Lost Wax Jewelry

Each piece of jewelry is sculpted in wax by hand using an ancient method of jewelry making called "Cire Perdue," which is Lost Wax casting, in which a duplicate metal sculpture is cast from an original handmade wax sculpture. The original wax sculpture is "lost" or destroyed in the process of creating a gold jewelry piece. This gives each jewelry piece a unique & intricate look that is special to lost wax designs. Due to its handmade quality, no two are completely alike. Reoccuring themes are nature, simplicity, and through the process of lost wax, also rebirth.

designer bio

Jaine Kim, the designer and founder behind Jaine K. Designs first launched her collection Fall 2012 in Los Angeles where she was born & raised.

Before embarking on design, she graduated with a Psychology degree at the University of California Los Angeles. Shortly afterwards, due to her love for design, she attended night and weekend classes at OTIS to study Fashion Design. Later, she studied Shoemaking & Jewelry at Accademia Riaci, in Florence, Italy under a Maestro. Her designs arose from what she felt was missing in the market: Simplicity, Quality & Timelessness.