Kimberly McDonald on jewelry design: "the stones blow my mind"

In 2007, Kimberly McDonald graduated from curating fine jewelry collections for private clients to designing and producing her own work, with a focus on the striking forms and technicolor hues of natural stones and geodes The eye-catching beauty of her bold pieces has won over a roster of A-listers including Michelle Obama, Cindy Crawford and Cameron Diaz, making her raw-meets-fine style a red carpet staple and adding further weight to the move towards organic shapes and stones Matthams: The Kimberly McDonald look is a bold mix of fine and urban.

McDonald: My hashtag #ilikerocks is the DNA of Kimberly McDonald Matthams: You are a leader in the raw stones space in the fine jewelry industry McDonald: That's a tough one! Natural stones each have their own nuances and personalities, so it's easy to fall in love with many pieces.

For me, a piece of jewelry is really about the stone, so I try to make sure its natural beauty is never overpowered by the mounting. . Source