For the Love of Jewelers: A Jewelry Journey Podcast Presented by Rio Grande

S6-E9: Traditional Meets Tech: CAD’s Role in Jewelry Design with Sara Greco

Rio Grande Season 6 Episode 9

Host Mark Nelson sits down with 3D jewelry CAD designing expert Sara Greco in this For the Love of Jewelers podcast episode. With 23 years of experience in bench work, wax carving, and stone setting, Sara has hammered out her skills and refined her creative process. In their conversation, Sara and Mark discuss finding inspiration, her workflows, tools of the trade, and her ongoing collaboration with Rio Grande where she helps create luxury collections as part of Rio’s custom casting services. The focus then shifts to how CAD software has changed the jewelry industry, blending traditional techniques with cutting-edge digital tools to achieve precision and artistry. 

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