Jenine Lepera Izzi & Vashti de Verteuil

Teaches at New York Jewelry Design Institute

Jenine Lepera Izzi studied art and design in New York City  and Florence, Italy for many years.  She has developed her own techniques in rendering jewelry designs.  Her unique style of design is a culmination of training as an interior designer as well as a bench jeweler.  Her work synthesizes her lifelong interest in design, a fascination with color and attention to detail that she brings into the classroom.

Vashti de Verteuil is the owner of Gallery Vercon located on E9th Street in the East Village.  She is a teaching Professor at Parsons The New School for Design and studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. Ms de Verteuil became a successful freelance designer of scarves, belts and jewelry for Yves St. Laurent and other Parisian couture houses.