Born in Venezuela with European origins (Russia and Serbia), Svetlana Pantic was raised in a multicultural environment surrounded by the artistical influence of her parents; an art collector and a skilled crafts artist.

Since early age she never conformed with the standards  and manifested the  tendency to transform her clothings and accessories into objects with a personal signature.  With time she developed skills and her inique pieces where improving and catching the attention of the public,  at this point people began to ask Svetlana to create custom designed garments for them.

In 2003 being settled in Miami, she decided to go to the next level becoming professional and went to Vicenza, Italy, for high level jewelry studies, nevertheless she had there a life changing experience and after meeting the one who was going to be her mentor for many years, she flew back and completed her studies at the Miami Jewelry School while working at the shop of a master jeweler.