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Press and bio for Spinelli Kilcollin, updated July 2014.
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Spinelli Kilcollin is a luxury jewelry company based and manufactured in Los Angeles, founded in 2010 by Yves Spinelli and Dwyer Kilcollin.
Yves Spinelli was born in Honolulu, the son of Italian hairstylists. His introduction to the fashion world came through his father Antoine Spinelli, who spent time between Hawaii
and New York City working alongside renowned hairstylists Paul Mitchell, Garren Defazio and Roger Thompson in the 70’s and 80’s.
Yves Spinelli studied jewelry in high school at Punahou. After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, Spinelli began his career in luxury fashion working at the iconic boutique Maxfield, moving up to store manager and top salesperson of Maxfield Bleu
from 2005 – 2009.
After years of working at Maxfield with some of the best designer collections in the world, Spinelli was inspired to start designing jewelry.
In a marketplace of ornate and figurative jewelry Spinelli yearned for something clean and architectural. He created a set of linked rings of different thicknesses which could be worn a number of ways – spread across three fingers, or stacked on one. From this first
set he immediately began taking private orders.
In 2010, Yves founded Spinelli Kilcollin with his partner Dwyer Kilcollin, and they be-gan creating jewelry that was minimal, architectural, and refined.
Spinelli Kilcollin launched their first group of interconnected Galaxy Rings at Maxfield, and began incorporating diamonds into their collection.
In 2012 they made a custom linked ring for Ikram Goldman with 5 carats of diamonds, and immediately garnered national press and the attention of luxury retailers
including Barneys.
Spinelli Kilcollin continues to develop their voice by combining a contemporary minimalist aesthetic with intricate craftsmanship and materials, aspiring to become a
dominant voice in the luxury market.
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