From left to right, Pinar Hakim Jewellery's “Rainbow Seahorse” pendant ($4,880), Nue Fine Jewelry’s “Irene” charm necklace ($2,300), and Susannah King’s “Venus” statement maker ring ($12,000). The three brands are among the 13 newcomers to Melee The Show’s New York event.
New York—Melee The Show will welcome 13 new designers at its winter trade show in New York.
The event is slated for Jan. 31-Feb. 2 at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City.
With 50 exhibitors total, the new designers are Elizabeth Moore NYC, Emily Kuvin Jewelry, Lulu Designs, Mara Labell, Melis Goral, Mila Omi Fine Jewelry, Nue Fine Jewelry, Patricia Arango Jewelry, Pinar Hakim Jewellery, Ritique, Sunlit, Susannah King, and Zanni.
Elizabeth Moore NYC
Elizabeth Moore NYC’s teardrop earrings with diamonds and emeralds in 18-karat yellow gold ($3,425)
After a trade show hiatus, Elizabeth Moore of Elizabeth Moore NYC will “re-introduce” the brand at Melee The Show.
Moore launched the brand in 2020, taking inspiration from ancient artifacts, the performing arts, and the perfectly imperfect energy of New York City.
At the show, the brand will exhibit its newest collection titled “Aegis.” It was inspired by Tsuba and female samurai.
Emily Kuvin Jewelry
Emily Kuvin Jewelry’s “Florette Showstopper” cuff in 14-karat yellow gold with enamel and diamonds ($13,800)
Emily Kuvin is a New York-based designer who focuses on clean lines, timeless structure, and considered color.
She creates contemporary pieces with precious and semi-precious gemstones set in gold in her New York studio.
Her collections include the bold and graphic “Kapow!” collection; “Florette,” featuring romantic gemstones; the “Essentials” collection; and her latest line “Teatro,” which is an organic exploration of gold and diamonds.
Lulu Designs
Lulu Designs’ charm hoops with Chroma Australian opal in 14-karat yellow gold ($3,650)
Designer Stacy King founded Lulu Designs, a fine and demi-fine jewelry brand in 1999.
King’s designs are rooted in nature, symbolism, and the passage of time.
She draws from the botanicals, celestial elements, and organic forms as well as ancient talismans, mythology, and spiritual iconography when creating in her Mill Valley, California, studio and gallery, which is set in a historic redwood lumberyard.
Her work balances old-world soul with a modern sensibility, she said.
At the show, Lulu Designs will debut a capsule collection of its bestselling cast designs reimagined in 10-karat yellow gold. There will also be new and bestselling designs featuring gold, silver, bronze, diamonds, and carefully selected gemstones.
Mara Labell
Mara Labell’s “Dazzling” earrings featuring 18-karat yellow gold and drops with diamond slices embedded in rhodium-plated sterling silver ($3,990)
Mara Labell is known for jewelry that drapes and has fluidity.
She developed a deep appreciation for beauty, form, and expression from a young age, as her mother owned the Trudy Labell Fine Art gallery in Florida.
She has been offering hand-stitched jewelry since 2010, and in 2022, she launched her fine jewelry collection.
Labell’s creations feature diamonds and gemstones in 18-karat gold in designs that are meant to be layered, lived in, and deeply personal. Mila Omi Fine Jewelry
Mila Omi Fine Jewelry’s “Ashera” drop earrings with diamond, opal, moonstone, and sapphire in 18-karat yellow gold ($13,200)
Designer Shana Gulati, founder of Mila Omi Fine Jewelry, named her brand after the nickname she was given by her mother.
Gulati’s work draws on her Indian heritage and life in New York City, creating pieces that feel both modern and rooted in tradition.
Stories are woven throughout her collections, which blend unexpected silhouettes with rare gemstones and are handmade in Jaipur, India.
Nue Fine Jewelry
Nue Fine Jewelry’s “Irene” charm necklace with lab-grown diamonds in 18-karat yellow gold ($2,300)
Nue Fine Jewelry was founded in 2019 and is based in Antwerp, Belgium.
The brand has appeared in “Emily in Paris.”
Designer Priyanka Mehta looks to her love for Byzantine art and cultural exchanges along the silk route when creating her collections.
At Melee The Show, Nue Fine Jewelry will debut a new aesthetic, leaning into Mehta’s love for history and pivoting to natural diamonds and centuries-old gold coins.
The new pieces are about “conversation and craftsmanship born out of a lifetime across continents,” said Mehta.
Patricia Arango Jewelry
Patricia Arango Jewelry’s bracelet in sterling silver with diamonds, enamel, and emeralds set in 10-karat yellow gold ($1,575)
Designer Patricia Arango has been creating since 2001.
While she is based in Miami, her inspiration comes from her home country of Colombia, specifically its nature and people. Arango also draws from India’s colors, culture, and architecture, as well as her travels through the Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
At her booth, attendees of Melee The Show will find a curated selection of bohemian designs with connections to ancient motifs and themes created with colored gemstones, sterling silver, and 10-karat gold accents.
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Pinar Hakim Jewellery
Pinar Hakim Jewellery’s “Rainbow Seahorse” pendant featuring 2.40 carats of rainbow sapphires set in silver and 14-karat yellow gold ($4,880)
Pinar Hakim founded her brand, based in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2010.
Her work is influenced by vintage, nature, and her travels to exotic places.
Hakim brings different interpretations of these influences to her jewelry with a bohemian aesthetic for a vintage, boho-chic look.
Ritique
Ritique’s “Dot” ring with a 1.20-carat Zambian emerald and diamond accents in 18-karat yellow gold ($6,200)
For lightweight, stackable designs showcasing innovative use of material, symbolic collections, and clean presentation, visit Ritique’s booth.
Designer Ritika Atwal founded Ritique in Florida in 2016. Her brand is defined by intentional design rather than over-embellishment, said Atwal.
Her collections follow architecture while carrying symbolism. The “Tricone” collection expresses strength and balance, and the “Mélange” collection reflects inclusivity and harmony.
Sunlit
Sunlit’s “Amulet” ring featuring citrine in an 18-karat yellow gold bezel in jet wood ($4,950)
With a background in art history, designer Susan Hamilton Meier founded Sunlit in New York City in 2023.
For two decades, she has practiced wax carving in the workshop of Dutch master jeweler Fred de Vos, learning the lost-wax method.
She is inspired by light—its shades, moods, and radiance. She also looks to her travels across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas as influences for her work.
Sunlit will be debuting a capsule of jewels inspired by the play of light on the ocean as well as exhibiting pieces that explore shape, texture, and material in high-karat gold and mixed metals with diamonds, colored gemstones, and ancient wood.
Susannah King
Susannah King’s “Venus” statement maker ring with spinel, tourmaline, amethyst, and sapphire set in 18-karat red gold ($12,000)
Designer Susannah King is drawn to color and organic shapes.
She founded her eponymous brand in London in 2019 and creates jewelry that feels alive and a bit imperfect, “shaped by hand and emotion, with color bringing warmth, energy, and personality.”
Her work is inspired by people, relationships, and everyday moments.
At Melee The Show, she will be showcasing a new collection of unique colorways in reimagined archived styles.
Zanni
Zanni’s “Debris” signet ring with reclaimed broken diamonds set in sterling silver ($1,320)
Zanni Baas began designing and creating jewelry in 2017 as a passion project alongside her corporate jewelry career before transitioning to working full-time on her namesake brand in 2023.
Baas’ work is designed at her home studio in Manhattan and produced in New York City’s Diamond District.
She looks to everything she loves when creating jewelry—art history, punk rock culture, and 90’s nostalgia.
“I always aim to create something ‘sweet and sour,’ like combining a heart-shaped motif with devil horns, a curse word made from solid diamonds, a crude phrase engraved in feminine script, or a ceremonial ring scattered with broken diamonds,” said Baas.
At the show, attendees will find one-of-a-kind pieces made with reclaimed diamonds, updated classic styles, and new iterations of Zanni’s diamond letter necklaces with additional cheeky words.
Melee The Show is open exclusively to the trade.
Interested wholesale buyers can register to attend the NYC Winter show on the Melee The Show website.
The Tucson edition of Melee The Show will take place Feb. 4-6 at The Stillwell House in Tucson, Arizona.
Visit this page on the Melee The Show website to register for the Tucson Winter show.
