It was in New York City, where she attended Parsons School of Design, that Sasha felt she’d finally found her people. Her devotion to her family of both artists and educators had instilled in her throughout her life how meaningful gifts of jewelry, art and other thoughtful collectables can be, and not for their monetary value, but for the sentimentality they conveyed.

Now surrounded by her tribe of artists, she gained more confidence in her long-standing ability to look at objects as vessels of history, love, emotion and self-discovery. After embarking, briefly, on a career in fashion, Sasha discovered that jewelry was a perfect medium to not only express oneself through adornment, but also as a tool for healing, and for paying homage to the life-experiences that form one’s worldview.

While on its face, Adore Adorn’s jewelry is bold, polished and chic, there is a sense of raw vulnerability, curiosity and a perpetual search for self-actualization that underscores her body of work. A ring may just be a fabulous ring, a bold collar necklace simply an on-trend design, but the intimate stories these pieces tell bely their function as mere objects of adornment.

In addition to showcasing pieces from her core collection, at COUTURE this year Sasha will be debuting a collection that draws on the ancient traditions of creating pieces with symbolic meanings. Crafted in 14k gold with gemstones such as sapphires, rubies, lapis lazuli, tourmaline and quartz, the work is buildable and stackable, allowing wearers to form their own narrative through jewelry.