Cody has worked with SPJ for six years, but she has been designing with us since she was a young girl. With big eyes and babysitting money, she would organize her beads and patiently wait while an artisan constructed her masterpiece. To her delight, following an apprenticeship, she is now on the other side of the counter as a creator.

Cody designs lightweight, comfortable, and stylish pieces that can brave a steep mountain trek or a stroll around West Village. She utilizes leather and natural tones, inspired by the rugged landscape of her home among the hills.

Hailing from the wild and wonderful state of West Virginia, Nina Chase is an award-winning designer living in the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. Nina is formally trained as a landscape architect and previously worked as a landscape architect and urban designer in Boston, MA, and a jewelry designer at Silver Pennies in Morgantown, WV. Nina currently works as the Senior Project Manager for Riverlife, a non-profit, advocacy organization that promotes Pittsburgh’s riverfronts. Nina graduated with degrees in landscape architecture from both Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and West Virginia University.

Her childhood spent atop West Virginia mountains, Jenna Gale relates easily to sylvan peaks worn smooth by meandering streams.  With a degree in Geography from West Virginia University, she pulls inspiration from her knowledge of the world’s cultures and their distinctive styles. Careful not to overpower nature’s beauty, Jenna celebrates supple earth tones and the purity of unfinished stones that tell the story of their creation. Working with natural leathers and mixing metals are among her favorite techniques. Jenna is well-versed in painting and drawing, using her experience to innovate new designs in the workshop.