As we step into 2026, we find ourselves pausing for a moment, looking back, and feeling incredibly grateful. Not the loud, celebratory kind of gratitude, but the quiet kind that settles in your chest when you realize how many people have been walking alongside you.


If you’ve been with us for a while, you know Stanza has never just been about jewelry. For us, it has always been about the things jewelry carries with it. Time. Memory. Feeling. The kind of meaning that doesn’t announce itself, but stays.

This past year has been full in the best way.

We brought to life a few pieces that now feel inseparable from Stanza’s story, like the Comet Ring. Watching it find its way onto your hands, into your daily lives, into moments big and small, has been one of those quiet joys that reminds us why we do this in the first place.


We also listened closely. Many of you told us you loved certain designs deeply, but that solid gold sometimes felt just out of reach. By introducing plated gold versions, we were able to offer the same designs, the same intention, at a more approachable level. More choices, more ways to wear, more room for different stories to meet the same design.


Behind the scenes, Stanza has continued to grow too. This year, we welcomed new Care Team members and craftsmen, while continuing to work with those who have been with us from the early days. Every piece that leaves our hands carries not just materials, but the care, patience, and pride of many people who believe in what we’re building.

We were also lucky enough to step into new spaces this year. From being part of special collaborations, like our Valentine’s Day event with Porsche, to seeing Stanza worn by incredible women across the world. Having artists like Nune Woranuch and Kelly Yu choose our pieces is something we hold with quiet awe. Not because of titles or spotlight, but because it reminds us that meaning travels, across cultures, languages, and lives.

What continues to move us the most, though, are your stories. The messages you send. The notes tucked into DMs. The poems, the life updates, the quiet confessions about why a piece matters to you. Stanza may begin with us, but it is finished by you. You give the jewelry its life.

There’s a poem by Emily Dickinson that we often think about:
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all.”

That sense of hope, steady and persistent, is what we wish to offer through our pieces. As we move into 2026, our hopes remain simple:
to keep creating pieces that feel personal,
to keep caring for the people and hands behind the work,
and to keep sharing this literary, poetic journey with you, one stanza at a time.

We hope the year ahead brings you moments of luck when you least expect them, strength when you need it, and people who make the days feel warmer. And on the days that feel heavy, we hope something small, something familiar, something you wear close, reminds you that you are not alone.

Thank you for being here. Thank you for trusting us. Thank you for making Stanza what it is.

With all our love,
Bonnie
Founder & Treasure Keeper 💛