In this episode, I speak with Charlotte Chesnais, a woman who has spent a decade creating jewelry coveted by cool girls around the world. This year, she is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her signature brand and her 40th birthday. Major milestones for a woman who seems to take everything in stride and with a broad smile.

In a landscape where jewelry often shouts for attention, designer Charlotte has built a brand that whispers refinement – but still turns every head in the room. Her pieces are instantly recognizable, not for their flash, but for their form: sculptural, fluid, and impossibly modern. Each design curves around the body… like it was always meant to be there.

Charlotte began her career in the world of fashion, working under famed designer Nicolas Ghesquière during his time at Balenciaga, where she honed her eye for structure and developed her instinct for movement. But it was in launching her namesake label in 2015 that she truly came into her own. With collections that blur the line between accessory and art object, she’s redefined what jewelry can look like – and how it should feel.

This is a woman who decided to start a family and start a business pretty much simultaneously. Found success early and didn’t take it for granted. She is frank, open, and honest, and that is reflected in the work that she creates. Pieces that become a part of you, of your everyday, and your always.

With her third free-standing store about to open in Tokyo, the launch of a captivating new fine jewelry collection, and a clever new flatware collaboration with Christofle, Charlotte continues to expand her universe, inviting more women (and men) to embrace intentional adornment. A kind of luxury that speaks only to those who are truly paying attention.