People often ask how I came up with my business name. It’s inspired by a few things: a nod to NYC’s nickname during the Gilded Age, ever wonder where NYC's the Knicks got their name? Two prominent designers during the Gilded Age whose designs sparked some of my earliest inspirations, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Peter Carl Fabergé, most famous for Fabergé Eggs. And a final nod to my love for Peaks Island in Maine, where there's a magical road called Knickerbocker Lane.

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​I grew up on the Lower East Side of NYC in a home that loved art. My dad, a designer and artist, and my mom, an architectural historian and decorative arts expert, sparked my passion for gems and jewelry. I lived in two worlds—school on the Upper East Side surrounded by preppy vibes, and weekends in Greenwich Village with mohawks and fishnets.

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​In my free time, I’d wander through the jewelry district or visit antique shops looking for vintage pieces I could make into something new. A membership in high school to the MET was my favorite gift, where I’d spend hours in the ancient jewelry sections or sketching under Tiffany’s stained-glass windows in the American Wing.

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My education started at home. My mom taught me about identifying objects, while my dad explained art techniques. Summers were spent in a 200-year-old farmhouse filled with historical treasures, and weekends were spent hunting for antiques with my mom in the Berkshires, learning how to spot real from fake and understanding the artistry behind it all.

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Despite my love for all things vintage and artistic, I ended up in corporate America after graduating from Johns Hopkins with a degree in Political Science with a minor in Aboriginal Anthropology. I worked in NYC and DC after college then headed West to Denver University where I got my MBA.

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I've always had a passion for designing and making jewelry. I crafted necklaces for my bridal party and my closest friends, and even created matching custom rings for me and my sister, who was my maid of honor. During grad school and throughout my years in corporate America, I started receiving commissions from friend's husbands and relatives, asking me to find or have jewelry made from a one-of-a-kind pieces had found. It was such a joy to make pieces for their wives and daughters over the years, I knew when I had time, I needed to pursue my passion.

 

So, while I worked in the Tech industry during the day by night, I was in the studio learning goldsmithing and silversmithing and lapidary art until Fall 2023 when I launched Knickerbocker Lane Jewelry.

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