5 Brooklyn Jewelry Designers You Should Know
AILI
While skeletons, talons, and woodland creatures make up a large chunk of local jewelry design inspiration, Aili takes a much different tack. Each piece—comprised only with tiny turquoise stones and recycled silver or gold—is perfectly understated, adding to an outfit instead of dominating it. Designer Monica Ruzansky, who studied metalsmithing in Mexico and New York, makes her rings, necklaces, and earrings by hand from her Brooklyn studio.
