New York-based jewelry designer Fern Freeman grew up in the fashion business. She attended FIT and designed and merchandised for various apparel firms for nearly 25 years prior to entering the fine jewelry business.

Fern creates her meticulously handcrafted collections that reflect her modern, functional sensibility but maintain a certain classical style. Working primarily in 22 karat gold, her jewelry creatively mixes metals and stones to produce a unique and elegant collection that is bold, daring, stylish and dramatic.

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