Cris Notti is a graduate of the Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. Although born and raised in Los Angeles, her first language was Italian like her parents. From them, Cris discovered the beauty of jewels at an early age. She was enamored with her father’s 5 carat diamond, platinum, and white gold ring and inspired by her mother’s emerald ring that her grandfather had received as a gift from the King of Naples.