Nina Runsdorf on being true to herself and always searching for treasures

In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews the highly creative fine jeweler Nina Runsdorf. The two know each other well, having first been introduced by a mutual friend in 2011, and are currently working together on developing Nina's business.  

The super chic designer, who has been at the head of her eponymous brand for a little over 15 years, talks first about her roots in family and design. She has essentially been making jewellery throughout her life, first starting at her parent's upstate farm in New York age 11, then in college with a friend, before launching Niana, a small brand with her sister Ann, with the mild support of their grandmother and the rest of the family. 

After a few years working in retail, then as accessories director and then fashion director, Nina landed in jewelry again, this time in the diamond business. One thing led to another and her own brand was born. In this interview, the fiercely passionate New York native extols the virtues of being true to herself, how lucky she was to be taught by her mother about the importance of searching for treasures in unlikely places and why her jewellery is never too precious to wear - to be worn with a white t-shirt and jeans or with a ballgown. 

Nina's vibrant and artistic approach extends to her relationship to her clients and her atelier on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She knows what her clients want, because, as she explains, she is her own client!

Nina also candidly shares about the challenge of losing her husband and the support she got from friends and family, in bringing up her two daughters Alexa and Kate, while running a brand-new business. Anne and Nina end up as always on Out of the Clouds, discussing what brings happiness. A moving,light and wide-ranging conversation. 

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Show notes: 

Find Nina at Ninarunsdorf.com

or on Instagram @NinaRunsdorfJewelry

Or Facebook @NinaRunsdorf

Nina Runsdorf signature Flip Ring 

Ralph Lauren Rhinelander

Mickey Drexler

Stanley Korshak in Dallas 

Sliced Diamonds

Nina Runsdorf Phoenix Collection of Slice Diamonds with enamel 

Tucson Gem show

Couture Jewelry Show in Las Vegas

Nina's article in WWD about pioneering Sliced diamonds and coloured slice

Net-a-porter.com

Matchesfashion.com

Just One Eye in Los Angeles

Serenella

Nina Runsdorf on collecting in the Financial Times

Nina's closet shot by the Coveteur

Breguet, Swiss watches 

Sarah Hughes

Nina's interview in Forbes about travel

Nina Runsdorf All That Is Collection

Salvatore Ferragamo, the biography 

The Cartier book

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