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In 2001, after graduating from Virginia Tech, I moved to California with a suitcase packed of the few things that I owned and a whole lot of aspiration. I studied hard in school and was able to graduate with honors and a degree in Industrial Design. The world felt like a big oyster and I […]

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I’m finally back in San Francisco after an eventful two week trip out on the east coast. THANK YOU to all who made it to NYNOW last month. I look forward to this wholesale event every year, twice a year – it’s where we drop our latest and plan out the months ahead. This summer […]

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As you might have seen from my latest Instagram and Facebook posts, I just wrapped up a lovely sojourn in upstate New York at our CMD production studio in Trumansburg, where I finished designing my upcoming FORTH EXTENSION collection! I talked a little last week about my creative design and sketching processes, but you can really only […]

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Anytime I launch a new collection of pieces (hint hint), I love sharing little tidbits of the process with you… and what the ups and downs of being a creative are like. It’s such an interesting, challenging and fulfilling process… all at once. I often get asked what my favorite part of being a designer […]

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With Mother’s Day just around the corner (Sunday, May 11), it’s the perfect time to remind her just how much she means to you.  Be sure to get your online Mother’s Day orders in no later than 12pm on Tuesday May 6th to enjoy free shipping and to ensure delivery by May 11.  Still need […]

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SFmade Week is one of Colleen Mauer Design’s favorite local events, and this celebration of SF manufacturers is the perfect time to fling open the doors of our newish Norris Mauer Studio. May 8-10 from 12-7pm we will be hosting an open studio to give our clients a glimpse behind the curtain (where the magic really happens). […]

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LA, we’re coming back! Colleen Mauer Designs simply cannot wait to hit the ground in running in sunny Los Angeles for one of our very favorite events, Dwell on Design. June 20th-22nd we will be back in our same booth, M3, spending the day showcasing our collection and chatting with some of the most inspirational […]

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Colleen Mauer Designs is setting up shop on July 27 + 28 at the Renegade Craft Fair for our last retail show of the summer. I absolutely adore this annual event and look forward to participating each year. Looking to support local, independent and handmade designs and crafts? This is the show for you! From ceramics to […]

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Creating jewelry brings me such an array of personal joys. Designing new pieces offers this creative outlet just as crafting details by hand brings satisfaction as I watch the design come to life.  Of course, selling them to enthusiastic clients (both old and new) always washes a tidal wave of pure bliss and utter pride…right […]

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