Emma Villedrouin studied jewelry design at The Massachusetts College of Art after earning a degree in Art History and English at Tufts University in Boston.  She developped her jewelry line in Washington DC where she maintains strong ties and exhibits regularly.  She lived in Brazil for the past 4 years and is now based in Tunis, Tunisia.  Her work is characterised by a tension between roughness and sophisitication and a passion for colorful stones.