Unicorn Designs in Lake Forest Illinois....
Willow and Keeper (at 9months)
Everyone in town knows us as the goldsmiths, with the dogs! Unicorn Designs is a unique combination of a gallery and workshop.
All of our metalsmithing and stone setting is executed here on the premises, by our talented goldsmiths, with the exception of the dogs.
Unusual stones are our specialty, and whenever possible, we are willing to incorporate our customer's loose stones and unused metal into their new pieces.
-- Lise, our head designer and owner, studied in England and graduated with disticntion from Medway College of Design. While at college Lise won several design awards including the Johnson and Mathey platinum award, and the Intergold award. She graduated first in her class and also holds a Fellowship Diploma from the Gemological Association of Great Britan.
-- Kathy studied at University of Illinois and graduated with her Bachelors of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Metalsmithing.
-- Kristi has her Bachelors of Fine Arts from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, and currently owns the jewelry store Stiles by Design in Virginia.
-- Rose is our part-timer, who is both a Nurse and a Goldsmith.
So between the 4 of us, we have over 100yrs of Goldsmithing and design experience!!
And, yes we bring our dogs to work, they are a great part of the business, and bring us much joy.
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All of our metalsmithing and stone setting is executed here on the premises, by our talented goldsmiths, with the exception of the dogs.
Unusual stones are our specialty, and whenever possible, we are willing to incorporate our customer's loose stones and unused metal into their new pieces.
-- Lise, our head designer and owner, studied in England and graduated with disticntion from Medway College of Design. While at college Lise won several design awards including the Johnson and Mathey platinum award, and the Intergold award. She graduated first in her class and also holds a Fellowship Diploma from the Gemological Association of Great Britan.
-- Kathy studied at University of Illinois and graduated with her Bachelors of Fine Arts with an emphasis on Metalsmithing.
-- Kristi has her Bachelors of Fine Arts from William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, and currently owns the jewelry store Stiles by Design in Virginia.
-- Rose is our part-timer, who is both a Nurse and a Goldsmith.
So between the 4 of us, we have over 100yrs of Goldsmithing and design experience!!
And, yes we bring our dogs to work, they are a great part of the business, and bring us much joy.
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