Stephen Clarke achieved status as Master in his native London before immigrating to the US in 1989 and has controlled the workshop at a prestigious jeweler for the past 16 years. He is so highly regarded for designing and executing beautiful and unusual jewelry that the Smithsonian Institution chose him to remove the Hope Diamond and the Steinmetz Pink from their settings and then reset them.

Christopher Duncan also custom-designs and crafts intricate jewelry of all kinds. His interest in gems was cultivated by his grandfather, who introduced him to the industry. A Graduate Gemologist and Graduate Jeweler of the Gemological Institute of America, Carlsbad, CA, Chris maintains a fully-equipped workshop in his home to experiment with new combinations in his “spare” time.

Francisco Siles was born into the jewelry industry and rigorously trained by his father Humberto who ran a successful family business for over 25 years. Francisco has worked for one of Washington's most distinguished jewelers for the past 7 years and excels at designing and hand-making traditional Bolivian as well as US and European style jewelry.