Space-Age Metal ~ Timeless Beauty
Along with the gold, silver, and copper they
had been using, Holly and Paul discovered
the extraordinary beauty that lurks in a dull
grey metal called niobium. Dipped in an
electrically-charged bath, the refractory
metal flashes into magnificent colors (oxide
layers that permanently change its color),
depending on what voltage of electricity is
applied.
Though niobium is twice the price of silver
and nine times the price of titanium, Holly's
designs demand its superior coloring
properties. Equally important, niobium is
environmentally clean from start to finish.
And besides being clean, it is lightweight and
so hypoallergenic that it's highly sought
after for use in surgical implants – perfect
for earrings!
Holly Yashi ~ House of Color
A partnership of art and industry. Holly Yashi was
founded in 1981 by jewelry designer Holly
Hosterman and industrial artist Paul Lubitz (a.k.a.
Yashi). Holly Yashi's stylish jewelry, with its amazing,
luminous colors and innovative materials, met with
immediate success in the marketplace, and the
company soon became known throughout the U.S.
Today, Holly Yashi is a multi-million dollar studio with
a staff of over 50 artisans supplying a world-wide
demand for Paul and Holly's unmistakable Jewelry as
Art.
A partnership of art and industry. Holly Yashi was
founded in 1981 by jewelry designer Holly
Hosterman and industrial artist Paul Lubitz (a.k.a.
Yashi). Holly Yashi's stylish jewelry, with its amazing,
luminous colors and innovative materials, met with
immediate success in the marketplace, and the
company soon became known throughout the U.S.
Today, Holly Yashi is a multi-million dollar studio with
a staff of over 50 artisans supplying a world-wide
demand for Paul and Holly's unmistakable Jewelry as
Art.
Jewelry as Art
While niobium has been used to
great effect in the aerospace and
medical industries, it reaches its full
glory on Holly Hosterman's drawing
board and in the hands of the
devoted artisans who turn her
designs into reality. Over the years,
the studio has proven its jewelry
making skills again and again, tested
by the increasing complexity of
Hosterman's designs. Early on,
Hosterman's bold artistic concepts
forced a succession of technological
innovations at the studio, presided
over by Lubitz, even as he managed
Holly Yashi's ever increasing work
flow and the company's propitious
growth.
While niobium has been used to
great effect in the aerospace and
medical industries, it reaches its full
glory on Holly Hosterman's drawing
board and in the hands of the
devoted artisans who turn her
designs into reality. Over the years,
the studio has proven its jewelry
making skills again and again, tested
by the increasing complexity of
Hosterman's designs. Early on,
Hosterman's bold artistic concepts
forced a succession of technological
innovations at the studio, presided
over by Lubitz, even as he managed
Holly Yashi's ever increasing work
flow and the company's propitious
growth.
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