It’s hard to believe that January of the no-longer-New Year is gone already— and it has been a busy one for Marco Polo Designs! In early January, the MPD “brain trust”— Penny, Claude, Inside Sales Manager Najela, our Customer Service torch-bearer Rocky, and our capable Outside Sales Manager Doug— met to chart out our year.
Marco Polo Designs is not a company to do things half-way. We infuse our pride in our company into everything that we do. Here’s an entertaining little example! Several months ago, we received an invitation to serve as the (single) featured artists for an early December event at a sophisticated, up-scale gallery in Idyllwild, CA
(From Claude and Penny Cruz, Marco Polo Designs) On Friday 10/8, our last day in Venice, we placed bead orders and said arrivederci to our artisan partners. It’s hard to believe that two weeks have gone by! While we were making our way around Murano by vaporetto, we came across an interesting and amusing sight
(From Claude Cruz, Marco Polo Designs lead designer) Penny and I have just gotten home from our enjoyable and successful design trip to Venice. We were please to find a design question from our valued friend, Penny Misak. She is curious about the length of the period from completed bead prototypes to ready-to-sell jewelry. To answer
Last Sunday (9/19/10), Marco Polo Designs fielded a team to participate in the Portland Oregon 2010 Race for the Cure. Penny and Claude, and staff members Liya and Xue Mei, joined many others in walking to show their support for the great work done by the Komen Foundation. As you probably know, the Foundation sponsors
Claude Cruz, Marco Polo Designs Lead Designer: Today, Marco Polo Designs introduces a new collection that opens some new design terrain for our company. The “Denim” collection is a cool-blue design that uses sterling silver bead cores (“animas”) to bring beautiful light and sparkle to these captivating pieces. I chose the color palette to focus
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This week, it’s all about the beads. Our “What Would You Choose?” Week Five Sweepstakes winner(s) will have the opportunity to choose a beautiful cable bead necklace (valued up to $105.00) from our stunning collection. Why do I say that it’s all about the beads? Perhaps our friend and long-time Marco Polo Designs enthusiast says
Hi, I’m Claude Cruz, Design Director for Marco Polo Designs. I’d like to share some thoughts about what makes Marco Polo such a special company. The unique beauty of our fine-glass “wearable art” stems from our spectacular custom Venetian and Murano lampwork beads, and from the way in which those beads are carefully crafted to
Marco Polo Designs is LISTENING!
At Marco Polo Designs, we focus on delivering the fashionable, innovative and creative contemporary jewelry designs that you’ve come to expect from us. Equally important, though, we work to ensure that the quality and value of our pieces are second to none. We strive to provide our valued customers with many years of trouble-free enjoyment
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