My name is Claudia Romanini and I grew up in Italy, near Venice. As an artist, my mother instilled the love of art and art history in my life. My interest in jewelry started with a small supply of seed beads, a pair of pliers and some copper wire when I was 10 years old. I loved the feel of the beads running through my hands. After college, my urge to travel, my language knowledge and my desire to explore the world pointed me in the radically different direction of the high tech industry. I have traveled incessantly across continents developing marketing strategies for technology products. I have been very fortunate to be surrounded by wonderful people of many cultures, learning their ways—language, art, customs. My world travels have influenced every aspect of my universe. My jewelry translates these experiences into a new language—the language of beads.

“When one looks at a bead, it is hard not to think about...how far through time and distance it has traveled to reach its current destination.”

The History of Beads by Lois Sherr Dubin