I am very happy to announce that we have finally found a new General Manager. For those of you who know me (and those that don’t!), sometimes life can be pretty chaotic in the shop. So, we finally went on a quest to find an office manager. Well, we did way better than that, you know us, no second bests here! Marlene Richey, a veteran of the national jewelry industry, and a fixture in the Northeast as well as the award winning author of Profiting By Design has joined the team as our new General Manager. Office details are but minor hurdles for Marlene’s skills, and we are really excited to let her loose on all of the other important operational details that, I, as an artist, seem able to “overlook” on a daily basis. Stay tuned!

Great News! Chris Ploof Studio has been selected as a Rising Star in the jewelry industry, and will be exhibiting at the JCK Las Vegas Design Center June 4-7th, 2010. This is a great opportunity for retailers considering carrying our work to come and meet Chris and some of his staff.

We were also recently selected as a runner up in the American Jewelry Design Council New Talent Competition.

It’s been far too long since the last post, and I hope you will forgive me. The Zero G wedding went of “with a hitch” (pun intended)!

Noah and Erin were happily married in a 747 flown to simulate zero gravity. They made several turns which offered a few mintues of weightlessness on each pass. They and their guests were treated to the first zero gravity wedding “on earth”.

They exchanged vows and meteorite rings made by us here in the studio (not under weightless conditions, I assure you!), and we couldn’t be happier to have been a part of their special ceremony!

Congratulations Noah and Erin, may you have a long and happy life together.

Chris Ploof Studio is proud to be making meteorite rings for the first ever zero-gravity wedding. Stay tuned for more details!

Super busy day here. On Friday, we received a call from CNN asking if they could shoot live from our studio. We are happy and proud to be able to hosting them today as they present their series, “Road to Recovery” focusing on the economy.

We were selected because our hard work and dedication is paying off and we are currently experiencing positive growth in a shaky market, and truly thankful for all of our customer’s help. Without you, we would not be where we are today.

So tune in today for various live shots.

Chris Ploof Studio