From a young age, Judith Ripka spent her time playing with her mother's jewelry, rather than playing with dolls and toys like her friends. This was encouraged by her mother who taught her to appreciate the qualities in everything around us. These are traits which have strongly influenced all of Judith's designs.

While there are certain recurring elements in a lot of her designs, the main element in all of her designs are that they are very versatile. You can wear these items whether you are in a ball gown, or jeans, either will work well, as befits the nature of this couture-inspired jewelry.

Judith designs versatile jewelry with a special twist, ancient inspired, classically informed, timeless, yet modernized to complement today's wardrobe. Judith Ripka's distinctive designs reflect her passion for fine jewelry and celebrate her enthusiasm for individualism with her commitment to timeless styling.

As well as running her own chain of jewelry shops and selling her items on QVC, Judith Ripka has won the DeBeers Award for Diamond Design which is a highly rated and esteemed award, and has been made a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.