16 years ago, Catbird established itself as the fine jewelry label for the coolest, most stylish women of Brooklyn and beyond. Early on Catbird founder Rony Vardi, along with co-creative director Leigh Batnick Plessner cemented a vision of a jewelry brand built upon community. The Catbird store on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn CatbirdAt a time when so many fine jewelers seem to be doing similar designs, how have you managed to stay ahead of the curve? Anyway, one of our first big collaborations was with Leith Clark - I was deeply, deeply devoted to Lula, her first magazine, and we really love how she prizes women’s stories. We make things we never would set out to make for just Catbird, and that makes just Catbird more exciting!

Source: Forbes January 08, 2021 20:37 UTC