At Ylang-Ylang, we know each day is a blessing. How fortunate we are to have friends like you. How lucky we feel to share your special moments.

“Love This Life” is our wish for you. Remember to celebrate your family and your friends because they are the priceless gems that make life so precious.

Our passion is also our pleasure. We treasure the ability to give back to you, our friends and community. Our passion for giving enhances the lives of thousands of children with disabilities. Ylang-Ylang contributes to quality-of-life and comfort for special kids and their amazing families locally and globally through charities like the Touchpoint Autism Services, Autism Speaks and the Pujols Family Foundation.

Our hope for this life is that, together, we can make a difference, one that is lasting and brings beauty.

“Love This Life” with Ylang-Ylang and we promise it will love you back.

Julie Ettinger, Founder of 1313
1313 Charms

Andrea Fohrman draws inspiration from memories of her childhood, where she developed a deep appreciation for natural beauty in California. Today Andrea Fohrman combines the design of antique jewelry with the vibrant colored stones of today, and the result is a line reminiscent of past generations, yet undeniable contemporary. The Andrea Fohrman collections whisper of the distant past, but surprise with delightfully fresh details.

Barry Kronen may not have originally started out working in the designer jewelry business, but he was destined to be a part of it. After traveling the world with his family- his father was in the Air Force and the family moved often- Kronen settled in Florida in 1971. Once there, he tried his hand at several vocations, never sure what he wanted to do, but certain it would be something artistic as creative talent ran in his family.

After landing a job selling jewelry in 1981 he found his niche, but selling jewelry was not enough. He wanted to design. Kronen set up his first shop in his garage where he began to fashion silver jewelry. From that humble beginning, Kronen’s talents began to grow and shine as brightly as the jewels and gems he works with.

Today, Kronen owns and runs his own factory and business with the help of his wife, Michele. His daughter Stephanie is also a model for many of Kronen’s ad campaigns. Barry Kronen received instantaneous attention from his signature Moon Rocks Collection, a rainbow of colored gems in pendants, rings and earrings. Now in business 15 years, Barry Kronen Designs is on the cutting edge of what’s new and what’s now in the world of jewelry.

Michael attended American School of Diamond Cutting in California and graduated top in his class. Within 3 years, he opened up his own cutting business. Beaudry jewelry, headed by jewelry designer, Michael Beaudry, showcases the versatile design aesthetic of its visionary.

Having been a master diamond cutter for nearly 10 years before beginning to design jewelry, Michael Beaudry combines his technical expertise with his design expertise to direct his artisans through the numerous stages that are required to bring his vision to life. He selects the finest and most unique diamonds, and designs the perfect piece of platinum jewelry for each exceptional stone. Each piece of Beaudry jewelry is handcrafted in exquisite detail one piece at a time; no two pieces are exactly alike.

The Borgioni Collection represents some of the most expressive and eclectic fine designer jewelry pieces in fashion. The pieces are truely one of a kind pieces of art that people can wear as accesories. Created by a mother daughter team, the combiation of laid back bohemian style daughter combined with rock-star-at-heart style mother, the pair defies convention. Is it their ability to do that which defines the collection itself.

Los Angeles designer, Bridget Durnell earns wide recognition from leading fashion editors for her classed innovations in fine bridal and fashion jewelry. She spent over a decade designer for top names in couture jewelry, before making an organic transformation into creating a tradition of her own, marked by timeless style, quality and value.

Her fresh point of view and conviction, as a designer is articulated in diverse, yet cohesive collections, which have earned her the reputation as a top designer to follow. Drawing her inspiration from the romantic periods in history, as well as observations from nature, lifestyle and bold architecture, she designs smart, superior designer jewelry, consciously optimizing the investment of each previous component.

Cassandra Erin's inspiration is rooted in art, both present and past. Cassandra has been surrounded by the visual arts since she can remember. Both her grandmother and mother immersed themselves in painting, sculpture, sketching, galleries and interior design. With a background as a graphic designer, after graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Art - emphasis in metalsmithing, she began a new path into the art of designer jewelry in 2006.

Influenced by the great masters of the past, she incorporates that Old World look and feel into her designs. Each piece is individually handcrafted in her studio by artisans, using the finest materials. Utilizing traditional techniques of the past, applying Old World craftsmanship to every individual piece, each is unique to itself - just like the wearer.

Cassandra brings Old World beauty and hand crafted elegance to the individual to wear daily.

Erica Courtney has built one of the most recognized and successful fine jewelry brands in the industry. Fueled by her innate entrepreneurial spirit and extraordinary artisitic talent. Although she has always felt a natural attraction to beauty and luxury, Courtney would have never guessed she would end up the tastemaker and trendsetter in the jewelry business she is today. Erica began designing in 1984 with out realizing it while living in Dallas.

By embellishing sunglasses and watches with Swarovski crystals and creating casual costume jewelry that she loved to wear, the first Erica Courtney collection was born. After being stopped on the street countless times by fans asking where they could buy Courtney's unintentional designer pieces, she started producing a line for the public to adore. In 1989 Erica followed her heart to Los Angeles, where her inspiration blossomed and her designs focused on sterling silver designer jewelry with engraved love notes. Through the evolution of the brand, one thing never changed, Erica designs from her heart, and strives to "create jewelry that is treasured and remembered".

Born into an artistic family, Gabrielle Sanchez knew from an early age that she would someday be a designer. Upon graduation from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1977, she went to work as a freelance jewelry designer and within three years, she was designing on her own full time.

When Gabrielle discovered Biwa pearls, she found the perfect signature for her metier. These irregular little miracles, as she calls them, not only fascinate her but they inspire her. "My jewelry designs have always evolved directly from the essence of the materials", explains Gabrielle. "Pearls come to us whole and pure, unlike gemstones which have to be cut and coaxed into various man-made shapes for setting. "Only nature's whim dictates a pearl's eventual shape and color. Biwa pearls, from a lake by the same name in Japan, have such a strong inherent sculptural quality that they need no further adornment.

As well as Biwa pearls, Gabrielle uses many other fresh water and South Sea pearls with accents of precious and semi-precious stones such as tourmalines and labradorites. "The gold that I use is just connective tissue", relates Gabrielle, "used to join the pearls- never to embellish them". "My aim is to let the individual beauty of each pearl glow rather than be overshadowed by a fussy setting." Each piece then derives its own special character from the size, color and luster of the pearls chosen, and often becomes a signature of the owner. Earrings, bracelets and necklaces designed by Gabrielle Sanchez work singly, in pairs, or strikingly grouped together. They are neither too casual nor too dressy. They are essential, warm and personal, enhancing the inner beauty and grace of the wearer.

Heather B. Moore Inc. was established in 1994 with Heather designing a number of different collections over the past 14 years. This personalized collection was inspired by a wedding ring Heather made in 2000. The ring had two tags, both with Heather and Thomas’s names on them. In order to compliment the ring, she created a necklace with her four children’s names.

The bright colors and modern design sold all over the United States, but friends and family quickly responded to the personalized necklace, and the rest is history. This is the finest personalized collection on the market, which is apparent by comparing the weight, craftsmanship, and overall design of the charms.

The studio, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is filled with a number of mastered craftspeople, most recent graduates from acclaimed colleges around the country who make the pieces from start to finish. All of the charms are given special attention and are designed and made to the specifications of the individual. Each date, name, or monogram is hand pressed with vintage, turn of the century tools. This designer jewelry is about your life, documenting all that is important and remembering what shaped you and who, where and why.

"Simply good" sounds more like a slogan for a food company but it's the motto of Hellmuth designer jewelry. Founded by Gert Hellmuth in 1983 and based in Pforzheim, Germany, the company makes a wide variety of pieces, including bridal jewelry and large statement pieces. Celebrities who've worn Hellmuth include Aisha Tyler, Ali Larter, and Britney Spears, who wore a Hellmuth ring during her performance at the VMAs. Many of the Hellmuth deigners incorporate crocodile or snake patterns but in a very abstract way that gives the piece a luxe feel.

In just five years, Jude Frances Jewelry has grown from being sold in just 3 stores to 29 stores. Although they admit that they are as different as white and yellow gold, when Jude and Frances met at a charity dinner in 2002, they instantly knew they would make ideal business partners. Today, not only have they become best friends, they have turned their line into a multi-million dollar company. Jude Frances Designer Jewelry is headquartered in Southern California. Its famous clients include Oprah Winfrey, Kristen Chenoweth and Paris Hilton. The 18kt. gold jewelry line is designed with diamonds and beautiful semi-precious gemstones. It features a unique interchangeable hoop and charm concept along with beautiful necklaces, bracelets and engagement rings.

Poetry hand-engraved onto precious metals is how San Francisco-based jewelry designer Jeanine Payer creates her collections of emotionally engaging yet subtle designer jewelry. There are few things as intimate as wearing poetry against your skin, as many of her clients can attest. Her international following includes Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Mick Jagger and Johnny Depp. Payer has also worked closely to design custom pieces for Meg Ryan, Seal, Sheryl Crow, and Debra Messing.

Growing up in Southern California, Payer was surrounded by an artistic family who encouraged her to pursue creative expression in all its forms, whether it was keeping journals or studying sculpture and drawing. "I believe in pieces having a wonder about them. I like making things that are at once both powerful and private" says Payer.

One of Payer's first creations was designed as a gift: a tiny book engraved with a beloved poem by Rainer Maria Rilke that only the wearer knew was there. Today, Payer's designs continue to be graced with the words of both contemporary and ancient voices such as Emily Dickinson, Rumi, Lao Tzu, Jane Hirshfield, and Ovid. "Each person brings their own particular meaning to the jewelry, therefore each piece becomes highly endowed" says the designer. These pieces become talismanic as they are chosen to mark emotional and philosophical moments in each person's life.

Payer and her highly-skilled team of fifteen metalsmiths craft three collections a year in a bustling atelier in the historic Phelan Building, San Francisco's original jewelry center. The designer jewelry is on display in her retail store, located just a few floors below the workshop, as well as in over 250 specialty stores worldwide including Fred Segal in Los Angeles, Barneys New York and Japan.

Katie's journey in the jewelry business began while studying goldsmithing under Cecilia Bauer. Motivated by her newfound knowledge, Katie began experimenting with her own designs under the supervision of her mentor, Shimon Hirsch.

What began as custom engagement rings and a few special pieces designed for her friends and family quickly grew into an entire collection.

Inspired by travel, architecture and textiles, Katie's designer jewelry has a worldly feel reminiscent of Morocco. The pieces are cast in 14 karat yellow, rose and white gold and accented with unique types of diamonds such as flat Indian river, rose cuts and colored stones. The juxtaposition of old and new styles with eastern and western influences is her distinctive signature.

Certainly an intimate collection, most of the stones used in her collection are hand picked by her husband on his frequent travels to India and Hong Kong. Handmade in her workshop just outside of New York City, every piece is a reflection of her personal style, a blend of bohemian and luxe.

The Laura Beaudry collection is a brand extension of Michael Beaudry. Laura’s designer jewelry line was launched in the summer of 2010 and Ylang-Ylang was the first retail store to carry her line. The collection is hand set by the same craftsman as Beaudry. Laura’s line was made of mostly semiprecious stones and is meant to be a fun and edgy line at a great price. Most of the pieces are 18k gold with the exception of one necklace which is platinum.

Happiness is free and Lauren Sigman isn’t afraid to imbibe. As a former sales executive with two decades of corporate success, she has strategically and successfully redirected her career onto a creative track that best reflects her nature -- finding joy from art and life in general.

She acknowledges with humor that her artistic interests bloomed late even though her interest in designer jewelry has been with her since she was a child. “After receiving my MBA I thought I needed to be in the business world. When I was younger, it didn’t occur to me that I could follow my passion and have the business come with it.”

Today, she is a woman of vision. “Life in color, for me, means that when you take something simple and add beautiful gemstones, it comes to life. It’s what I try to communicate with my designs.” Sigman states. “Now my focus is on ensuring that every piece I design is as I envisioned.”

Sigman’s positive outlook is part of her core being and certainly the foundation of her design inspirations. After introducing the collection at the International JA show in NY she added the tag line “Jewelry for the Optimist”. Customers kept commenting on how happy the collection was and then one customer added, its wonderfully optimistic. She loved the imagery that created. She adds, “If you can wear one of my pieces and it makes you feel happy how fabulous is that?”

Loren Jewels are worn by Hollywood's elite, including Eva Longoria Parker, Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Jennifer Lopez, Joel Madden, Swizz Beatz, Alicia Keys, Paulina Rubio and Marc Anthony. Each piece in this exquisite collection is created to the highest possible standard. Each is handcrafted using only the finest materials and the most extraordinary gemstones in the world. The collection's focus is on precious metals and gemstones including diamond, pearl, blue sapphire, bakelite, tourmaline, rose quartz, emerald, black onyx, and tanzanite.

In 1996, Mizuki Nagasawa and Alan Goltz created the MIZUKI Collection of precious jewelry and have been reshaping classic design ever since. Mizuki was born in Tokyo, raised in New York and schooled in sculpture at SVA. After graduating, she moved to Soho, where together with Alan created a state-of-the-art showroom... Mizuki was born in Tokyo, raised in New York and schooled in sculpture at the School for Visual Arts. Together with Alan Goltz, she combined her fine arts background and Japanese heritage with the cool of Soho to create designer jewelry which has sleek movement and powerful shapes. Mizuki‘s Soho Collection showcases her modern design mixed in with an artistic bohemian flavor, executed in 14 karat gold with diamonds and precious stones.

Founded in 1967, Pomellato is one of the top seven Jewelry boutiques of the world. It is based in Italy at Milan. The loving way of making adopted at the gold smithy of Pomellato makes it even more precious. The cabochons used in the making of the rings are smooth that they look like edible candies to a casual on looker. These along with precious stones, cut by hand and several other small sparkling gems, gives the Cabochon ring a unique sophistication. Pomellato jewelry is largely preferred by many Hollywood stars and there is a fan following everywhere. This brand shuns the idea of using expensive metals and materials in the making of jewelry. The founders totally abandoned the traditional designer jewelry making techniques and gave it a new dimension by using large quantities of colored gemstones. Diamonds in various colors like brown, yellow, green tsavorites, red garnets, ethereal lapis lazuli, stunning amethyst are some of the personal favorites of the jewelers at Pomellatto. These when combined with apt gold like white or pink gold, leather ribbons and other matching material make the stunning Pomellato jewelry series.

ROBIN HALEY is a celebrated Nashville Artisan with a style and spirit rooted in her native California. After earning a degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles, she apprenticed in Calabasas with the Prestigious Bertonneau Jewelers. Robin single-handedly created her business in 1984, and through her intense passion and work ethic she was successful in landing respected stores such as Nordstrom’s, Fred Segal Hollywood and Malibu, Sara on Montana Avenue, Burbank Universal and Warner Brothers Film Studios. Soon her designs spread to stores across the country and were seen in major network television series, in feature films and on various celebrities.

Robin moved to Nashville as a renaissance woman with dreams to pursue songwriting with the same passion that granted her success in the jewelry business. Luckily, along with a publishing deal and many successful cuts, Robin also reaped the benefits of this music town. Opportunities arose to create jewelry for Trisha Yearwood, Leann Womack, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Judds and many more. The press has been very supportive of Robin Haley Designer Jewelry, and we are grateful for our current work with celebrity stylists, Oprah Magazine, Allure, InStyle and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Inspired to create jewelry she would wear herself, Sally Sohn has designed an exquisite collection of precious charms, stunning and bold necklaces and amazing, exotic beaded bracelets. When she was a child, she designed accessories for her dolls and was influenced by the beautiful designer jewelry she saw at auction houses like Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Her background in music allows her to see the creation of jewelry as the bringing together of elements to create a complete work.

A California native, Sara Weinstock has pursued life with a passion for discovery. Seeking beauty and truth in every experience has led Sara down a path of artistry and creation. As a part time resident of both Malibu and Lake Tahoe, she draws inspiration from the natural world that surrounds her and finds these elements of raw beauty as a roadmap for living a fulfilling and successful life. As the daughter of an American artist, Marilyn Peery, Sara learned early on that women were major players in the ever-changing landscape of life and was encouraged to use her femininity, art and design to impact the world. As a proud woman dedicated to her family, Sara also worked to embrace her inner-strengths and create a balance in life. Reflecting on the expressions and meanings of both ancient and modern day lives, Sara rediscovered a sequence of symbols that awaken the spirit, honors the past and manifests Universal Love.

Sethi Couture is a refreshing line of designer jewelry that brims with vitality and youth but is anchored in the sophisticated use of natural color diamonds, rose cuts and briolettes. Designer, Pratima Sethi's passion for color and diamonds paired with her unmatched vision for creativity results in a collection that expresses a fashion forward style and vision for market trends.She brings these inspiration to life for the everyday. Culminating in a celebration of casual luxury, Sethi Couture will continue to set the trend for the new era with striking jewelry.

Designer Roseanne Karmes celebrates life, love and family through her unique and soulfully simple jewelry line Sydney Evan. True to her career philosophy, Karmes named her line after her two children. Her chamsa and evil eye pendants along with her spiritual protective pieces reflect concepts of spirituality, sentiment and personal expression. Karmes began a thriving jewelry career at a very young age, and as an adolescent she rode a bus after school to her job at the jewelry mart. After eight years of fine designer jewelry experience, Roseanne opened her own showroom at the California Mart naming it Le Trend as homage to her French heritage. She represented a variety of accessory designers, and the success of her first showroom led to a second opening in San Francisco and then to a spin-off location showcasing luxury jewelry lines. Roseanne then began designing her personal chic jewelry line, creating styles uniquely feminine in 14 and 18 carat rose, yellow and white gold, platinum and diamonds. Her collections include earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets. Since 2001 she has catered to trendsetting celebrities including Gwen Stefani, Lindsey Lohan, Hillary Duff, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Carmen Electra to name a few. Karmes’ designs have been featured in fashion publications including Elle, InStyle, Cosmo, Lucky, Entertainment Weekly and W Jewelry.

SYLVA & CIE: Art Deco Meets Nature......If there is a bit of yearning for the vintage in you, then there is a little bit of Sylva & Cie in you. Renowned jewelry designer Sylva Yepremian cites the vintage looks from the Art Deco period as a significant source of inspiration for her contemporary collections. What makes these pieces unique, however, is Sylva Yepremian’s uncanny ability to incorporate her affinity for nature into molten metals and colorful jewels. Every limited edition piece is hand wrought and hand faceted in America and like their counterparts in nature, no two pieces will ever be the same.

In 1992, Todd Reed introduced raw and uncut diamonds to contemporary jewelry. While the term diamond had for centuries been associated with brilliance and clarity, Todd Reed redefined it to celebrate the "perfect geometry" found in the natural, uncut diamond. His passion has led him to be regarded as the leading expert in rough diamonds. The inherent beauty of raw diamonds' natural shapes and diverse spectrum of colors lends to the uniqueness and variety offered by Todd Reed's hand-forged and fabricated designer jewelry.

Each piece is created from start to finish in his luxurious design studio in Boulder, Colorado using high carat recycled gold and other precious metals paired with the most unique diamond specimens in the world. The end result is designer jewelry that evokes an intimate connection between art and an individual’s self expression. Each of his designs comes with a promise of unsurpassed quality.

Todd Reed is the winner of many prestigious international jewelry design awards, featured in museum collections and showcased in the finest books on jewelry design available. His nature inspired designs are coveted in fashion and jewelry periodicals throughout the world.