Meet Izaskun

Meaning “star in the hand,” I was always destined to work with/around hands.

I grew up in the Basque Country, a land of mystical creatures and deep connection to the earth. My eye for spatial composition was nurtured since an early age: my parents socialized with artists and brought me along to art openings, studios and performances. 

I moved to New York to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology, where I was awarded the Elsa Peretti Scholarship for Excellence in Jewelry Design given by the Tiffany & Co. Foundation. I later earned a degree in Business and a Creative Enterprise Ownership diploma.

In 2013, after loosing my full-time designer job, I launched Izaskun Zabala Jewelry from my bedroom in Brooklyn. Six months later, my work was selling nationwide at Lou & Grey, Ann Taylor’s new concept store.

That same year, my analytical and intuitive nature, found a voice with palmistry. Through study and dedication, not only I embrace my unique essence, but I guide individuals to make the most out of their lives reading their hands.

I studied palmistry in New York with Ellen Goldberg, a well known palmist, psychotherapist, mystic, astrologer and tarot reader.

When I create, I am inspired by what is coming to me through the ethereal and the unseen, I don’t necessarily go out and seek it. I am very passionate about creating meaningful pieces of jewelry with precious materials to empower your precious self.