As a ten year industry veteran, Maya Brenner brings experience and undeniable talent to her eponymous jewelry collection. A native of California, Maya Brenner Designs is both simple and classic, bold and modern. The collection is sold at finer boutiques nationally and in the UK and Japan with major retail clients including Henri Bendel, Fred Segal, Calypso, and Anthropologie.

Maya's celebrity following includes Jessica Biel, Penelope Cruz, Rachel Bilson, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Demi Moore, Salma Hayek, Nicole Richie, Rebecca Romijn, Debra Messing, Molly Sims, Lindsay Lohan, Eva Longoria, Rachel Ray and Teri Hatcher.

Her jewelry has been featured on "Alias," "Friends," "The Today Show," "Desperate Housewives," "American Idol," "The Bachelor," "Las Vegas," and "The O.C." Maya Brenner’s jewelry has also been featured in InStyle, Lucky, People, Cosmopolitan, The New York Times "Style" section, Glamour, Women's Wear Daily, Ladies' Home Journal, Life & Style, Daily Candy, and US Weekly. Articles written about her career have been posted on CNN.com and About.com, and Maya herself has appeared on "Good Day Live's" Style File and the DIY network.

In 2001, Maya won Fashion Group International's Rising Star Award, joining the ranks of the design industry's most noteworthy newcomers. Maya is the author of BEADED JEWELRY: Create Your Own Style - a how-to jewelry book. She is also a contributing designer of Stella & Dot - a direct sales company selling jewelry based on the trend setting jewelry that Maya is known for.

Lately her major source of inspiration is drawn from her most rewarding creations yet – Jack and Sadie. Maya lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 2 children.

MAYA'S NEW BOOK
"Beaded Jewelry - Create your own style" available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Borders and everywhere books are sold. Order your copy here