Marian Maurer has been producing her own line of distinctive fine jewelry for more than a decade, creating a personal vision of timeless style un-swayed by the latest trend. Her jewelry is beautiful, elegant, and, most of all, wearable.

Each piece is hand-crafted in her Brooklyn studio. She uses recycled gold and takes care to source precious stones thoughtfully, including conflict-free diamonds.

5 Things You Need to Know:

1. Guilty pleasure? Chocolate chip cookies straight out of the oven.
2. The one fashion item I can't live without is… With the summer we've been having, definitely flip flops.
3. Ultimate celebrity dinner date, dead or alive? Carl Sagan
4. The one piece of jewelry I never take off is…My wedding bands.
5. What's playing on repeat on your iPod? Not much after my son got a hold of it!!