Bio

"Most of my pieces have an element of nature….Everything beautiful on this planet comes from nature and I think it’s important to preserve that beauty.” ~Noelani Love (pictured above with her sandy-faced son Aukai)

SOPHISTICATION AND NATURE’S PRISTINE TEXTURE are the endearing combination of Noelani Designs Jewelry. Graceful shapes formed organically by shells, wood, feathers, bone, stone, and metal give Noelani Designs their signature style. Her timeless and exotic designs are fluid and can be worn anywhere from the beach to glamorous events. Each design accentuates feminine contours and accessorizes each woman’s distinct glow. Her pieces speak of an infinite time and space: Paradise.

NOELANI DESIGNS JEWELRY has a growing fan base of celebrities, fashionistas, and magazine editors who are seeking her versatile elegance in an array of looks. Her jewelry has been featured in Women’s Health, Sweet, SURFER, Honolulu Magazine, Modern Luxury Hawaii, SMART, Beach Girls, Charlottesville Woman, Honolulu Advertiser, FreeSurf, Pacific Edge, Midweek, DISfunkshion, Frau, Kai Makani, Honolulu Weekly, U Magazine, Ala Moana Magazine, Lei Chic, and Modern Living Hawaii. Noelani Designs has made headlines on the celebrity necks and ears of LOST star Evangeline Lilly, KOKUA creator Kim Johnson, recording artist Anuhea, surf champion Rochelle Ballard, surf phenoms Coco Ho and Kelia Moniz, and Japanese TV superstar Angela Maki.

NOELANI BEGAN MAKING JEWELRY in college after being inspired by her travels to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. What started as a hobby became a full-time passion after graduation and Noelani’s jewelry line grew quickly in boutiques throughout Hawaii and the mainland. Hand-made in Hawai‘i, each piece is truly made with the positive intention of Aloha, serenity, and awareness. Noelani gives back by participating frequently in community collaborations and fundraisers, supporting the local farmers by attending farmers markets every week, and using sustainable and recycled products in her craft and everyday life. While her materials come from nature, she is educated about the impact this has on the ecosystem and communities her materials come from. Noelani is dedicated to the environmental sustainability movement, and uses mother of pearl shell that is a byproduct of the pearl-farming industry. (Often, mother of pearl shell is sourced by shell collectors who remove most or even all of the shell from the reefs, disrupting the balance of life in the ocean. After harvesting their farmed pearls, pearl farmers discard the leftover mother of pearl shells.) This is one of the many ways Noelani Designs is committed to sustainable business practices. Noelani nurtures the evolution of her designs and raises her precious son, Aukai, on the North Shore of O‘ahu.