Jewelry Designer Susan Gordon draws inspiration for her collection of fine jewelry from the colors, architecture and landscape of India’s fabled Rajasthan.

Combining brilliant precious and semi-precious gemstones, hand set in her characteristic “textured” 22-karat gold, Gordon’s work echoes the past while retaining a decidedly contemporary look.
Jewelry is a second career for this diplomat turned designer. Gordon previously served with the U.S. Department of State, as chief of staff for the international negotiations on global warming.
A trip to India in March 2000, as a member of President Clinton’s “advance” team, was life changing. After helping to craft a major environmental speech for the former President, Gordon flew to Jaipur, recalling childhood stories of "maharajas, Moghul emperors, painted elephants and gemstones in the desert."

Gordon recalls: "I felt that I had come full circle - my concern for the global environment had brought me to India, and once there, India guided me on a new life path."

Susan Gordon Jewelry is made exclusively by hand, employing skills and approaches that have been handed down over a 5,000 history of jewelry making in India. Gordon emphasizes that because only a few pieces can be crafted at a time, no two pieces are exactly alike. "It is a luxury to design a small collection. Each piece is very personal."

When she is not working on her designs in Jaipur, Gordon spends her time at homes in Los Angeles and Kansas City.

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