Laura Gambucci Boutique held a sparkling trunk show on Dec. 9 and 10 in her La Jolla store. Gambucci featured two New York jewelry designers: VIVAAN and Slight Jewelry. Surbhi Pandya is the brilliance behind the luxury fine jewelry collection named VIVAAN. The name “VIVAAN” translates into “goodness of life”. This organic elegance collection is inspired by nature and incorporates antiquity designs blended with modern. Pandya uses the finest quality of diamonds and natural gemstones. Pandya grew up in the business and started VIVAAN 11 years ago. Every six months the style and designs are changed. In addition to Pandya’s talents, she is a painter inspired by nature. She is also a spiritual healer and believes the vibration of the gemstones is very important to the wearer. The jewelry maker is able to cleanse the stones so that the vibration has the ability to raise the emotions and put the wearer into alignment. I was in awe of all these 18-karat gold pieces of art. The gem quality was very unusual and each design was one of a kind. There were emerald slices, green tourmaline, blue tanzanite and pink opals. One was called “bridging the generations,” which was a symbol bridging the gap of generations. I loved her combination of refined and unrefined stones creating a beautiful unique design. I asked Pandya what she would like to create in the future? She said, “I would like to integrate jewelry with technology which can reach people’s emotions and take them to a higher vibration.” VIVAAN can be found in stores and boutiques around the country but you can see them up close by visiting the Laura Gambucci Boutique on 7655 Girard Ave. Suite A. Amanda Campbell is the second designer in the trunk show whose collection is named Slight Jewelry. This jewelry line highlights geodes and diamonds with gold-white, yellow, and rose. Campbell’s jewelry is edgy, avant-garde, and unique. Campbell works with rare grey diamonds, Tahitian pearls, and gemstones. Since Campbell is also from New York, annd was unable to attend the trunk show, but her beautiful work was on hand for all the customers to try on. Currently, Campbell is one of three fine jewelry designer selected for The Residency in Hollywood by Bea Akerlund. This line can be found at Albright Fashion Library in NYC. For more information visit: www.slight jewelry.com.
