John Berg
JWB Consulting
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John is an artist who has worked in jewelry, ceramics, and sculpture for 50 years. Raised in Harvard, Illinois, he attended Northern Illinois University Arts Program where he was invited to apprentice for his jewelry professor, Lee Peck. In his twenties he won multiple jewelry competitions in Hawaii and was published in Modern Jeweler Magazine. Since then, he has used his skills and talents working for custom jewelers, major luxury brands, and manufacturers. In May 2022 he retired as VP of Manufacturing Excellence for David Yurman. Though pottery, sculpture, and painting now fill his time, he still consults for the jewelry industry. In his studio, John makes ceramic and silver jewelry, pottery, and sculpture.
Tell us about how you came to the jewelry industry.
Growing up I always wanted to be a sculptor. When I took art in high school and college and was exposed to jewelry classes, I started with carving waxes and would sculpt animal motifs in jewelry. After getting proficient at sculpting miniatures in wax it just became a natural path for me to follow a career that would satisfy
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