About the Designer Kim Lee Ozawa

Kim has been making jewelry for 19 years. Being the daughter of a well-known painter, Yung-Kuei (Sam) Lee, she learned to appreciate art at a very early age. Kim received her Bachelor's degree in Fashion, then continued her education and received her Master's degree from Thunderbird (School of Global Management). For many years, Kim enjoyed making jewelry as a hobby. In 1999, she left her career job to make a living doing what she loves to do. Combining her artistic and design background with her business skills, Kim turned her hobby into a thriving online business. Her handmade jewelry has been purchased by customers from all over the world (4 continents, 18 countries and counting) and has been featured in several issues of Lucky Magazine. Her TV show clients (past and present) include "Desperate Housewives", "Cougar Town", "Grey's Anatomy", and "90210". The photo also includes Greg, Judy, and Geo, who have helped create Arte Designs.

Kim’s jewelry has been described by her customers as “gorgeous”, “beautiful”, “stunning”, and “breathtaking”. Her designs range from chic classic styles to original creative designs you won’t find anywhere else.

“I like designing jewelry that is stylish, feminine, timeless, and eye-catching but in a subtle way. I also like making jewelry that is versatile and comfortable. That's the kind of jewelry I like to wear.” - Kim Lee Ozawa

Quality is very important to Kim. Pearls and gemstones must have luster and sparkle and be consistent in color, size, and shape. Workmanship is equally important. Kim invites you to inspect her pieces carefully. You'll see consistent wire wrapped jewelry (no crossed, uneven, or crooked wires). Strung jewelry will always be individually knotted and feather jewelry will always be closely matched.

In addition to creating beautiful jewelry, Kim believes in giving back to the community. With your help, she was able to donate a portion of her proceeds from the 2001 Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival to the N.Y. Firefighters 9-11 Disaster Relief Fund. Kim also donated jewelry to BD&A 2007 and 2008 Spring Fling, where all of the proceeds benefit the Marsha Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research. With your help, she will continue to make cancer awareness jewelry and donate 100% of the net proceeds to the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center at the end of every year. Her yearly contributions will go directly towards cancer research, education, and new treatments for all different types of cancer.

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