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Specialties
Holly Yashi Jewelry is designed and handcrafted, piece by piece in small batches in our design studio in Arcata, located on the North Coast of California. Our signature metal is niobium which can be permanently colored using a bath if salt water and electricity. Niobium is light weight, hypoallergenic, and can be manipulated into a rainbow of vibrant color.
History
Established in 1981.
It all began in a one-car garage 30 years ago. Holly Hosterman is a university trained jewelry artist and metalsmith who started out by sneaking away her Dad’s fly tying supplies and has been creating jewelry since junior high. Paul «Yashi» Lubitz, is the high-energy guy with a ton of ideas for business and innovation. They were fresh out of college when they decided to team up and start a jewelry business in l981. This year we are celebrating 30 years in business.