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Russell Hutcheson

Master Jeweler

Russell is a 3rd generation jeweler as well as a master jeweler. He is a lapidary artisan as well as an expert in cutting natural stones. Russell is also an expert at setting diamonds and colored stones.

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Irene Cristiani

CEO, Jewelry Design Center

Irene oversees the day to day operations and overall business management. She is a jeweler as well as jewelry designer with high end pearls and beads being one of her specialties. She is an expert on pearls, pearl stringing and re-stringing.

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Gerhardt H. Steinhauff

Jewelry Designer, Instructor

Gerhardt is a master goldsmith and platinumsmith, and master model maker. He has worked for high-end jewelers such as:Fred Morgenroth, Cartier, Julius Cohen, McTeigue and Tiffany & Company.

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Ellen Solomons

Jewelry Designer, Instructor

Ellen R Solomons has been teaching at Jewelry Design Center for 5 years. She has an extensive background in jewelry design and fabrication from the University of Connecticut, University of Georgia and Massachusetts College of Art. She is a certified teacher of Precious Metal Clay.

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