I was an architect and artist before I was a jeweler. It changed everything about how I design.
Anna Vásquez — Designer & Founder
My path ran through architecture and fine art first through years of studying how objects hold meaning, how form follows feeling, how something made with real intention becomes more itself over time.
That way of seeing didn't leave me when I came to jewelry. It became the foundation of everything I make.
"For an object to be treasured a lifetime — and beyond — there must be story, feeling, and meaning woven into it from the very start. That is not something I add at the end. It is where I begin."
The Year of the Horse
Pegasus: Symbolizing freedom, strength, and momentum.
How we begin
Every custom ring starts with the Design Ceremony™, a private session where we explore your ideas, inspirations, gemstones, and symbolism.
From that conversation, I create a design that exists only for you.
It’s where your ring truly begins.
Custom Engagement Ring
“Anna ~ my ring is more beautiful than we ever imagined. Thank you for bringing our vision to life so gracefully & perfectly, l am giddy thinking about wearing it for the rest of my life!! Hope to see you soon xx Allie K.”
Custom Engagement Ring
“I'm so obsessed with my ring and YOU! Thank you for bringing my vision to life with such care and kindness. I literally can't stop smiling every time l look at her!! ~ Lauren G.”
From the Studio
OCCASIONALLY A FINISHED WORK BECOMES AVAILABLE. THESE ARE RARE.
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The Love Birds Ring
TEAL OVAL SAPPHIRE · 14K YELLOW GOLD
I designed this ring to hold two things at once a secret love letter and a revelation. From above, it reads as something quietly elegant, almost antique in its sensibility. Turn it in your hand and two love birds appear, facing each other across a teal sapphire I chose because it reminded me of water. A birdbath. A place birds return to refresh.
The quetzal is sacred in the culture my family comes from — a symbol of freedom that cannot survive in captivity. I wanted my first bird ring to carry that. This is my heritage, worked in gold.
$9,979
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The Aure Ring
LAB DIAMOND · 14K YELLOW GOLD
The Aure began as a study in restraint of what happens when you let a stone speak without interruption. The bezel holds it like a pool of still water, neither gripping nor displaying. The band carries a quiet buttery and sculptural detail that only reveals itself up close.
It was made to be worn without explanation. The kind of ring that accumulates meaning over time.
$6,779
“A ring should hold the weight of what it means — not just the weight of its stone.”
Anna Vásquez
A Portland Jewelry Atelier
Nested Yellow is located in Portland’s historic West End — a calm, intimate space where ideas are drawn by hand and refined with care.
Clients visit by appointment for private design sessions and gemstone viewings.
The atelier accepts a limited number of custom projects each month to ensure each piece receives the attention it deserves.