalgia, but the execution remains clean and contemporary. Made locally from recycled 18K gold and carefully sourced materials, Azlee places equal importance on how a piece is made, how it wears, and how well it will endure.
Retrouvai
Founded in Los Angeles in 2016 by Toronto-born designer Kirsty Stone, Retrouvai gives nostalgia a sharper, more self-assured form. Jewelry was part of Stone’s world early on, with one grandmother working for a costume house and the other collecting semi-precious gemstones, giving her an instinctive appreciation for pieces that carry history. The brand’s name comes from the French word retrouvailles, the joy of reconnecting with something from the past, and that idea runs through designs created as personal talismans as much as adornment. Made in the heart of Los Angeles, Retrouvai’s pieces pair vintage-inflected references with strong, modern forms, designed to collect stories over time and eventually pass into another set of hands. The brand's celebrity clientele includes names such as Taylor Swift, Demi Moore, and Emma Roberts.
Ana Khouri
Ana Khouri approaches jewelry as sculpture on an intimate scale, shaping gold, platinum, and gemstones into pieces that trace, frame, and sometimes appear to float against the body. Her background in Fine Arts and sculpture continues to inform the way she works with proportion, negative space, and movement, giving even her most precious creations a distinctly artistic charge. After founding her New York salon in 2013, Khouri developed a deliberately rarefied model: one-of-a-kind high jewelry is presented exclusively from the space, while numbered editions are shown internationally in partnership with The Row. Made using 18K fairmined gold, platinum, and ethically sourced stones, her work feels less like conventional ornament and more like wearable composition, considered from every angle.
Uniform Object
Uniform Object, founded in New York by David and Katie Farrugia, takes a highly considered approach to proportion, structure, and scale. Its name nods to the physics idea of a perfectly balanced sphere, a fitting reference for a brand that constantly plays with symmetry and disruption. Each piece is handmade locally in 18K gold and set with natural diamonds and precious gemstones, drawing on traditional jewelry craft while pushing familiar forms into sharper, more sculptural territory. Across the collection, designs feel substantial and architectural, with unexpected proportions and a slightly futuristic finish that gives classic fine jewelry a more directional edge.
Sophie Buhai
Sophie Buhai works across the boundaries of jewelry, sculpture, and object, giving wearable pieces the presence of collectible design. Launched in 2015, her Los Angeles studio is best known for substantial sterling silver forms, though the collection also moves through 18K gold, pearls, wood, urushi lacquer, and precious and semiprecious stones. Sophie filters references ranging from ancient adornment to Surrealism into clean, expressive forms that feel rooted in art history yet entirely current. Produced in close collaboration with local master metalsmiths and artisans, the pieces rely on curve, weight, and proportion for impact, making them especially compelling for anyone drawn to jewelry with presence and a distinctly modernist edge.
Spinelli Kilcollin
Founded in Los Angeles by Yves Spinelli and Dwyer Kilcollin in 2010, Spinelli Kilcollin has built its identity around jewelry designed to move with the wearer. The brand’s signature Galaxy rings are formed from interconnected bands joined by small links, allowing them to sit stacked together or stretch across several fingers. That built-in flexibility gives the pieces much of their appeal: substantial and sculptural in appearance, yet endlessly adjustable in how they are worn. Each design is made by local artisans using precious metals and gemstones, with close attention paid to both construction and comfort.
Tiffany & Co.
New York has always been part of Tiffany & Co.’s DNA. Founded in 1837, the House built its reputation on rare gemstones, exacting craftsmanship, and a willingness to rethink what fine jewelry could look like. That mix still defines the collections today, where polished metal, strong silhouettes, and unexpected industrial references sit alongside diamonds and more traditional pieces. Few colors carry quite as much recognition as Tiffany Blue, now inseparable from the House’s identity and, inevitably, from the idea of a proposal. From engagement rings to wedding bands and everyday icons, Tiffany & Co. continues to shape how jewelry becomes part of life’s most significant moments.
Darius
Darius creates jewelry not to replicate the past, but to awaken it. Co-designed by Darya Khonsary and Arielle Chiara Khonsary, the brand draws from archival Persian mythology, historical relics, and the spiritual language of ancient civilizations. Darius's pieces transcend the idea of standard luxury, acting instead as totemic vessels of strength and personal transformation. For Darius, jewelry making is a deeply intentional, almost magical process, exploring cultural memory and the interconnected histories of ancient communities. The brand’s bridal pieces bring that same sense of symbolism to engagement and commitment, offering couples an alternative to more conventional wedding jewelry.
Mateo
Self-taught designer Matthew Harris founded Mateo in 2009, initially creating men’s jewelry inspired by the utilitarian objects of a working man’s toolbox. A women’s fine jewelry collection followed in 2014, introducing the pared-back, artful aesthetic that has since become central to the brand. Working primarily with precious metals, diamonds, and colorful gemstones, Harris creates pieces defined by clean geometry and unexpected proportions. Mateo’s distinctly modern pieces have also found a following among celebrities, including Amanda Seyfried, Gwyneth Paltrow, Doja Cat, Becky G, and Sydney Sweeney.
Sophie Ratner
Sophie Ratner brings a hands-on, highly personal approach to bridal jewelry from its New York showroom. A trained bench jeweler and designer, Sophie Ratner oversees each piece closely, translating individual stories and preferences into jewelry with a distinctly personal feel. The brand offers both signature designs and custom creations, working with lab-grown and mined diamonds across its bridal and everyday collections. For couples who want to personalize an existing style, Sophie’s Custom Bridal offering starts with 15 timeless silhouettes that can be tailored through metal, setting, band style, and stone cut.
Katkim
Sharp angles meet fluid curves in the world of Katkim, designer Katherine Kim’s Los Angeles-based fine jewelry brand. Her designs trip jewelry back to its essential elements, playing with proportion, negative space, and unexpected diamond placement. Handmade locally by skilled artisans, every design passes through a closely monitored production process rooted in the brand’s commitment to sustainability and responsible craftsmanship. Katkim’s offering spans engagement rings, wedding bands, earrings, and bespoke pieces created collaboratively with private clients. The brand’s jewelry has been spotted on Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie, Kendall Jenner, and more.
David Yurman
Art and jewelry have always been closely intertwined at David Yurman, founded in 1980 by husband-and-wife duo David and Sybil Yurman. With New York’s creative pulse as a constant influence, the house has developed an artistic yet wearable approach to everyday luxury. Sculptural form sits at the heart of the brand, most notably in its iconic Cable motif, introduced as a twisted, tactile take on precious metal. That language carries into the wedding collection, where classic bands are joined by Cable-inspired styles, diamond-set designs, and more contemporary silhouettes for both women and men. David Yurman maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward conflict diamonds, sourcing stones in accordance with the Kimberley Process.
Jade Ruzzo
Sculptural and quietly cool, Jade Ruzzo’s jewelry makes simplicity feel anything but plain. After studying at FIT and spending a decade working in fashion and personal styling, the designer brought that trained eye to jewelry, building a collection around pared-back forms with a strong fashion sensibility. Chunky colored gemstones, hand-selected diamonds, and luminous pearls are set in 18K gold, often with a sculptural weight that gives even the quieter pieces character. Handmade in New York City, the rings range from substantial statement styles to stackable bands, all designed to be worn often, hold sentiment, and age beautifully over time.
Prounis
Established in 2017 by Jean Prounis, Prounis draws deeply on the designer’s Greek heritage, translating the forms and craftsmanship of antiquity into quietly distinctive contemporary jewelry. The brand is known for its signature recycled 22-karat gold, distinguished by a rich, almost antique-like warmth that gives each piece its unmistakable character. Handcrafted alongside expert artisans in Manhattan’s Jewelry District, the collections pair softly luminous gold with responsibly sourced diamonds, gemstones, pearls, and coral. Rooted in age-old techniques yet made with longevity in mind, Prounis creates modern heirlooms that feel as though they could have been discovered rather than newly made.
Harry Winston
Few names are as closely tied to extraordinary diamonds as Harry Winston. Founded in New York in 1932, the House built its reputation around Harry Winston’s instinct for exceptional stones, including legendary diamonds such as the Hope, Jonker, Lesotho, and Taylor-Burton. Harry Winston settings are famously discreet, using minimal visible metal to bring the stone forward and let light reach it from multiple angles. The bridal collection applies the same exacting eye to engagement rings and wedding bands, with exceptional diamonds, refined proportions, and craftsmanship that keeps the focus firmly on the stone.
Dyne
Founded in 2022 by Sarah Ysabel Narici, Dyne approaches fine jewelry as a space for experimentation, where ancient symbolism, speculative forms, and unusual materials meet. Rare gemstones appear alongside non-precious elements, disrupting traditional ideas of value and giving the pieces an almost archaeological quality, as if they belonged equally to the distant past and an imagined future. The New York-based jeweler, Sarah works through abstraction and contrast, creating objects that feel charged with meaning without becoming overly literal.
Arielle Ratner
Arielle Ratner creates engagement rings for brides who see jewelry as an extension of personal style. Her designs carry a clean, modern confidence, with a versatility that allows them to sit just as naturally with denim and a t-shirt as they do with black tie. Arielle Ratner’s rings are made to be worn often and instinctively, becoming part of the wearer’s everyday outfit rather than disappearing into a jewelry box between occasions. Refined, expressive, and easy to live in, each piece is designed to gather meaning over time while still holding its own as a strong object of design.
Tabayer
Ancient symbolism meets modernist form at Tabayer, the fine jewelry house founded by Nigora Tokhtabayeva in 2021. The designer’s childhood in Central Asia, where protective amulets formed part of everyday life and family tradition, continues to shape the brand’s central idea of jewelry as something both beautiful and meaningful. Rather than referencing these objects literally, Tokhtabayeva distills their spirit into fluid silhouettes, sculptural curves, and carefully considered voids inspired by American modernist art. Made using ethically sourced materials, Tabayer’s pieces have a striking purity to them, bringing together protection, empowerment, and an elemental approach to contemporary design.
Sofia Kaman
Sofia Kaman approaches fine jewelry with the curiosity of an art historian and the hands-on instinct of a maker. Trained in Art History, Jewelry Design, and Gemology, she found her signature language through wax-carving, a process that gives her rings and everyday pieces their tactile, slightly timeworn character. Handmade by artisan jewelers in the brand’s Downtown Los Angeles and Santa Monica studios, Sofia Kaman's collections moves between distinctive engagement rings and pieces designed for daily wear. Recycled gold and metals are used throughout, giving the studio’s sculptural, artifact-like forms a more considered material foundation.
Jonne Amaya
Jonne Amaya redefines alternative fine jewelry through a sculptural, metal-forward lens. Based in Los Angeles, the studio bypasses traditional, high-polished trends in favor of raw tactile surfaces that are focused on substantial metalwork and beautifully restrained silhouettes. Whether sculpting bespoke engagement rings, crafting capsule pieces, or breathing new life into inherited metals through heirloom redesigns, the focus remains on an earthy, architectural interplay of form and material presence. For couples looking beyond conventional bridal codes, Jonne Amaya sculpts modern artifacts that feel grounded in both material and memory.
Aaryah
Founded by Megan Kothari, Aaryah brings a more individual, fashion-conscious perspective to bridal jewelry. With pieces crafted in New York City’s Diamond District, the brand gravitates toward unconventional cuts, unexpected settings, and rare natural diamonds, giving traditional engagement jewelry a less predictable edge. Megan pairs that eye for distinctive stones with a practical understanding of how jewelry is actually worn, creating pieces intended to feel just as natural beyond the proposal and wedding day. Transparency and education are also central to the Aaryah experience, from sourcing diamonds to helping clients navigate the design process with confidence. The brand has since found fans in Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, among others.
Kinn
Designed to be worn often and kept close, Kinn’s collections center on refined pieces in precious metals and stones that settle naturally into everyday routines. Founded by Jennie Yoon in Los Angeles in 2017 after a burglary took pieces of her own family’s jewelry, the studio grew from a desire to create objects with the same emotional weight as the ones that had been lost. That sense of connection still shapes the brand today. Over time, Kinn’s pieces pick up memories, associations, and all the small signs of being truly lived in, until they feel inseparable from the stories attached to them. The studio thinks of jewelry as a second skin, something personal enough to feel like yours from the beginning and lasting enough to be passed on one day.
