William Mazza
The Mazza Family's involvement with the jewelry industry dates back almost two centuries. Starting in the 1840s, the Mazza family worked with coral, which they harvested and hand carved in Italy. At the turn of the century Louis Mazza left Europe for the United States where he began to import gems and Mazza carvings. In the years from 1950 to 1960, his four sons joined the business as it expanded. The third son, William, worked closely with the major designers, honing his own creative skill, and in 1970 produced his first collections for I. Magnin & Co. and Bergdorf Goodman under the Mazza name.
Today William Mazza and his three sons own W&B Mazza and Sons, Inc. located in Baldwin, New York. Practicing fine jewelry techniques passed from generation to generation, William Mazza continues to create his unique collections using hand-carved gemstones in the family tradition. W&B Mazza, the formerly unknown supplier of gemstones for famous jewelry houses such as David Webb, Inc., Van Cleef & Arpels, Tiffany & Co., and Cartier, Inc. has now emerged as a leading creator of 14-Karat and 18-Karat fashion jewelry.