About Veronica Riley Martens

Veronica Riley Martens jewelry design focuses on ecofriendly, organic and natural components with a modern twist. With a background in interior design, she creates unique pieces that play with color, texture, size, proportion. The main component of Veronica's jewelry line consists of tagua nuts. These nuts are indigenous to the rainforests in South America. They are sustainably harvested and are a renewable resource that helps preserve the rainforests. Tagua nuts are dried, cut, shaped and dyed by local craftpersons in South America. Veronica then purchases these beads in various shapes and colors and creates each finished jewelry piece by hand in her Chicago studio, including drilling all holes and designing each piece. The Veronica Riley Martens jewelry line is lightweight, colorful, and can be customized to fit your needs. The line is diverse in style and price point, thus is appealing to young and old! Read their story