How Katia Rudnick Built a Purpose-Driven Jewelry Brand Through Intentional Design
3/26/202659 min
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A single glance across a yoga studio changed everything. Katia Rudnik saw a medallion bracelet, followed a quiet nudge, and uncovered a new medium, a message, and a patented idea that would shape Katia Designs into a purpose-driven jewelry brand people don’t just wear—they feel.
We open with Katia’s journey from Soviet Moscow to Boston at sixteen, navigating a new language and a new life. Years later in Florida, after helping run medical spas and raising three daughters, she wanted work that felt like her. A metal clay class...
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First 90 secondsTiffany Woolley· Host0:00
This is iDesign Lab, a podcast where creativity and curiosity meet style and design. Curator of interiors, furnishings, and lifestyles. Hosted by Tiffany Woolley, an interior designer and a style enthusiast, along with her serial entrepreneur husband, Scott. iDesign Lab is your ultimate design podcast, where we explore the rich and vibrant world of design and its constant evolution in style and trends. Today on iDesign Lab, we're joined by Katya Rudnick, founder and CEO of Katya Designs. From growing up in Soviet Russia to building a purpose-driven jewelry brand in South Florida, Katya creates pieces that blend natural elements, empowering mantras, and mindfulness. Her jewelry isn't just worn, it's felt. Today, we'll explore her journey of creativity, confidence, and turning inspiration into a thriving brand. [upbeat music] Welcome to the iDesign Lab podcast. Today in our studio, we have Katya from Katya De- Designs here, who is going to explain to us her journey into the United States, but also into her designs, which is jewelry, which if you can't see, they're beautiful sparkly pieces around your neck. I'm sure they have to do- Thank you ... with your designs. So welcome.
Katya Rudnick· Guest1:22
Thank you.
Tiffany Woolley· Host1:23
And not only do we wanna hear and highlight obviously Katya Designs, but we wanna know the backstory.
Unknown speaker1:29
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