About Vale

eva and ava The creative duo behind Vale, twin sisters Ava and Eva Bai have always been fascinated with hands-on art. The New York based artisans are taking the standard of jewelry design to another level by crafting glamorous, versatile, and unique accessories with astounding vintage appeal. Both Ava and Eva share a love for design but find inspiration in different things. Therefore, it is hardly surprising the line epitomizes the dynamic interplay of two individual personalities.

Although both received their undergraduate degrees from Carnegie Mellon University, Ava and Eva found their passion in jewelry design and conducted their post-graduate studies in metallurgy and gemology. Much of Vale�s ingenious and fashionable collections are derived from their love of travel. Exposure to each culture has enriched their skill and technique of jewelry design. Such diversity allowed them to intersperse various types of stones set in vermeil, yellow gold, white gold, and rose gold.

The Vale duo truly encourages the importance of personal style by extending to their clients the option to create customized pieces. Another facet of Vale is creating jewelry for the woman who desires glamour every day, not just on special occasions and pieces that are ultimately wearable. Vale�s incorporation of vintage pieces and found objects to hand-carved originals translates to unique styles that are simultaneously modern and classic. Based on organic influences in both shape and form, this fresh and feminine line is effortless as it is beautiful. Vale�s goal is to continue creating fun and unique designs to complement individual style.

On the market for only a short time, Vale�s distinctive style has already caught the eye of stylists and celebrities. Most recently, their pieces have been seen on The David Letterman Show, the 57th Emmys, the American Music Awards, the BET Awards, and gracing the necklines of stars from ABC's hit Lost, HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, and NBC's Third Watch. Vale is available at fine boutiques such as Aura in Los Angeles, Searle in New York City, as well as other locations in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Return Policy

We accept returns within 2 weeks of delivery date. All items are available for merchandise credit only. Full credit for item returned only not including shipping and handling fee. Solid gold 14K and 18K pieces are excluded from this policy as they are all custom-made and casted per order. Thank you. -Vale

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OTHER MEDIA

Project Runway's Jillian Lewis Final Collection at NY Fashion Week Features Vale's Pieces March 2008

MTV TRL May 2007

'14K Rose Gold Woven Dome Ring' worn by Mandy Moore

Tyra Banks Wears Vale 2007

Tyra Banks Wearing Vale's 'Corsica' Necklace in Downtown NYC

Allison Krauss 2007

Allison wears Vale in collaborative album with Robert Plant

Allison wears Vale to her performance at The 2007 Grand Ole Opry

Please visit our old press page to see past press.

Contact

Eva and Ava Bai

http://shopvale.com/main.php

Return Policy We accept returns within 2 weeks of delivery date. All items are available for merchandise credit only. Full credit for item returned minus the shipping and handling fee. Solid gold 14K and 18K pieces are excluded from this policy as they are all custom-made and casted per order.

Each piece is hand made and therefore may be subject to slight differences. We stand behind every piece we create. If an item breaks due to our fault, we will gladly repair it. Please mail item back via a traceable carrier with the appropriate padding. We will need a tracking number to ensure product was sent for delivery back to our studio.

Thank you for shopping with us.

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FAQ

Why can't I hit the 'back' button?

To achieve effects such as fading and text-movement, this site was written heavily in Javascript. So, as you interact and navigate through the site you are actually only viewing one page, main.php. The 'back' button (likewise, the 'forward' button) is used for moving through your page history. Since you are viewing only one page, if you hit the 'back' button you will lose your place when you return.

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Internet Explorer is stupid and retrieves these images upon every view of the page. So, to load our site more quickly use Firefox or another non-stupid browser.

With what libraries is this site written?

We use the wonderful scriptaculous ajax libraries built on the prototype framework. Both have very vague licenses, so we'll keep our license jsut as vague.

Gift Certificates

Give the gift of Vale Jewelry! Know someone who loves accessories, give them a gift card to Vale Jewelry.

Once you click "Purchase", you will be taken to our Payment Partner, PayPal, and can complete your purchase there.

Following your purchase, you will receive a confirmation email from PayPal and Vale. Your recipient will receive an email on the day that you choose for it to be sent via email with your name, a custom message, and a unique Gift Certificate code for them to redeem on our website.