Gogh Jewelry Design
Redondo Beach, California
Tell us a little bit about who you are and what you do:
Szilvia: Gogh Jewelry Design
Hi, I’m Szilvia Gogh, founder of Gogh Jewelry Design. I’m a SCUBA diver, stuntwoman, yogi, cancer survivor and mom. I started my jewelry design business 20 years ago because I love beautiful things, but as an active woman, I couldn’t find any silver jewelry that was both meaningful and functional - so I started creating jewelry myself. I wanted to wear jewelry that reflects my passion for the ocean, my love for travel and jewelry that inspires and keeps my positive outlook on life.
Since then, people have been drawn to my pieces for the same reason I created them. Beauty and functionality is important, especially when I’m diving, doing yoga or playing with my son Enzo. Having my jewelry be able to keep up with me and stay in one piece is so important to me, and I’ve learned that it’s important to so many other people out there as well. Check out my jewelry and see how it can keep up with you!
Recently inducted into the Women Divers Hall of Fame, I was the youngest female in the world to become a PADI Course Director ( scuba teacher's trainer).
Empowerment through teaching people scuba diving and the jewelry I create - has always been important for me. It’s all about being confident in your own skin and not to yearn to be someone else, live somewhere else or look like somebody famous...
When I teach someone to breathe underwater and they experience the state of weightlessness, I open a door in their mind. After you scuba dive, you will never think the same way about Mother Nature and the possibilities in your life than before you swam underwater.
My individually crafted pieces are meant to reflect your journey through life and help you gain the confidence you deserve.
It's a new world we live in, surrounded with uncertainty. It's time to focus our intentions for the future. Many of my jewelry designs have mantras and words that have helped me focus my intentions. I use these mantras in my yoga practice or when I meditate. Setting intentions is not as easy as making resolutions. We all want to exercise more or eat healthily or save money more effectively. But setting intentions will help us achieve our goals and resolutions by focusing our energy on our innermost self. My goal is to stay positive.
Let us know more about your business name - how did you come up with it?
Since I am doing so many things from scuba, yoga, inspiration... I could not come up with a name that incorporates all, so ended up using MY Name ;-)
What is your signature style / item? How did it become so?
Image courtesy Szilvia Gogh
Mermaid Soul - Fresh Water Pearl and Leather Wrap Bracelet with Mermaid Button. I don't need a tail, costume or a big wig. While it is outwardly invisible, I have a Mermaid Soul.
My favorite places were and still are: swimming pools, the ocean, rivers, lakes or really, any bodies of water. Each instance was a practice in exploration, movement and investigation; never growing dull or boring.
I did handstands, flips and dives. I dashed down slides and took up scuba diving.
After these endeavors in water, I'd feel recharged and energized by some unknown force. I believe that I'm spiritually connected to the ocean. I have a Mermaid Soul, I am a Mermaid Women.
The Mermaid Woman is an emotional being – she interacts with the world through her feelings, not her thoughts. She feels emotions with her whole being.
A Mermaid Woman enthusiastically loves with her whole heart and soul but, like the ocean, when things get bad they get tempestuous.
Mermaid Women are… very confusing. As beings of the Wild Feminine Divine, they are creatures of beautiful contradiction and wondrous paradox. They can be one thing, yet at the same time, be it’s complete opposite. Sweet and childlike, but wise and Queenly. Ravishingly sexual yet pure and innocent. Extroverted and introverted. They can hold two contradicting emotions or beliefs at once, with ease. Mermaid women are shapeshifters, able to embody all sides of the All at all times.
Pearl is the "Stone of Truth, Faith and Love," enhances personal integrity and helps provide focus and deep meaning to the object of your attention, bringing you wisdom and spiritual guidance. Pearl signifies sincerity, faith and loyalty to your cause. Pearls help one connect with the Goddess, the ultimate feminine energy. Pearls have been used to treat disorders of the digestive tract and muscular systems, as well as to aid fertility and to ease childbirth.
Strung Fresh Water Pearls alternating with midnight dark crystals. Added super soft leather with a double knot as closure. The Antique Silver Color Mermaid 9/16 inch ( 15 mm ) Pewter Metal Button completes this mermaid soul bracelet.
Exciting News! 🏆 Our Mermaid Soul - Pearl Wrap Bracelet received a Visionary Award for Mind Body Spirit inspired Jewelry. The COVR (Coalition of Visionary Resources) Visionary Awards are given to outstanding individuals, companies, and products in the Mind Body Spirit industry. These awards are the only awards of their kind in the industry.
Handmade with Love in California.
What makes your business unique to the industry?
A unique line of stunning jewelry made from nature’s most basic elements that inspire, give back and celebrate life.
Handcrafted jewelry inspires two types of value. There’s the monetary value expensive diamonds and gems provide. The second type of value is sentimental.
A piece of jewelry that has meaning and purpose can offer more value than opulence. For jewelry designer Szilvia Gogh, pieces can be beautiful and say something too. This is the philosophy you’ll find within the collections of Gogh Jewelry Design.
What's been your biggest roadblock when it comes to business and how have you been able to overcome?
Time ;-) I want to do everything from creating, marketing, social engagements... I am still working on figuring out this one women show. ;-)
How has your business had to adapt amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic? What are you doing to navigate the situation?
Stay creative to stay stay strong and positive.
What is your *must do* local activity?
Naturally, we would spend the majority of our time in and around the ocean. I live in Southern California, where one can scuba dive, surf, mountain bike all year long. At the “winter” we can go up to Big Bear and ski / snowboard in the morning and spend the afternoon surfing at the beach.
Most my friends would get a kick out of a day like that. I would make a point to venture over to the Channel islands, to Catalina Island and scuba dive in the giant kelp forest. It is so unique, like you are walking through Yosemite, just underwater.
On days when the local Farmers Market is happening, we would eat lunch there and shop for fresh produce. I always enjoy taking my out of town visitors to the famous Venice Beach for a day filled with interesting characters, just to tick off some touristy must see places as well.
Where to find Gogh Jewelry Design:
Website: www.GoghJewelryDesign.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goghjewelrydesign
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEYAydIfejg8wSfsLWqsnw