KATHLEEN GREBE   Bold Standard Owner & Designer

 

A Striped Past

Kathleen went from designing logos for NBA stars to handcrafting jewelry for the fashion-forward. 

 

 

After fifteen years of directing design for brands like Nike, Adidas and T-Mobile, K.G. put her advertising career on hold in search of a more artistic path—one that offered creativity without compromise.

 

 

Her jewelry hobby led to an artist residency at her alma mater, Savannah College of Art & Design, and catapulted her into the world of contemporary jewelry. 

 

 

Bold Standard

A forever fan of big fashion statements, K.G. set out to create a new kind of bold.

She built her own laser-cutting lab and began transforming flat sheets of material into jewelry. And from strong silhouettes, high contrast and unapologetic scale, Bold Standard was born.

Bold Standard is known for both wearable art and word-driven jewelry— i.e. 'statement pieces' that literally say something. 

With a logo-like approach, K.G. turns words into meaningful fashion statements, introducing typography with a sophisticated touch.

Stay Bold

As an artist, K.G. continues to reinterpret the meaning of bold. Her goal is to bring wearers fearlessness in style and thought.

 

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Kathleen Grebe lives outside of Raleigh (NC). She has also called Seattle (WA), Portland (OR) and Asheville (NC) her home. She has a lifelong obsession with cheetahs and has traveled to places like Japan, Croatia, Argentina, Czech Republic, St. Lucia, Spain and Ireland.