Maria Canale has created many of the world’s most enduring jewelry designs. For 25 years, brands from Tiffany to Mikimoto to Harry Winston have relied on her to design for the way we live today. The best-kept secret in jewelry, she is now ready to shine under her own name. Maria’s career began early with an after-school goldsmith apprenticeship when she was only 13. It’s not surprising she later pursued a degree in metalsmithing. After her first design class at FIT, she stayed up all night sketching, as she had discovered her true passion. It wasn’t long until she was the most in-demand independent jewelry designer in New York, working with some of the biggest names in the global fine jewelry scene.