Dené Jewelry |Michigan Avenue Comes to Batavia

Social Conscience for the Fashion Conscious

Imagine our excitement when we met Michelle Dene Reagan, an award winning jewelry designer, artist and owner of Dené Jewelry. Not only were we meeting with one of the premier jewelry designers in the US - we were also meeting a Batavia neighbor!

"Adorn" from the Dené Jewelry Bridal CollectionWe love the fact that Dené Jewelry uses "conflict-free" diamonds, "fair-trade" precious gemstones, and reclaimed gold and platinum in their jewelry designs.

Dené Jewelry Collections

Dené Bridal Collection - Diamond Engagement Rings & Wedding Bands

Dené Luxe Collection - A high-end collection of rare gemstone one-of-a-kind jewelry

Celestial Diamond Collection - Right-hand diamond rings

Legacy Collection - Custom birthstone medallion necklaces 

Celtic Sands Collection - A series of silver and golden eternity knots. 20% of proceeds are donated to IJM (International Justice Mission) charity 

Earth Antiquity Collection - A collection of original designs that incorporate rare fossils mixed with precious metals, gemstones and diamonds

About Dené Jewelry

Dené Jewelry is designed for art's sake. Each design has emerged along the way of a journey in a series of studies of art form.

Each handcrafted and signed piece of fine jewelry is carefully created with specific design criteria framed by principles of design and fashioned from a unique visual vocabulary developed from the history of every piece created by Dené.

From earth to export, Dené is dedicated to "Fair Trade Manufacturing Protocol", using the most ethical methods available to provide a positive impact in every aspect of the jewelry making process. Each piece is made with integrity so that every customer can truly appreciate Dené jewelry as a rare and precious possession.

About Michelle Dene Reagan

Michelle has worked her way up through the jewelry trade over a 20 year career from luxury retail sales, retail management, and then apprenticing with a renowned international jewelry designer. Michelle's talents were obvious and she has been recognized as one of the country's leading jewelry designers.

Dené Jewelry are well recognized for artistic quality, beauty, and integrity of design

- Top 40 "Designers of the 21st Century" worldwide by JQ Magazine

- Featured on WGN - "Trends in Designer Jewelry - Colored Diamonds"

- Featured on FOX News - "Bridal Jewelry"

- Frequently featured in jewelry trade publications such as National Jeweler and JCK

- Feature story on Dené  that aired nationally on E, Style, Oxygen, PAXX TV and Women's Entertainment

Michelle is dedicated to Fair Trade Manufacturing Protocol and has been acting and promoting "being green" long before it fell into vogue. Because Dené Jewelry is made with the highest degree of integrity throughout all aspects of the jewelry making prcess, each customer can feel secure in the ethical quality and rare value of each precious piece of jewelry made by Dené Jewelry.

- Uses Reclaimed Gold

- Uses Kimberly Process Diamonds

- Uses Fair Trade Gemstones

Michelle strives to have a positive influence in all aspects of her career through volunteering in the industry and community. She is committed to design and manufacturing principles that product the highest quality products using the most ethical methods possible to create pieces that are alive with positive quintessence. Her focus is on appealing to the well educated, conscientious consumer.

 Earth Antiquity

A poem by Leah Reagan

Stores rich with treasures of old

Each relic time's creation

Gather round and gaze while the stories unfold

The building of earth's foundation

Hemmed into the rock blanketed with dust

History catches light

In te search for truth and beauty breaking the Earth's crust

The fire swells when given breath at the sun's cue did ignite

A swirling tale of majesty deep royal purple amethyst

Another pure flame, hardest stone

Sapphire, tourmaline, beryl, quartz each by a different color kissed

To decorate mercy's throne

Foreknown and with such care verdant forest transformed

Flowers leaves carnage become

Ague a diadem to proclaim and adorn

Set deliberate as the Jeweler's angelic audience hums

Fossil encrusted crown of crystal golden splendor

The fruit of an ancient seed

Planted, harvested, now weaved so tender

A story of glory for the eyes to see

Assemble, create from what I do not own

Humble servant only to give

With Earth's antiquity bring glory to your throne

For this purpose do I live.