Hello! I am very excited that you have found my site and products, and I want you to know more about my story.

I am a native Texan who has been fortunate enough to have extensive global traveling experience. As far back as I can remember, my entire life has been saturated in travel and filled with international adventures. Most of these revolve around Europe, and Italy in particular.

I have a home in Tuscany, in the mountains, and if you look at my pictures you will see the beautiful views that I look out upon when I am there. I grew up in this remarkable place, spending childhood summers, and countless years there.

Because of this, Italy shaped me into the man I am today and also played a crucial role in my artistic development, creative ideas, and in my design insight. To this very day, I use the tools that Italy gave me to come up with and create my jewelry/hanging art.

I buy most of my materials for projects in Tuscany and came up with my initial design concept of using repurposed chandelier crystals and vintage jewelry pieces in modern jewelry designs there. In fact, the name “luce di Lucca” (meaning “light of Lucca”) came from the city where I thought of my concept for the first time. I now buy vintage jewelry and repurpose them into my jewelry pieces as well as crystals.

I was in the city of Lucca, Italy, at an open air antique market, when I was enthralled by the beauty and availability of all the vintage crystals being sold there. I bought some crystals, as an afterthought, and one day when I was bored, I began to use them to create one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and hanging art. Since then, every piece that I design and create reflects the beautiful culture of Tuscany and my love of the country and region.

So, from a small idea, the concept and reality of Luce di Lucca Jewelry was born. In the time since, it went from a vague idea to a real life concept, passion, and business that allows me to create my art for a living. Thank you all for your part in making my dream become a reality!

Sincerely,

Jonathan Black

Luce di Lucca Jewelry
Designer/Creator/Owner