Bethany Cocco’s designs are characterized by juxtapositions: precious metals take on the textures and patterns of natural objects or mimic the eroding surfaces of manmade ones. The spirit of the pieces in her current line is both delicate and raw. It is inspired by the beauty the artist discovers in unexpected places: the ridges and folds of a dried chili pepper, the peeling paint on an old window frame.

Bethany graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 with a BFA in Illlustration and a concentration in Metalsmithing. In 2004 she received her associate degree in jewelry
design from FIT and is now designing and making jewelry from her studio in Brooklyn, NY.