Harry Haslett left the country and took 6 years to travel around the world with only a backpack and a surfboard 25 years ago. At the end of his journey he brought back some beautiful hand carved wooden jewelry from a village in the mountains of Bali and began to sell these treasures to surf shops in America. Out of the back of his grand father's old Chevy he traveled the coasts to begin his busine
ss. He found small specialty boutiques that were also fascinated with his art. While traveling, his mother Henrietta shipped to customers, from her living room and basement with the help of family, friends and neighbors. The handicrafts were well received; and with trusting Balinese craftspeople to believe in him, his humble business began. Now many years and exotic countries later the business has developed organically into a multi-line accessory company located in Hawthorne, New York. Harry is the head designer and president of the company which has grown to include a continual array of unique jewelry (Island Designs by Harry Haslett) and handbags & scarves (Christian Livingston Collection). The company exhibits in the major gift and accessories shows in New York, Atlanta, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Chicago, as well as in showrooms throughout the United States. From these modest roots we have always stayed true to our focus of taking care of our customers and employees, who are like our extended family. Harry still travels the globe designing and looking for inspiration in back alley shops and markets in remote locations while still managing to sneak in a surf whenever possible. We welcome you to experience our designs and found treasures and to join our growing family of friends and like minded souls!
