A personal desire to make
Donna Chambers, fine jewelry goldsmith, designer and entrepreneur, has achieved an enviable level of success. Born and raised in Ossining, New York, Donna was recognized at an early age by Vera Lines and later by Oleg Cassini for her talent in artistic design. Vera hired Donna as a teenager to create textile designs for her multi-million dollar design operation. Vera established a fund and scholarship in honor of her late husband and Donna became the first recipient of the George Neuman Scholarship. In the fall of 1968 Donna went on to study at Pratt Institute from which she graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts.
In 1976, Donna became part owner of a jewelry repair shop that serviced fifteen neighborhood jewelry concerns in the downtown Brooklyn area, as well as A&S Department Store. Three years later, after having refined her skills, Donna expanded and created the Donna Chambers Collection of 14K gold and Pearl earrings and pins. Donna's fine jewelry collection has been carried by major department stores such as Bloomingdale's. Fortunoff's and Saks Fifth Avenue, as well as at jewelry chains from coast to coast. Pieces of Donna's jewelry have been shown at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC and the Boston Museum of Art.
Awards
The International Pearl Design Contest
The 1992 Womens Jewelry Association's Annual Award for Desing Excellence
The 1995 Blenheim Award for Desing Excellence
