Jewelry Line Inspired by Friendship and Creative Collaboration: Dune Jewelry Launches New Collection with Model Camille Kostek

Experiential jewelry brand, Dune Jewelry, prides itself on collaborating with women across various industries, including fashion, beauty, and wellness. Author, Founder, and CEO Holly Daniels Christensen is the woman-supporting-women behind it all and is excited to announce a continued, creative collaboration with a dear friend and colleague, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model, Camille Kostek.

Expanding their original collection, Holly and Camille are introducing 13 new and unique designs in both silver and gold. Launching in August 2023, the collection is earthy, yet mystical, incorporating a mix of aquamarine, moonstone, and white topaz.

BELLA spoke to Holly about her mission to support other women, the new collection, and what we can expect to see from the fashion and accessories dynamo.

Throughout your career, you have always made it a point to collaborate with other women, supporting their businesses, platforms, and passions. Why is that so important to you?

If we don’t support each other, who’s going to do it? There are so many talented women out there with great ideas and great work ethic, and I love the passion that these women who have come into my life have. It’s so important to me to give them a platform to express themselves artistically and give opportunity where it’s deserved. We have always had such powerful women in our corner, and it’s been wonderful.

You are now back to working with a great friend and SI Swimsuit model, Camille Kostek. What first drew you to Camille for a collaboration and how has your relationship grown over time?

I hired Camille as our first ever professional model in 2016. Prior to that, we were using friends and family members for our shoots. Even though her portfolio wasn’t as fully developed at that time as it is today, I loved her personality that shone through. She’s such a bright, positive light and you feel it when she walks into the room. She also has such a creative side, which makes designing jewelry so easy. Camille has such a great sense of self, there’s no gray area. When she sees a piece, she knows if she likes it instantly and we can come to a decision effectively. She has a divine sense of style and self. We dropped our first collection in 2018 and continued collaborating through 2020. This is now our fourth drop and it will be the best yet.

Dune Jewelry has such an effortless, summer feel to it, and Camille is no stranger to a beach or a swimsuit… does this play into the inspiration for the pieces in this new collection?

For sure, the new collection has fresh summer vibes, but I’d say it’s more of a year-round type of collection. It’s a spiritual collection, made with raw materials and raw stones—moonstones, aquamarine—such a beautiful assortment. I see people wearing it all summer and all year long to keep them feeling focused and beautiful.

Will there also be customizations available utilizing your expansive Sandbank with over 5,000 elements from across the globe?

Yes, yes, and yes! We love the raw stones and how they complement the sand and earth elements from our Sandbank. But the majority of the collection is made with the raw stones, which really speak to Camille. You’ll always see her wearing raw stones, mixed with other earth elements like crushed shells from Hawaii or sand from Australia, where she shot her first Sports illustrated Swimsuit cover.

What is the creative process like for you both? How closely do you work together to bring your visions to life?

Both of our schedules are so hectic that we sometimes design on the fly. She will voice her ideas and I’ll source a bunch of stones—Camille is very visual—then, we’ll meet at her home to review and as soon as she sees the stones and silhouettes and raw sketches, she knows exactly how to put it together. We work very closely on all the designs. I would say it’s a pretty seamless process between the two of us because we have been working together now for so many years.

You and Camille both believe in visualizing and manifesting your goals. How has this belief and technique tied into the designs and the overall feel of the collection?

I think we both really believe in speaking things into existence and talking about our goals as if they’ve already happened. This collection feels very spiritual and celestial to me. The raw aquamarine also gives it a very earthy vibe—reminiscent of the water in Iceland or the glaciers in Alaska. The icy blue is also Camille’s favorite color.

Is there anything else exciting you can share about the launch – dates, events, etc.?

In addition to a meet and greet with Camille that we are hosting this July at our Dune Jewelry store in Harwich Port, we are also doing a whole month of Camille in August—the “Month of Camille” [laughs]. So, we will be launching all the new designs exclusively on our website throughout the month of August, along with all new Camille content. For more on future events and to view the new collection, visit our website: DuneJewelry.com and follow us on all social media platforms: @DuneJewelry.