Amy Cronhelm and Liza Cronhelm

Sisters Amy Cronhelm and Liza Cronhelm are the designers and owners of Wild Jewels, a New Zealand company specialising in hand crafted jewellery using nature’s finest creations.

The sisters grew up at the end of the Coromandel Peninsula on a remote sheep and cattle farm and have an engrained love of nature and the outdoors. They had an adventurous childhood on the farm riding horses, motorbikes and enjoying the pristine waters of their rugged coastline. Learning to dive at a young age, they never envisaged what an important part the paua (New Zealand Abalone) they loved to gather as children would play in their adult lives.

Both Amy and Liza have a passion for travel and embracing new cultures which has been an inspiration in their artistic journey.

Amy and Liza love their Wild Jewels Collection and creating jewellery designs that are both stunning and unique. Their Wild Jewels unites Nature’s creations – New Zealand paua shell, Mother of Pearl, sterling silver, freshwater pearls and semi-precious stones from around the world. The sisters’ designs embody nature, strength and elegant lines infused with the energy of fine hand crafted work. To ensure the highest quality of paua shell the sisters’ personally select each piece. Paua shell is considered to be the brightest coloured shell in the world and has a spectacular array of blues, greens, purple and pinks. Each piece of paua shell has its own unique color and markings and when combined with hand crafted sterling silver creates a ‘one of a kind’ piece.

Not only do Amy and Liza create beautiful jewellery but they have big hearts. A major focus for their company and their personal philosophy is about giving back and making a difference in the world. After they lost their brother Michael to cancer in 2004, Amy and Liza formed The Michael Cronhelm Foundation Trust, a New Zealand registered non-profit organisation. In 2014 the Michael Cronhelm And Taft Conlin Foundation was formed in the USA, and is a 501(c)(3) registered organization.

In 2010 they, along with volunteers built and opened The Michael Cronhelm Foundation Trust Library in the extremely remote and under-resourced community of Ileret in the northern frontier of Kenya. Since 2014 they have built four new classrooms at their El Bokoch School on the outskirts of Ileret (18 kilometers south of the Ethiopian border). Their goal is to continue building and running educational facilities in Northern Kenya as these are essential in enabling children in this remote and challenging environment to further their academic potential and achieve their dreams.

Amy and Liza thank you for purchasing a piece from their Wild Jewels collection. Wild Jewels assists The Michael Cronhelm Foundation Trust in continuing this valuable work in Kenya.

With love and happiness,

Amy & Liza