Story
When I visit different designers' websites, I often miss their stories, so I decided to share mine.
My path to jewellery-making was uneven and uncertain, yet here I am.
In early 2020, the world was going into a chaotic and uncertain time. I just resigned from my online full-time job for Polish company I worked for 5 years... and I was looking for a job in Sweden. Suddenly, many recruitment processes I had joined were cancelled.
Searching for purpose, I enrolled on a full-time course at Hyper Island, a renowned school in Stockholm. The intense recruitment process paid off—I got in. This was supposed to be my ticket to freedom and creativity—schools were set to remain open in Sweden.
I imagined collaborating with like-minded people, developing new ideas and business solutions. For a while, that’s exactly what happened. For a moment, I felt "normal."
Then the pandemic pushed everything online.
The isolation became serious and overwhelming. Eight hours a day in front of a screen drained my creativity. Yoga and meditation helped me stay grounded, but I needed something to do with my hands and shift my focus.
One day, I stumbled upon a picture of a unique stone necklace—something unlike anything I'd seen before. I thought I could make that. That moment changed everything. I started learning how to make jewellery and continued with it during my studies. I developed the project on the side, and people became interested in my jewellery.
I started thinking about starting my own company, but I was too scared to do it.
I finished my studies, did an internship that hasn't turned into a new job. It was 2022, the war in Ukraine started, inflation skyrocketed, and all companies in Sweden went into uncertain times again.
I thought: now or never. I registered Stones and Stuff Stockholm at the middle of 2022.
Jewellery-making was never part of my plan.
Though I'd always been around it. Working in fashion, I found it intriguing, and my love for stones, pearls, and crystals had always been there since my childhood. So all of my experience has connected and opened a new chapter in my life.
It brought new people and learnings into my life. It became my passion, my job, and a way to connect with incredible people—fellow creatives and you, my amazing clients.
It gave me the freedom to learn, experiment, fail, and grow—exactly what I was searching for in a traditional career, and where I was rejected so many times.
I want my brand to be something more than just another jewellery brand.
I want you to co-create it with me.
That's why all the models of jewellery bear the name of the first, who bought them.
That's why I offer custom orders, which offer special pieces made only for you.
That's why I repair and remake your old jewellery—giving a new life to your old pearls, stones, and crystals. I offer upcycling services for jewellery and materials you want to get rid of.
That's why I am super receptive to your feedback, which shapes me, my brand and my designs, making this brand ours. So if you ever have suggestions, questions, or ideas, I’d love to hear them!
Thank you for being here.
Julia