Hi! I’m DANA!

VAULT 88 was born out of Dana’s lifelong love of stones.

From wire-wrapping rocks as a child, to silversmithing in her early years, to working with fine jewelry today — it has always been about the stones.

Whether it’s jasper mined in Montana, a fleck of gold from a North Carolina riverbed, or diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds sourced from Sri Lanka, India, Zambia, and lands beyond, each piece carries a story. Across cultures and continents, stones connect us.

So what is it about them that’s so alluring?

For Dana, it’s the connection to nature — the feeling of holding something formed over centuries by the Earth itself. To work with these materials, to enhance their beauty, feels like a gift. These compressed pieces of earth are miraculous. They tell stories. They endure.

We pass down our most cherished pieces not simply because they survived, but because they hold meaning — reminders of the people who lived, loved, struggled, and triumphed before us.

After years as a private jeweler, one thing is clear: anyone who has a love affair with jewelry has a story to tell.

So what’s yours?