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Laurel Burch Designs 2015 Silk Blend Scarf Laurel Burch went on to launch her business, now called Laurel Burch Artworks , in the late 1960s. She began making paintings and was commissioned by restaurants, businesses and private collectors. "I found metal in a junkyard and hammered it out on the back of an old frying pan", she stated during an interview with the Marin Independent Journal in 2005. [2] She began making jewelry and selling it on the streets of San Francisco from tackle boxes. In 1969, a shop in Ghiradelli Square offered to sell her jewelry. [3] Some local stores began stocking her creations, and a businessman, Shashi Singapuri, took samples of her work to China . She went to China in 1971 and discovered cloisonné , a kind of enamel work, with which she designed paintings and had the designs made into earrings. With Mr. Singapuri's financial backing manufacturing began. Burch went on to work on cast metals and wood, and to include spinoff products on paper, porcelain and fabric. In 1979, she split with Singapuri, and started Laurel Burch Inc. She was president and chief designer. In the 1990s she licensed her designs to a dozen or so companies that now make and distribute her creations worldwide. Comes from a smoke free home. Please feel free to email me if you have questions prior to ordering. This item is final sale and may not be returned. I recommend taking a good look at all photos details before ordering. Please refer to the ZOOM feature on the photos for fine points and particulars. Make sure to follow our store and leave a positive review if you are satisfied with your purchase. Thank you for shopping with us!