Inside the Jewel Vault with Katerina Perez

Welcome Inside the Jewel Vault hosted by me, jeweller and gemmologist Jessica Cadzow-Collins.  In this episode I ask superstar fine jewellery blogger Katerina Perez to select six pieces from her life and career in jewellery and put them into a fantasy Jewel Vault, ultimately choosing that one special treasure to keep safe forever.

Katerina speaks about her career and life with passion and intelligence, and it’s moving to hear the personal stories behind her selection. Jewellery has been such a powerfully compelling force in her life that she has forged such a successful career at a time when no one else was blogging about the high end world of fine jewellery. With the entire world of fine jewellery brands and designers to choose from, I was intrigued to see what Katerina would select. The pieces in her fantasy jewel vault are a wonderful assortment of astonishing gems and meaningful keepsakes. It was a big treat for me to make this episode because Katerina is one of my jewellery heroes, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.

Guest Bio: Katerina Perez is a pioneering jewellery blogger with 350,000 Instagram followers who follow her glittering journey in fine jewellery every day. Russian-born Paris-based Katerina worked as a freelance journalist and content editor for Russian and English magazines. She studied gemmology at The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) and founded her own blog devoted to fine jewellery in 2013 whilst working in jewellery retail. In the 7 years since, Katerina has featured an incredible range of jewels which are curated with her innate sense of style and taste. She champions the work of talented jewellers across the globe, from established brands to fledgling designers whom she has personally scouted. https://www.katerinaperez.com

I want to hear from you! What special treasures would you put into your fantasy jewel vault, and why?  Every so often I’ll compile your stories into a podcast of their own. To tell me and also to access show notes and images, go to: https://www.juraster.com/blogs/insidethejewelvault/inside-the-jewel-vault-with-katerina-perez

Produced by Lizzie Wingham. Engineered by Gareth Lewis.