MEET THE DESIGNER

MEET THE DESIGNER

Hello, my name is Antony and I am the owner and principal designer at AntonZoti.com.  Thank you for wanting to know the person behind your jewelry.  I have been a designer for decades. I have enjoyed designing interiors, furniture, product packaging, logos, websites and my passion, Earthstone jewelry. I have always had an affinity to these little gifts from the earth. I remember, as a kid, I collected rocks and minerals and would spend hours looking at books trying to find what they were called. To my mom, they were just a bunch of rocks, belonged in the garden, not in my room. To me they were a fascinating mix of colors, shapes, sparkles and textures, all so different from each other. Unfortunately, my mom’s opinion prevailed.

A KID IN A CANDY SHOP

Many years later, I discovered a small shop, in Toronto, Canada, where I live, that sold minerals and crystals from all over the world. I had no idea of the variety available. Here, I bought my first real crystals. The shop owner talked to me about the crystals, not so much about their name and country source, but about their mystical qualities and how they were used in the ancient past. With my interest peaked I embarked on a tangent spiritual quest.

My first crystal bracelet was gifted to me by a good business partner. Subsequently, I would get many more upon his return from trips. Eventually, I went to Asia, on business, and discovered the crystal and gemstone wholesale market. I was a kid in a candy shop!

With this new prospective, I began to source Canadian importers near me and started to slowly custom design and sell Earthstone jewelry directly. Almost every piece I made was unique to its wearer. I later designed a collection of prayer bracelets, The Seraphim Collection. Based on that success I decided to offer more of my designs.

TODAY,

Along my spiritual path, I became a Registered Reiki Practitioner, studied Feng Shui and Qigong. Currently I am focused on the I Ching and the insight it offers. Don’t get me wrong. I am no monk! I enjoy riding my touring motorcycle, drinking single malt whiskies and smoking an occasional fine cigar.  

It has taken a lot of focus, research and creativity to bring my ANTONZOTI jewelry collections to life. My approach is to create a unique quality line of jewelry, that has meaning to the wearer. It must look great and it should be part of that person’s expression of who they are. 

 

Wear your Anton Zoti jewelry in good health!