For 25 years Judy Geib has relied on “a slow process that lets ideas gradually come into focus.” By Jill Newman One of Judy Geib’s free-flowing designs, an 18-karat gold lace-like Peter Pan collar, ...

Hailing from a family of rich, layered heritage and a childhood spent extensively traveling, jewelry designer, Nora Amaylia couldn’t see herself working in an office environment throughout her life.

Before computers and A.I., beautiful trinkets were formed with a combination of hubs, dies, finesse and force. Kevin Potter has perhaps the world’s largest assemblage of them Original hand-carved hubs ...