Nearly seventy years ago, the Candela Jewelry house was founded by the Candela Family in Valencia, Spain. The company name, Candela Hermanos, quickly became one of the world's larges manufacturers of karat gold jewelry. For several generations, the Candela family has been at the forefront of European jewelry design and manufacturing.

The success of Candela is credited to the expert craftsmanship and attention to detail. The name "Candela" is synonymous with fine Spanish jewelry. With this heritage, it is no wonder that one of the daughters, Andréa Candela, was inspired to create her own collection of fine jewelry.

In 1979, Candela Hermanos expanded to the United States under the name Candela Jewelry Inc. Andréa, while still involved in the family business, started sharing design responsibility to the design team in the United States. Today, Andréa Candela brings customers beautiful jewelry that is universally acknowledged to be among the most innovative and finest available.

The new head of the design team is the award winning designer Andrea Ventura, coincidently named Andrea as well. Andrea brings a new and modern perspective to the collections, while carrying on timeless traditions of early Candela creations. Andrea has won numerous industry design awards, and has appeared in print and media featuring the collection.

Holding true to its tradition of quality and design, the Andréa Candela designer brand was created in 2004. Inspired by the beauty and heritage of Spain, a magnificent collections of jewelry incorporating 18kt gold and sterling silver, with genuine gemstones and diamonds proudly carries the Andréa Candela name. Andrea's passion for color exuberates through each hand picked diamond and gemstone chosen exclusively for their quality and hue.

Identifiable by its unique finish and rope edge design trademarks, Andréa Candela is headed towards the forefront of the jewelry industry incorporating "Old World" craftsmanship for today's fashion forward woman and man. First introduced at Vicenza Oro in January 2005, Andréa Candela is sold exclusively in fine jewelry retailers world wide.