Smiling With Hania Kuzbari – Jewelry Navigator™

Hania Kuzbari and her jewelry designs will make you smile, especially the faces from her Smile Collection.

Lovely, welcoming, and sincere, I met Hania last February, at the Winter Edit Metal and Smith Show in NYC.

smile jewelry — The lovely and talented, Hania Kuzbari, wearing one of her Smile necklaces. -Photo Hania Kuzbari Jewelry Designs

She and her jewelry are an impromptu surprise post, because today is her birthday!

Business Knowledge and Jewelry Skills

Hania’s education and skills are balanced between a graduate business degree, jewelry and gemology studies, and jewelry art design at Alchemia Contemporary Jewellery School in Florence, Italy.

Hania creates magical combinations of precious metals and gems, interpreting objects and classic concepts into jewelry worthy of current treasures and future heirlooms.

tourmaline necklace — Arabesque pendant, set with diamonds, and pink and green tourmalines, in 18kt yellow gold

Arabesque ring, 18kt yellow gold, set with pink and green tourmaline and diamonds.

Arabesque earrings in 18kt yellow gold, set with diamonds, and pink and green tourmaline.

From the Levant Collection, 18kt yellow gold earrings, set with diamonds.

Chandelier earrings from the Aghabani Collection, in 18kt yellow gold, set with diamonds and pink tourmaline.

14k gold, 925 silver, diamonds, pink sapphire, colored tourmaline.

Hania’s jewelry is created in limited editions, and several of her collections reflect classical symmetry of Arabic design.

Hania skillfully arranges swirls, arches, lines, and gems like diamonds, and pink and green tourmaline, into a fluid statement of strong femininity.
Arabesque, Memoire Levantine, and Levant are just a few of her collection names.

Jewelry That Makes Us Smile

I’m captivated by the versatility of Hania’s jewelry designs. Not only is she a talented jeweler, but she’s warm, genuine, and giving – similar to qualities reflected in her Smile Collection, and its purpose.

diamond and pink tourmaline smile necklace — The lovely Charlotte Smile necklace is bejeweled with white and black diamonds, yellow sapphires, and pink tourmaline, set in sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold, and suspends from a
double chain of 14kt gold sterling silver, accented with Hania’s signature “Smile” charm.

The inspiration behind the Smile Collection is to brighten the spirits of those haunted by trauma, especially those effected by violence and tragedies in Hania’s home country of Syria.

Meredith is bejeweled with black and white diamonds, yellow sapphires, and pink tourmaline, set in sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold.

Alejandro is sparklingly handsome, set with black and white diamonds, slice sapphires, and pink tourmaline, on sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold.

Desdemona is looking super sassy with her bejeweled bandana, set with blue and yellow sapphire, blue tourmaline, diamonds, and tsavorite, set in sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold.

George is smiling because his sterling silver face is set with white and black diamonds, tourmaline, and yellow sapphire.

Smile necklace, set with blue tourmaline, blue sapphire, London blue topaz, diamonds and emerald beads, on sterling silver, with 14kt yellow gold.

Hania uses sterling silver as the canvas for the jeweled faces, then creates eyes, noses, hair, eyelashes, smiles, and even hats, using gemstones to bring the face to sparkling life.

Below is the description of the Hania Kuzbari Smile Collection from her website, haniakuzbari.com.

“If ever a jewelry collection had a message for our world today, it’s the Hania Kuzbari Smile Collection. The upbeat beauty of this inspired collection is only surpassed by its heartfelt emotional message to people everywhere. We don’t have to look far to witness the overwhelming sorrow across the globe—suffering from conflicts that cause great pain. Many times, it’s the children who bear the worst of it.

But Hania Kuzbari speaks up with a simple yet profound message—fight darkness with smiling—and bring happiness to others, one person at a time. Employing her playful animated creativity, Hania designs fun and uplifting bejeweled smiling faces designed to dispel the darkness and bring joy just by looking at their irresistible faces.

The imaginative smiling faces are skillfully rendered with colored diamonds, sapphire and tourmalines and reflect the playful spirit of the Smile Collection. Hania’s superb artistry is revealed not only in the creative use of metals, but in the clever arrangement of precious colored stones she chose for this delightful collection. Silver used in this collection is given special treatment to reflect white, black and grayish tones adding another level of value. This important collection delivers Hania’s vital message in a most charming way.

Seeing each piece in this collection is enough to bring a smile to your face. But why not share it with everyone you meet? Wear your Smile Collection jewelry so others will see its message too. The Smile Collection sets the tone of the day for its wearer, as a silent yet cheerful reminder of how easy it is to bring happiness to another—just by smiling.

Smile Collection jewelry makes one of the most endearing gifts you can give to someone you love. We all want to embrace happiness now—not someday when things may be perfect.

Every wearer of the Smile Collection has their own story to tell, and their own way to interpret this charming collection. When it comes to smiling, that’s an international language we all understand.”

– from the Smile Collection of HaniaKuzbari.com

Happy Birthday, Hania!

Hania’s jewelry is amazing on its own, but knowing who she is, and that she cares and creates with such compassion makes her and her jewelry designs even more precious and spectacular.

I’m so grateful to have met someone so beautiful and talented – Happy Birthday, Hania!