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Tiina Smith: more than a jewelry store.

Tiina Smith: more than a jewelry store.

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Tiina Smith: more than a jewelry store.

It took about three minutes of chatting on the phone for me to realize that Tiina Smith was a kindred spirit.

My interest had already been piqued by her store’s website, with its beautiful photos, highlight on women makers, and intriguingly gorgeous curation; but when she told me that their boutique is set up like a parlor to encourage people to come in and learn, to touch the jewelry and understand why it was special, I knew I needed to write about her.

Tiina Smith: more than a jewelry store.

Tiina Smith specializes in noteworthy jewelry, primarily vintage signed pieces by master jewelers of the 20th and 21st centuries. After years of research and relationship-building as she built her own personal collection of jewelry, Smith began to feel that there was an open niche in the jewelry market that her unique knowledge could fill.

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