For over 40 years, Jay King has been handcrafting one-of-a-kind jewelry that embodies the spirit of the American Southwest. As a young stone collector exploring the mining towns of Arizona, Jay fell in love with turquoise, silver, and the artisanal heritage of Indigenous peoples. After moving to New Mexico in the 1970s, he began sourcing high quality gems and custom cutting signature stones for his original designs.

Today the Jay King studio produces made-to-order statement jewelry that honors both the land and ancestral techniques. Searches for rough stones take Jay on adventures across the Four Corners in partnership with local miners, lapidary artists, and Native talents. These raw elements then transform through traditional fabrication methods into contemporary organic style infused with the colors and textures of red earth canyons.

Jay King collections exclusively feature one-of-a-kind natural materials like Sleeping Beauty turquoise, Chaco Canyon petrified wood, and denim lapis in rare colors and cuts. Museum exhibitions showcase the brand’s harmonious blend of progressive and primitive. Conscious production practices elevate cultural heritage while giving back through organizations like the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.

Wearable art to reconnect with nature, handmade heirlooms that honor origins – these principles make Jay King creations as resonant as they are beautiful. The landscape lives on through every intuitive, authentic design.