You've lived and traveled all over the world. Do those
different cultures influence your pieces?I love to travel and experience new places and cultures. I find that I get a lot of inspiration from my travels. Just seeing the architecture in the Far East and Mediterranean and the colors used in the traditional garb helps focus my creativity away from the traditional. Many times when I travel I go for day trips to rain forests beaches and local villages. I find that a lot of my jewelry designs are inspired by the beautiful nature and cultures from abroad.
Most of your pieces have very defined shapes-especially circles. Is that deliberate?
The truth is I love squares and defined angles. I find that circles and curved shapes are more popular. I always theorize that people like the symbolism behind circles.
Is there a personal favorite in your collection?
There are always pieces that I love more or less. I think my favorite piece is the necklace I designed for a trade competition. It was the start of the Meira T signature the asymmetrical charms going up the right side of the chain. From that necklace onward many of my necklaces have the Meira T signature look with the charms and I believe that’s what makes my jewelry so versatile, trendy and unique.
Consumers just see the finished end result, but I’m sure you encounter a few frustrating aspects when creating your
pieces...what are those frustrations?I find the most difficult thing is to have innovating new concepts and not repeat the designs I have done in the past. I always want my collections to be different and ahead of the fashion game. I work very hard to come up with new concepts and styles. The other thing that I find challenging is the mechanics of the jewelry. Every design is worn in our office to look for any “ mechanical errors” twisting flipping laying incorrectly. Many times it’s difficult to create what I see in my head and make it work with women’s bodies, gravity and physics. People don’t realize that we as designers need to create a prototype that will sit beautifully on every body, ring, ear and wrist type. The other thing that frustrates me is the increasing prices of my raw materials. I am very price conscious. I want my jewelry to be a “self purchase” by women themselves as opposed to jewelry that needs to be purchased by someone else or for an occasion.
Some women shy away from a standout accessory, yet your designs seem to stand out in a delicate manner. How do you achieve that?
I design pieces that I would wear. My philosophy is that
because I am a woman I understand the needs women have when it comes to
accessorizing their wardrobe. My jewelry transitions easily from day
wear to eveningwear. My designs are not special occasion or
evening gala pieces that can be worn for the evening only and then taken
off. The same jewelry can be worn with jeans and a t-shirt and for a
dinner party or evening out.Any advice you can offer women on wearing your designs, for example, how to wear them, what to pair them with, etc.
I don’t like matching sets. I think that as long as you are working with the same textures and styles jewelry does not have to “match”. It should blend. We sell a lot of bangles and we see women mixing and matching gold colors and gemstones. The fashion now is free and effortless and my jewelry holds to that fashion. Like I said earlier my jewelry transitions well from the jeans to the cocktail dress and its all within a “budget.”
Q&A with Meira T from Meira T Designs
When it comes to creating style and fashion, Meira T knows a little bit about all of it. From a teenage career as a buyer to a children's sweater designer to her true calling (lucky for us!) jewelry designer for Meira T Designs. Her ability to mix diamonds and gold into classic yet trendy pieces is a matchless quality that seems to come easy for her. The versatility of each piece assures you make the most out of the gems-perfect with jeans and a tee or your nicest evening wear. What we love the most? Her utter consideration for making pieces that we not only love, but that, simply put, they work!
When it comes to creating style and fashion, Meira T knows a little bit about all of it. From a teenage career as a buyer to a children's sweater designer to her true calling (lucky for us!) jewelry designer for Meira T Designs. Her ability to mix diamonds and gold into classic yet trendy pieces is a matchless quality that seems to come easy for her. The versatility of each piece assures you make the most out of the gems-perfect with jeans and a tee or your nicest evening wear. What we love the most? Her utter consideration for making pieces that we not only love, but that, simply put, they work!
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