How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line
Design – Production – Finance – Marketing & More
To develop a successful jewelry line, even very creative designers must learn the fine points of running a business. Emilie Shapiro explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection, covering everything from where to sell your work to doing small-scale production to pricing and publicity. It’s the perfect primer for budding jewelry entrepreneurs.
Emilie Shapiro lives and works in New York City, where she designs and creates her own jewelry line, Emilie Shapiro Contemporary Metals. Before she started her own line, Emilie worked as the Production Manager at Pamela Love and Allforthemountain. She teaches wax-carving classes and specialty workshops at various studios including 92Y, Liloveve Jewelry School, and other studios throughout the NY Metro area. Her work is sold worldwide in locations such as the American Museum of Natural History, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum.
