A New York City native, Michelle began her career in philanthropy after graduate school. She is part of a long family history of jewelers dating back to the 1930’s in Antwerp, Belgium. Michelle noticed there was a need for affordable, yet stylish pieces of fine jewelry designed for the millennial woman. With that in mind, she decided to leave her corporate job and create Barbela Design in 2014. Her goal is to design jewelry pieces that can become staples in any woman’s jewelry box. Each piece emphasizes the perfect balance between urban and classic design elements.

Urban & Classic Jewelry Design

Since its launch in 2014, Barbela Design can be found in countless stores all over the United States. Barbela has developed a loyal celebrity following which includes Khloe Kardashian, Nina Agdal, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Ellie Goulding, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Lucy Hale, Victoria Justice, Meghan Trainor– just to name a few! Barbela has also become editors’ favorite ‘go-to’ jewelry brand for photo shoots and editorial content. Barbela has been featured in several top tier digital and print publications including Marie Claire, Brides, People, Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit Edition, Glamour, Martha Stewart Weddings, Cosmopolitan, The Zoe Report, Who What Wear, Women’s Health, US Weekly, and Refinery29 among others.

We Support Local

We take great pride that all our products are made by our team of skilled metal smiths earning a living wage in New York City’s diamond district.

About Our Founder - In Her Words

Barbela Design is inspired by all the women in my life – they are all powerful, ambitious and most of all, passionate. Some of them are teachers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, stay at home moms… and I wanted to create a line that would fit all their lifestyles. This line isn’t just a representation of me, but of all of them as well. Every piece is meticulously designed and created with them in mind.

 

The power of strong femininity, a theme that can be found throughout my collection, and my constant evolution as a designer make this line always fresh and chic.

Michelle

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