Studio Stories — ANDREA LI

Andrea Li Designs

Studio Stories

The making-of behind every one-of-a-kind piece. Two pastel gemstone collections, each piece built once: the stones, the bench moments, and the small accidents that made each one itself.

The Diya Collection

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Fairy Dynamite, a one-of-a-kind pastel gemstone cluster necklace by Andrea Li

How a Name Comes to a One-of-a-Kind Piece: The Fairy Dynamite Story

A pastel opal-and-topaz cluster, named by the community that watched it come together.

A one-of-a-kind amethyst stalactite slice necklace by Andrea Li

The Stone That Sat in My Drawer for Years: An Amethyst Stalactite Necklace

A Tucson geode slice, years in a drawer, grown into a one-of-a-kind pastel cluster.

The Choker That Floats, a one-of-a-kind rainbow moonstone choker by Andrea Li

The Choker That Floats: A Rainbow Moonstone Story

A rainbow moonstone cluster wound up one side of the base so it floats at the throat.

A one-of-a-kind vermeil oval collar necklace by Andrea Li

The Ovals That Found a New Home: A Vermeil Collar Necklace

Rehomed gold vermeil ovals, a mixed-beryl cluster, and angel-wing baroque pearls.

A one-of-a-kind rainbow pearl lariat necklace by Andrea Li

Fairy Dynamite's Sister: A Rainbow Pearl Lariat

A hand-bailed grey pearl lariat threaded through a gold vermeil oval, finished with an unplanned second drop.

One-of-a-kind green amethyst hoops and matching three-oval necklace by Andrea Li

The Wire That Found a Home Twice: Green Amethyst Hoops and Their Necklace

Orphaned square wire that found a home twice, as geometric hoops and a three-oval necklace.

The Tamar Collection

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When Monet Meets the Bench, a Tamar collection studio story by Andrea Li

When Monet Meets the BenchReading Sara Mrad's Fleur de Lumiere Through Tamar

Multi-Color Sapphire Briolettes, a Tamar collection studio story by Andrea Li

Multi-Color Sapphire BriolettesMy Quiet Constant

The Amethyst Choker, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Amethyst ChokerWhen the Design Rewrites Itself

The Green Amethyst Collar, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Green Amethyst CollarDesigning in Three Dimensions

The Pink Kunzite Choker, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pink Kunzite ChokerA Wearable Rebellion

The Pastel Gemstone Multi-Strand Necklace, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pastel Gemstone Multi-Strand NecklaceWhen Failure Becomes Two Designs

The Pastel Gemstone Statement Cuff, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pastel Gemstone Statement CuffA Quiet Rebellion

The Pastel Gemstone Cuff Bracelet, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pastel Gemstone Cuff BraceletThe Piece That Refused to Quit

The Pendant Pastel Gemstone Drop Necklace, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pendant Pastel Gemstone Drop Necklace

The Topaz Gemstone Drop Earrings, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Topaz Gemstone Drop EarringsThe Art of Not Competing

The Green Long Gemstone Tassel Earrings, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Green Long Gemstone Tassel Earrings

The Oval Chain Link Drop Gemstone Earrings, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Oval Chain Link Drop Gemstone EarringsThe Accidental Alignment

The Blue Gemstone Drop Choker, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Blue Gemstone Drop Choker

The Green Long Gemstone Necklace with Chain Tassel Drop, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Green Long Gemstone Necklace with Chain Tassel DropWhen the Circle Wouldn't Behave

The Gold Long Green Gemstone Y-Drop Necklace, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Gold Long Green Gemstone Y-Drop NecklaceThe Illusion of Simplicity

The Pastel Gemstone Ear Cuffs, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Pastel Gemstone Ear Cuffs

The Green Long Square Gemstone Drop Earrings, a one-of-a-kind Tamar collection piece by Andrea Li

The Green Long Square Gemstone Drop EarringsWhen It Finally Flows

Each piece is built once. When it sells, it is gone.