Her collection, Danielle Meshorer: The Nature of Fine Jewelry, which she launched in 2007, is a culmination of her years of designing as a hobby, formal studies, and being enamored by found objects, architecture, and nature during her extensive travels around the globe.

“I have been torn between my two passions, but when I traveled throughout these countries as well as other locales in Asia and Europe, my deep penchant for jewelry followed me. I became transfixed by the motifs found in natural objects from the sea and the history and textures of textiles of various cultures.” Meshorer explains. A leap of faith and an overriding desire to turn her first love into a career propelled her to design her first collection.

When Meshorer sat down to create her wholesale line, she paid homage to her influences abroad. “While scuba diving in Thailand, I collected washed-up coral along the beaches and found that inherent textures and patterns were stunning. I figured out that if I molded the coral and cast them directly into metal, I would create durable jewelry that captures the essence of ocean life while not endangering it,” Meshorer explains.

During a camping trip in Big Sur, California, Meshorer combed the beach and gathered bunches of kelp, draping it on herself and imagining it was jewelry. “It seemed natural to bring it back to my studio and see if I could mold it. After many attempts, I found the right method, and successfully molded and cast my first kelp cuff which is my signature piece in the collection.”

The tradition of jewelry making in Israel, the textiles in Africa and the tiles and mosaics of Morocco also inspired textures and patterns in her collection. “For me it’s all about the organic process and finding new tactile and original ways in which to present familiar motifs,” explains Meshorer, whose collection, with its rough-hewn effect is at once natural and elegant, wearable and highly collectible.