Cival Collective is a creative, women owned jewelry design company whose shop extends beyond conventional bounds. As both retail store and studio Cival offer fully custom fine jewelry, antique restoration, and handmade semiprecious collections inspired by classic historic design imbued by modern ingenuity.
Rae Frye started Cival in 2013 and has since fostered the company to hold many other artists and designers collectively working on a variety of signature designs, antique restorations and custom fine jewelry. As the creative director, owner, and one of the leading designers, Rae is able to use her experience and perspective to keep evolving Cival into the design house they have always dreamed of making. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Shepherd University, and 14 years of jewelry design and benchwork experience, Rae's design practice is a fusion of intuition and meticulous attention to detail and experience.
Rae’s design approach is intuitive and balanced combining unexpected color variations and structural elements. The result creates pieces that are familiar and also innovative — seamlessly blending the best elements from different eras to create new timeless design. With an innate understanding of jewelry underlying design principles of balance, Rae's creations are unexpected, unconventional and color curious. A conduit for personal expression and artistic exploration.