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Los Angeles native Jill Pearson is a third generation Japanese-American who brings the best of both worlds to every collection she designs for Wasabi, the jewelry house she founded in 1992. She embraces the clean, streamlined design of her Asian culture while advancing the American tradition of spunky, surprising, inventive style. "I was skimming a fashion magazine and saw a freshwater pearl necklace. I said to myself I could do that and starting laying the groundwork for starting my own company," says Pearson. She believes her lifelong fascination with gemstones is the driving force behind Wasabi. "Let the stone speak," is her motto. Sometimes it's a whisper, sometimes it's a shout. Pearson says she draws inspiration from everywhere: museums, cars, fabric, home accessories, cosmetics and even toys.
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