Disegno Fine Jewellery

Disegno Fine Jewellery specializes in 18k gold (yellow, white, rose and green gold!) and platinum set with natural, unusual, untreated gemstones.  I have a retail boutique in Ottawa with a focus on custom designing.  I am award-winning, including being the first jeweller to the International Space Station.  Disegno designed and created jewellery accompanied astronaut David St Jaques to the ISS for his six month stay.  Those pieces are now part of the collection of the Office of the Governor General.

I am a Graduate Gemologist from the prestigious Gemological Institute of America (GG, GIA) in Carlsbad California (2018), the world’s foremost authority on gems. I am also a Fellow of the Canadian Gemmological Association (FCGmA, CGA), a distinction respected for the depth of its theoretical studies (2018). I graduated in Jewelry Design from GIA’s Santa Monica campus (1991) and subsequently attained my GIA Accredited Jewelry Professional certificate.

Disegno was launched in 1992 and since that time has been sold in public and private galleries, museums, exclusive cruise ships from the Arctic to the Antarctic and various boutiques in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The Canadian Governor General's residence, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, and numerous private collectors from as far afield as Africa, have commissioned me to create custom pieces.