made by pua

floating circle * kukui * puka

one look at pua jewelry and you'll immediately see why the line is "inspired by sun, sea and surf". self taught designer lauren hewett creates each piece of jewelry by hand which would explain why a bit of soul seems to linger on. i love her minimal kukui necklace and modern interpretation of the classic puka shell.

pua jewelry is stocked at a few boutiques in the islands and can also be found on the mainland at ron herman and american rag. you can also order online but just remember this is not instant gratification jewelry since each piece is made to order with a 2-3 week wait before the postman comes a knockin'.

{update | jan 2010: please note that lauren has shuttered the made by pua website, however her designs continue to be offered on seaweed boutique, her new-ish online storefront}