ABOUT


Riggs Jewelry specializes in modern twists to beloved jewelry archetypes made to last forever — mostly rings but also pendants, chains and earrings — in 18k & 14k yellow gold, as well as sterling silver. Kellie’s design style has a nuanced boldness: confident weights, puffy volumes, smooth, considered proportions, and a fun play of color with unique stones.

All jewelry is made by hand in Florence, Italy by Kellie Riggs, collaborating with a small circle of carefully selected master artisans that included casters, stone setters and stone dealers, all family run businesses.  

Kellie has a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in Jewelry + Metalsmithing, and is also trained in Florentine hand-engraving. She’s been living in Italy on and off since 2011 after a Fulbright Grant, and maintains a bench at Officine Nora.



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Kellie with her three-legged dog, Crumpet
Photos by Antonin Pons Braley, taken in her studio in the early days of her practice.