Kathy Rose


Katayoun Rose is an Iranian-American jewelry designer, actress, and entrepreneur.

Biography

Kathy Rose was born in Tehran, Iran and has lived in Los Angeles since 1978.

Career

She created the jewelry line Kaviar Jewelry in 2002, now called Kathy Rose Jewelry.
Rose opened a retail boutique, Kaviar and Kind in 2003, now called Roseark with jewelry and clothes. It is featuring her line, as well as lines from other designers. Photographs and paintings are also exhibited in the boutique. In 2009 she opened a second boutique in Santa Monica.
She won the first season of the Bravo show, Launch My Line in 2010.
In addition to her jewelry endeavors, she is an actress, appearing in Pranksters, Hollywood, and Out At The Wedding, Inja Shahreh Man Bood as well as acting as producer on both Hollywood and Pranksters.

Awards/Recognition

Rose was a Fashion Group International Rising Star Finalist in Jewelry in 2004.
In 2007, she was selected to exhibit her Grasshopper Cuff at the California Design Biennial at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.
In 2010, she won the Bravo series Launch My Line with fashion expert Emil Gampe.