ABOUT
I am from Santa Barbara CA and have been living in Seattle since 1993.
I was working with Elle Magazine after college in San Francisco and it was then I discovered that I might be a designer and not a editor. I wasn't sure what I was going to do but I began looking at things differently.
I went to Seattle for the weekend and never left, it felt like coming home. No one would hire me because at the time Seattle resented all of the Californias moving there so I opened a store. It was a great experience and I learned allot. It was after the dot com crash that I began making jewelry as a hobby, I'm not good at sitting still. I had been making jewelry on and off off since I was 7 years old. I never considered it as a profession, it was my meditation. I began selling the jewelry in the store and it slowly became its own business. I never intended on starting a jewelry business it just sort of happened organically.
I have always enjoyed a good juxtaposition, the yin and yang of life. I love combining architectural elements with old world icons and giving them a current voice. It's my way of storytelling and collaborating with history
I love the alchemy of jewelry, its grounding and its feels like I’m connecting with something from the old world that wants to be communicated.
INSPIRATION
I'm interested in what makes us stronger and what inspires us to keep persevering in the face of uncertainty.
I love hearing that people feel stronger and more protected when wearing my pieces.
There is no better gift I could receive as a designer.
I began my jewelry business back in 2007 and since then I have found myself looking at everything differently.
I love classic, timeless design with a bit of an edge.
I have incorporated a few different categories into the mix over the years and will continue to rotate designs, concepts and categories.
Please keep checking back to see what I make along the way, it's a bit like Narnia. You never know where life is going to take you next.
XOXO
Shannon
CURREY & CO COLLABORATION
Shannon Koszyk's aesthetic is edgy, sexy, dark and dangerous, yet it appeals to a wide range of jewelry and design devotees.
As with her jewelry designs, Shannon's lighting is multi-layered and peppered with historical and religious symbols. Her new products are both ethereal fantasia and ruggedly tough with a strong rock 'n' roll influence.
Seattle based Shannon Koszyk, best known for her eponymous line of iconographic jewelry beloved by rock stars and starlets alike (Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’s Rooney Mara are fans), is about to see (or make) her name in lights. The jeweler debuted a lighting collaboration with Atlanta-based home furnishings manufacturer Currey and Company at North Carolina’s famed High Point Market. Koszyk uses wrought iron, aged brass, cut crystal and chain in her designs, which verge on gothic, but would be right at home in a range of décor where a touch of drama is called for. Seattle Magazine
Currey & Company has announced it will collaborate with Seattle-based jewelry designer Shannon Koszyk on a new collection of lighting and accessories that will be "a totally new look for Currey," according to a press release.
Koszyk describes her aesthetic as a contrast of luxury and grit – heirloom jewelry deconstructed and weighty – inspired by architecture, history and music. According to the press release, "Fashion plays a big part in Shannon’s design, from the tailored look of Ralph Lauren to the discreet opulence and timeless beauty of Alexander McQueen."
Koszyk first came onto Currey & Company’s radar when she ordered unadorned chandelier frames from company President Brownlee Currey. When she placed her second order for chandelier frames, Currey asked to see her lighting designs. Impressed with what he saw, he asked Koszyk to create designs for Currey & Company.
"It is amazing to collaborate with a company willing to take real chances," Koszyk said. "I am so excited to be working with Currey on a collection that encompasses a specific look that is currently unavailable in the home furnishings industry and making high design with an edge accessible." Home Accents today
R13 Owner Chris Leba contacted Shannon after finding her collections via his customers and asked her to create a collection for his Spring 2017 Runway Show in New York.
R13 2014 RUNWAY SHOW
I have always loved working behind the scenes. It was so much fun to be involved in the proocess of auditioning and choosing models for the show. Learning more about how to style for the runway and the energy that comes with all of it was truly enjoyable.
I love high end fashion, it’s my most satisfying work. It was truly a joy to work with Chris, there might be a bigger collaboration on the horizon, stay tuned . . . .