Ariana Stern is a designer based in New York City whose background spans both the fashion and jewelry industries. She attended Syracuse University where she earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts in Fashion design with a concentration in fashion Communications.

When her grandmother fell ill, she was given a family heirloom which awakened a desire to create heirlooms of her own. She then attended New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology where she completed the Jewelry design Associates program and gained hands-on experience in the famed Diamond District. 

Her mission remains to foster expression through how people choose to adorn themselves. Depending on the needs of a given day, jewelry can be decoration or armor (or both) and Ariana hopes to inspire people to explore that.

She currently lives in Queens, New York with her husband and son.