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About Maria - the designer and founder of Maria K Jewellery
Maria was raised on Sydney's Northern Beaches, originally born in Far East
Asia. Maria's passion for gemstones began early as she loved collecting beach seashells
and various rocks which she loved to identify. Her early career was established
originally in Hotel Management and Event Management, completing her double bachelor’s
degree from ICSM. These degrees and work experience provide her with the people
and business management skills to run her business. Maria has worked in the
hotel industry for five years, achieving a role promotion rapidly as a front
office manager in Sydney CBD hotel. All prior to leaving for USA to study at
the world-renowned Gemological Institute of America in Carlsbad (South
California), where she has changed her careers into jewellery and followed her
passion for drawing and learning about coloured gemstones in-depth. Since 2016
Maria has started to be involved in the jewellery industry, initially by
attending introductory gemology classes at Australian Gemological Association.
Later in the USA, Maria completed 3 diploma courses in Gemology and two in
jewellery design from GIA. Since 2016 Maria has been selling, importing
designer jewellery from overseas and offering to Australian market as
wholesale, proving brick and mortar jewellery stores with CAD design services,
as well as outsourcing-coloured gemstones. Over the years Maria has established
a rapport with various gem dealers and cutters, providing her access to a wide
variety of material to work with and source for any project!
Our Story
After establishing and running a successful trade service business “Gems to
Jewels” since 2016– where Maria has designed CAD drawings for jewellery stores
internationally, importing jewellery and coloured stones. Maria has decided to finally
approach retail and has established in 2021 Maria K Jewellery. Achieving a
prestigious accolade for one of her designs in 2022, Maria has become a Sydney
local Award-Winning jeweller designer! Striving to always create unique and unusual
pieces, which are out of the box! Maria’s passion for jewellery and expertise
in diamond grading and coloured gemstones will expose you to a wide variety of
selection of coloured gemstones and diamonds for your special piece of bespoke
jewellery to create a masterpiece of wearable art. Maria is a trusted
jewellery designer with a unique set of skills, which gives her the ability to
offer unparalleled expertise in creating “one-of-a-kind” and bespoke jewellery
pieces just to name a few, such as the treasured engagement rings, wedding bands
with various types of diamonds and gemstones, which are all responsibly sourced
from trusted sources! Our team of master stone setters and jewellers who are
all under professional quality control from Maria, will work with you to create
a truly breathtaking jewellery piece to cherish and love for years to come!
