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Nicole Apostoli, owner and designer
of Presh, was born in San Francisco, California, and has been making
jewelry for as long as she can remember. Nicole started out
making jewelry for herself and for friends until local boutique
owners became interested in her work. She sold her one of a kind
creations as she studied design at the California College of Arts
and Crafts in San Francisco, where she received her BFA in jewelry
and metal arts.
As a young girl, Nicole was obsessed with her grandmothers jewelry
box, not just because of the beauty of the pieces inside, but also
because of the fact that the pieces had the ability to trigger memories
that may have otherwise been forgotten. It is this attachment to
sentiment and memory along with her love for jewelry, fashion, and
textiles that has inspired Nicole to develop her latest collection,
Presh.
The hand crafted line, made just north of San Francisco in Sausalito,
California, currently includes antique embroidered fabric and
vintage textiles set under hand shaped glass, framed in sterling
silver and accented with semi-precious stones. Among the favorites
are pendants that dangle from sterling silver chain or leather cord
that feature sections of a crazy quilt from the late 1800’s,
one of a kind vintage postcards, stamps, photographs, wood and embossed
leather.
Aside from jewelry, Presh has also worked on one of a kind custom
ordered body pieces for performers, fashion shows, music videos
and weddings in Los Angeles and San Francisco. |
