Vanessa Fernández is a Cuban-Armenian artist, jewelry designer, and bench jeweler. A VCU School of Fine Arts graduate, she began her career at John Hardy in Bali before joining the high jewelry team at Lorenz Bäumer, Louis Vuitton in Paris. She later collaborated on exclusive projects in Japan with Christie’s, Tasaki, and Gucci. Today, Vanessa runs a private studio in Miami, where she hand-renders, sculpts, and finishes every piece, creating her “Curva” collection alongside bespoke designs for private clients and brands.