Website Information
This website is exclusively informational. We do not sell retail directly but we do have vendors that have retail locations.
If you wish to buy Firefly Jewelry, please visit our Where To Buy page to find a store nearest to you.
About Us
Founded in the late 1990’s by Edward Rudnicki Firefly Jewelry was launched. When Ed traveled throughout Latin America he developed a great appreciation for the generosity of the people and the incredible beauty of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala. It was there he met the Chavajay family and has since worked closely with them to nurture and build this endeavor to fruition.
The Firefly Mosaic Jewelry Design Studio is located in Oakland, CA. Edward co-designs the jewelry with lead designer, Juan Carlos Chavajay. Firefly Mosaic Jewelry designs are deeply inspired by nature, gardens and the rich colors of Guatemala.
Our designs are handmade in Guatemala. The workshop provides employment and training, comfortable working conditions and fair wages to the indigenous people of Santiago Atitlan. The men & women are handpicked artisans. We have taken many of the traditional skills (embroidery, weaving, etc.) and transformed them into jewelry making skills. Our workshop is spacious and filled with natural light, every artisan has their own worktable and table light. It encircles a plant and flower-filled courtyard with the ever-vigilant workshop dogs, Max and Charlie, who greet the workers daily and roam the gardens.
Edward is working to extend the business to the next generation. The Chavajay brothers; Salvador and Juan Carlos, currently work in the Oakland office and are in transition to assume responsibility and ownership of Firefly in the future.