Born and raised in Venezuela, Miami-based jewelry designer Irene Zingg creates sparkling masterpieces that reflect her unrestrained passion for color and unusual, exotic combinations of materials and textures. "Pairing topaz, which is a rather dull stone, with sapphires and diamonds, you end up with a very beautiful jewel," says Zingg, known for her resplendent chandelier earrings, cocktail rings, bib, fringe and multi-tiered necklaces, and brilliant bracelets made of precious and semiprecious stones.