Staff Favorites: Boris

Boris names the Studio Vincent Muse Collection and the Niessing Collection as his top two picks for our staff favorites blog post this week. After working with both designers, it's no surprise that he is fond of each body of work. He likes that each collection offers choices for engagement, commitment, wedding and fashion jewelry and that the designs offer many metal choices and designs with or without diamonds.

A particular favorite from the Muse series is the Barcelona ring with Damascus steel and an 18k red gold liner. Boris loves how impressive the Barcelona ring is, even when the Damascus steel is switched out for the understated pure stainless steel and fine silver takes the place of the red gold.

Boris would recommend Muse or Niessing to couples and individuals looking for jewelry that reflects distinctive taste and individuality. Whether you like the drama of big, sparkly diamonds or the subtlety of tone on tone metal, visit Studio Vincent Scottsdale or Studio Vincent Minneapolis to find something you love.

Meet the staff!

Boris M. W. Kastner: Gallery Director, President

After more than 25 years in the jewelry world, Studio Vincent is thrilled to have Boris back in the family. With experience at jewelry stores in Minnesota, Arizona, California and Germany Boris has worked with and for some of the best designers in the world. He spent 10 years working for Stephen at the Minneapolis location of Studio Vincent and in May of 2008, Boris moved to Phoenix to start working on the opening of Studio Vincent Scottsdale. He loves jewelry and design and makes each customer feel as though they are the most important client in the gallery.

Boris works at Studio Vincent Scottsdale seven days a week, but in his free time he is interested in digital photography and learning the ins and outs of Photoshop.

Eliza Balanica: Design Consultant

Born in Romania, Eliza has been studying art since high school, where she discovered that she loved to paint. Her love for art has since extended to jewelry and she has been with Studio Vincent Scottsdale since it opened over a year ago. Working in the restaurant industry taught her the importance of customer satisfaction and she brings that experience to the table when working with her clients at the gallery.

Working at Studio Vincent has awakened Eliza's passion for art, aesthetics and jewelry design and it gives her satisfaction to be around people in the happiest and most significant time in their lives.

Rose Gutierrez: Design Consultant

A Scottsdale native, Rose works part-time for the Studio Vincent team in Scottsdale Arizona. She has seven years of experience in the jewelry industry as well as three years of experience in interior design. She has an eye for detail and uses her background to help customers create the perfect piece of jewelry.

Rose has lived in Spain and has a passion for beautiful and unique jewelry.

Alternatives!

Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you: Alternative Wedding and Commitment Rings!

Whether you are about to get engaged or you're preparing for a totally awesome commitment ceremony, the design consultants at Studio Vincent are excited to help you find exactly what you're looking for.

We definitely have a great selection of diamond rings here at the gallery, but if you're not a fan of the big sparkly, that's just fine. Not only can we show you a huge selection of bands and rings in cool metals and unusual textures, but we are happy to sit down with you to design something special. The rings pictured below were created by Emily Johnson of EC Designs. These clients wanted something unique, and while they liked the idea of the solitaire, they opted for a big square of red gold with a tiny diamond in place of a larger gem.

The "solitaire" ring was created out of 14k and 18k red gold with a hammered texture and a tiny champagne diamond, and the wedding band underneath is hammered 18k grey gold. The other wedding band was also made from 18k grey gold with a 14k pink cell and a black diamond. This couple worked with Emily to select stock pieces they liked and then designed their rings with their own twist. They chose precious metals over sterling silver to ensure longevity of the rings and they were thrilled with the finished product!



This set is a perfect example of how easy it is to design alternative wedding and commitment rings. If you like the idea of a one of a kind set, scurry down here today to talk to a design consultant.

Diamonds on a Stick!

It is State Fair time in Minnesota and we all know what that means: pickles on a stick, bacon on a stick, pork chops on a stick, but best of all... Diamonds on a stick! We have something you won't find at the Great Minnesota Get-Together and it's waiting for you to try it on. Find all the possibilities of this delicious design. "On a stick" never looked so good. (Take that chocolate covered bacon!)

sV Diamond InLine Series.

Palladium 950 with 33 diamonds equalling 0.50 carats total weight $2,480

18 karat Red Gold with 10 diamonds equalling 0.15 carats total weight $1,080

18 karat Yellow Gold with 5 diamonds equalling 0.08 carats total weight $680

Pricing is subject to change. Please see a design consultant for current market pricing.