Since Faye Kim first took up her goldsmith tools, she’s amassed a shelf full of awards, established a reputation for producing highly wearable, heirloom-quality jewels and acquired a devoted following of collectors, many of whom have purchased her work from the beginning.
As an undergrad, Kim dutifully pursued an economics degree to meet the expectations of her immigrant parents, and she worked for her father’s accounting office for a time. But she quickly found herself “restless,” she says, yearning to do something more creative.
Kim’s mother, having always supported her daughter’s creativity, encouraged her to attend the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) in New York as a way to address her impulse for change.
As a newly minted graduate, Kim hopscotched from a job at a jewelry wholesaler to become a pearl buyer for Tiffany & Co. She eventually became a jewelry buyer at the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman, where she was exposed to the work of modern masters like Angela Cummings and Barry Kielselstein-Cord and to antique treasures from Kentshire.
Kim enrolled in classes as a hobby. The process enthralled her. “I loved being at the bench. I could sit there for hours on end,” she says. “I fell in love with the granulation process and making everything by hand.”
Kim immediately gravitated to working with 18-karat gold, especially in an alloy with a subtle green cast. When she decided to return to work, in 2003, she opened an eponymous boutique in downtown Westport, Connecticut, a bedroom community outside New York City, and it became her livelihood.
Kim established her stylistic signatures early on. Single pieces are weighty enough to hold their own but not too big to stack with others for a more imposing look, modern silhouettes are combined with old-world techniques like granulation and bezel setting, and virtually everything bearing her name is made entirely by artisans in her studio.
Sizable dome rings are much loved. And a stack composed of a gemstone ring flanked by gold bands is another mainstay for Kim’s true believers. Earrings dangling perfectly proportioned baroque-pearl or diamond drops that softly sway from hinged mountings are bestsellers.
Today, Kim is setting the groundwork for focusing on designs that challenge and excite her.
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Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Rainbow Moonstone Ring, 15.17ct, Size 7.5
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's mesmerizing 18 Karat Gold Rainbow Moonstone Hinged Ring reflects a bluish, milky light. The shape, polish, and matte gold finish enhance the moonstone's striking rainbow e...
Diamond, Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18K Gold Bezel Set Colombian Emerald Dome Ring, Size 8
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim 18k Gold Colombian Emerald High Dome Ring with a bezel-set matte finish. Emerald .98 cts Size 8, can be resized Handmade in the USA
Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Blue Oval Moonstone Ring with Diamond Halo
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
This beautiful Faye Kim 18K Gold Moonstone Bezel Ring is full of light and reflects beautiful translucent blue hues. The shape, polish, and matte go...
Diamond, Moonstone, 18k Gold, Gold
Faye Kim 18K Gold High Dome Ring, Contemporary Design, USA
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's 18 Karat Gold High Dome Ring features an eye-catching 8.8mm-high dome with a clean, understated design and smooth, polished finish. This special piece can be incorporated ...
Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18K Gold Tapered Barrel Band Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye KimBarrel ring in her signature 18 Karat matte gold. Tapered: 14mm x 7mm Size 6.25 Handmade in the USA
18k Gold, Gold
Faye Kim Sterling Silver High Dome Ring, Size 8, Handmade in USA
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
This Faye Kim Sterling Silver High Dome Ring is a sleek and polished statement piece for everyday wear. Available in polished or matte finish. Height 9mm Size 8, can be sized Handm...
Sterling Silver
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Rose Cut Milky Diamond Gold Dome Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Rich in color, texture, and substance, this Faye Kim design is the quintessential statement ring. Meticulously handcrafted in 18k gold, each rose cut milky diamond is pave-set to cr...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Steven Battelle 11.5 Carats Rainbow Moonstone Cabochon 18K Gold Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A magical high dome 12 x 14 mm rainbow moonstone cabochon enchants surrounded by an organic line texture wide sculpted bezel in this classically simple 18K gold ring design. The mute...
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 18k Gold
John Hardy Estate Ladies Kali Pebble Marquise Dome Ring 6 Sterling Silver
By John Hardy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Hardy Estate Ladies Kali Pebble Marquise Dome Ring Size 6 Sterling Silver JH10 TRUSTED SELLER SINCE 2002 PLEASE SEE OUR HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBA...
Sterling Silver
Henry Dunay 18K Yellow Gold Hand-Hammered Dome Ring 1980's USA
By Henry Dunay
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous and bold hallmarked Henry Dunay 18K gold ring is all hand hammered yellow gold. There is a plaque on the inside of the ring that states Dunay 18K. He is a well know and respected NYC...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960's Sterling Silver Sculptural Dome Ring Size 6.5"
Located in North Miami, FL
The cross over open weave of the sterling silver sculptural vintage 1960's ring makes for a interesting pattern. It is signed 925. It has a dome shape. The ring size is 6.5" and the ...
Pinchbeck, Sterling Silver
Vintage Boucheron 18k Gold Diamond Dome Ring
By Boucheron
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This Boucheron ring, crafted in 18k yellow gold, dates to the late 1980s to early 1990s. The design features sculpted fluted shoulders that frame a raised diamond panel set in a geom...
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Steven Battelle 12.6 Carats Rainbow Moonstone 22K Gold Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A luminous and flashing 12 mm high-dome cushion shaped cabochon rainbow moonstone rests in a vertical "4-point with jawan" Steven Battelle designed setting atop a tapered matte-finis...
Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, 22k Gold
18K Gold 6.55cts Bezel Set Men's Colombian Emerald Solitaire Gypsy Signet Ring
Located in Jupiter, FL
Displayed is a stunning, Colombian emerald signet bezel ring in 18K yellow gold. This gorgeous statement-size solitaire ring carries a 6.55-carat ethically mined emerald in a secure ...
Emerald, 18k Gold
Georgios Collections 18 Karat Gold and Silver Mens Two-Tone Ring with Onyx
By Georgios Collections Inc
Located in Astoria, NY
S.Georgios designer unisex all handmade ring crafted from sterling silver and solid 18 Karat yellow gold to create a unique look. The gorgeous ring features a square onyx and is available also with Rubelite. This stunning piece is outstanding in the quality of workmanship and stone selection and is made in our workshop in Athens Greece. Size 13 (can be custom made in all sizes, please contact us). Silver weight: 19.10 gr Gold weight: 2.6 gr Front width 16mm, back width 6mm For a full selection of S.Georgios jewelry...
Onyx, Rubelite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
2.50 Carat Moonstone Yellow Gold Cocktail Ring
Located in Stamford, CT
1960's Moonstone cocktail ring. 1 blue/white oval cabochon moonstone 14k yellow gold ring. 1 bluesish white cabochon moonstone, approx...
Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Unisex 18 Karat Yellow Gold 0.20 Karat White Diamonds Design Band Ring
By Rossella Ugolini
Located in Rome, IT
Rossella Ugolini Design Collection, from the collection "Castles of Italy" inspired by the Italian historical and cultural tradition, here there's a beautiful 18 karat yellow gold ring embellished with a band of 0.20 karats of white diamonds. The continuity of the geometry is interspersed with a strip of white diamonds, which give light to the entire piece and further embellish its design. This ring takes inspiration from the geometry and the magnificent architecture of the Svevo Castle, located in Italy...
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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Ring in Rose Gold with 1 Black Opal Oval and 38 Diamonds
By Thomas Leyser
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Thomas Leyser is renowned for his contemporary jewellery designs utilizing fine gemstones. This 18k rose gold (15.30g) ring is set with 1x fine Black Opal...
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Rose Gold
14K White Gold Rainbow Moonstone and Teal Sapphire Ring
Located in Big Bend, WI
14K white gold rainbow moonstone and teal sapphire ring featuring a cushion cut moonstone weighing 3.21 carats. The moonstone is transparent/clear with blue sheen and measures about ...
Moonstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 14k Gold, W...
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold 2.82ct Blue Moonstone Cushion-cut Bezel Ring, size 7.25
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Designer Faye Kim bezel-set this mesmerizing cushion-cut blue moonstone into 18 karat gold. The moonstone radiates hues of purple and blue with every movement and the green gold's ma...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold 3.72ct Blue Moonstone Cushion-cut Bezel Ring, size 7.25
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Designer Faye Kim has bezel-set this mesmerizing cushion-cut blue moonstone into 18 karat gold that radiates hues of purple and blue with every movement. The green gold's matte finis...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Blue Moonstone Cushion Bezel Ring - 3.72 cts
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim has bezel-set this mesmerizing cushion-cut blue moonstone, with its bluish, milky color, into 18 karat gold. The matte finish complements the beauty of the stone. Moonstone...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Blue Moonstone Cushion Bezel Ring - 2.82 cts
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim has bezel-set this mesmerizing cushion-cut blue moonstone, with its bluish, milky color, into 18 karat gold. The matte finish complements the beauty of the stone beautifully...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim Platinum Burnished Diamond Dome Ring, .60ctw, Size 6.75
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's Platinum Burnished Diamond Dome Ring has a clean, understated design with a smooth, polished matte finish studded with sparkling diamonds. Diamonds .60 ctw Dome height 4...
Diamond, Platinum
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold 25.5 Carat Oval Moonstone and Diamond Ring, Size 8.5
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Designer Faye Kim set this stunning oval rainbow moonstone in 18k matte green gold with two side diamonds. The moonstones reflects a bluish, milky light similar to that of the moon. ...
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Milky Aquamarine Oval Bezel Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's beautiful Milky Aquamarine Oval Bezel Ring is handcrafted in 18 karat gold. The clean bezel setting and matte gold finish enhance the stone'...
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Milky Aquamarine Cushion Bezel Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's beautiful Milky Aquamarine Cushion Bezel Ring is handcrafted in 18 karat gold. The clean bezel setting and matte gold finish enhance the stone's natural translucent aqua c...
Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Milky Aqua Bezel Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's beautiful Milky Aqua Bezel Ring is handcrafted in 18 karat gold. The clean bezel setting, cushion-cut shape, and matte gold finish enhance the stone's natural blue-gray co...
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Round Milky Aqua Bezel Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Faye Kim's beautiful Round Milky Aqua Bezel Ring is handcrafted in 18 Karat Gold. The clean bezel setting and matte gold finish enhance the stone's natural blue gray color. Wear alon...
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Rainbow Moonstone Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Considered to be a stone of inner growth and strength, this mesmerizing rainbow moonstone has been bezel set by designer Faye Kim in 18k gold and reflects a bluish, milky light that ...
Diamond, Moonstone, Rainbow Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold
Faye Kim 18 Karat Gold Moonstone and Triple Diamond Bead Ring
By Faye Kim
Located in Darien, CT
Considered to be a stone of inner growth and strength, this round rainbow moonstone with its three side bead diamonds has been set by designer Faye Kim in 18k gold and reflects a blu...
Diamond, Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold