I have had a passion for fine jewelry since age twelve when I stumbled upon my great grandfather’s lapidary (stone cutting machine) in the garage. The first stone I tried to facet was a piece of quartz that I failed miserably to cut. Since then I have continued to refine my craft, holding almost every hands-on job in jewelry manufacturing and have built an immense understanding of what goes into making a piece of fine jewelry.
While working as a Director of Production/ Product Development at one of New York City’s largest fine jewelry manufacturing companies, I was directly responsible for the efficient development and production of jewelry for several fine jewelry designer accounts. I actively worked with each of our clients to understand their individual design concepts and then transform them into functional pieces of jewelry.
However, I noticed there were communication issues over the vision of what the piece is supposed to look like versus what was actually constructed. This often resulted in a product that is not what is envisioned by the designer, manufactured at a higher cost, and delivered past expected due dates. This process forces designers to design only within the realm of what they understood could be made not realizing all of the potential possibilities.
I realized that this problem occurs because the designer’s expertise is in designing jewelry and the manufacturer’s expertise is in making jewelry. In order to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy, there has to be a higher level of precision when transferring the design to production.
It was because of this that DEH Jewelry Solutions was created.
At DEH Jewelry Solutions, I use my jewelry fabrication experience to consult designers on the engineering of a specific piece to produce their design on a commercial level. DEH Jewelry Solutions provides individual designers with the knowledge they need to reach their target cost and to successfully manage their jewelry production. DEH works one on one with you to understand your company’s goals, inspiration, aesthetic, and quality standards. We re-organize your entire inventory and archive all pieces, stone counts, materials, and add notes on how pieces are produced. These archives are used to create easy to read production orders for the manufacturer. Once these pieces are in the system, they will show up automatically for your future orders. This will ensure that the manufacturing company delivers consistent quality product.
You will get your orders delivered directly to you with us on it every step of the way. Your freelance production management consultants-- DEH
While working as a Director of Production/ Product Development at one of New York City’s largest fine jewelry manufacturing companies, I was directly responsible for the efficient development and production of jewelry for several fine jewelry designer accounts. I actively worked with each of our clients to understand their individual design concepts and then transform them into functional pieces of jewelry.
However, I noticed there were communication issues over the vision of what the piece is supposed to look like versus what was actually constructed. This often resulted in a product that is not what is envisioned by the designer, manufactured at a higher cost, and delivered past expected due dates. This process forces designers to design only within the realm of what they understood could be made not realizing all of the potential possibilities.
I realized that this problem occurs because the designer’s expertise is in designing jewelry and the manufacturer’s expertise is in making jewelry. In order to optimize manufacturing efficiency and accuracy, there has to be a higher level of precision when transferring the design to production.
It was because of this that DEH Jewelry Solutions was created.
At DEH Jewelry Solutions, I use my jewelry fabrication experience to consult designers on the engineering of a specific piece to produce their design on a commercial level. DEH Jewelry Solutions provides individual designers with the knowledge they need to reach their target cost and to successfully manage their jewelry production. DEH works one on one with you to understand your company’s goals, inspiration, aesthetic, and quality standards. We re-organize your entire inventory and archive all pieces, stone counts, materials, and add notes on how pieces are produced. These archives are used to create easy to read production orders for the manufacturer. Once these pieces are in the system, they will show up automatically for your future orders. This will ensure that the manufacturing company delivers consistent quality product.
You will get your orders delivered directly to you with us on it every step of the way. Your freelance production management consultants-- DEH