Sora Designs

Designed in USA

Yueh-Wen Chang of Sora Designs knew from a young age her path in life should be in the arts, but opted for a career in academics. She eventually got her Ph.D. in early intervention from the Joint Doctoral Program at U.C. Berkeley and San Francisco State University. While in graduate school, Wen started making jewelry as an innocent creative outlet for her mom, sisters and friends. Her hands would always be busy sewing or knitting or wire wrapping or baking goodies if not working on her dissertation.

Sora Designs was started on a whim in the fall of 2008. The whim soon became an obsession and her world was never the same again. "Sora" means "sky" in Japanese. "Possibilities are as open as the sky" is the motto for Wen’s new obsession. She strives to make jewelry that is functional and stunning as well as affordable. She uses many recycled or environmentally friendly materials. Her favorite materials are vintage buttons and artifacts; vintage Lucite beads and pendants; colorful semiprecious stones and fabrics.

Wen lives with her partner and their 3 yr old boy in the San Francisco Bay Area.