JOARLA CARIDAD
Joarla Caridad grew up surrounded by amber fossils and Larimar stones, with parents dedicated to creating handcrafted jewelry and committed to spreading awareness of the importance and value of these gems.
From a very young age, she felt a strong inclination towards art and design. Fashion design led her to study at Chavón, School of Design, where she ultimately earned a degree in Fine Arts and Illustration. A year later, while completing a jewelry course for developing countries in Changsha, China, she realized that through design and jewelry creation she could do what she so often sought in her paintings: tell stories.
In 2019, Joarla graduated with a degree in Jewelry Design from Central Saint Martins University in London, returning that same year to Santo Domingo where she now has her jewelry store and continues the family legacy.
SECOND GENERATION
Joarla comes from a family of entrepeneurs. 40 years ago her parents started designing, making and selling jewelry with amber and larimar. Watching her parents transform materials, made her understand the value of these amazing and powerful gemstones. Knowing that one day she will be the one elevating her national stones for the world to see.
MEANINGFUL JEWELLERY
Joarla's designs become reality in her family workshop with the same jewellers that saw her grow. Her family passion for what they do and the understanding that the best way to help the community is working with it. Creating something for the people to remember. "I believe there's nothing more beautiful than been able to transform our stones with our people and at our country. The combination of elements that come together to give birth to a piece of jewellery that contains so much love and passion."