Kathy Rose

Katayoun "Kathy" Rose (born Katayoun Azarmi) is an Iranian-American jewelry designer, actress, and entrepreneur.

Biography
Rose was born in Tehran, Iran and has lived in Los Angeles since 1978.

Career
She created the jewelry line Kaviar Jewelry in 2002, now called Kathy Rose Jewelry.

Rose opened a retail boutique, Kaviar and Kind in 2003, now called Roseark with jewelry and clothes. It is featuring her line, as well as lines from other designers. Photographs and paintings are also exhibited in the boutique. In 2009 she opened a second boutique in Santa Monica.

She won the first season of the Bravo show, Launch My Line in 2010.

She was accessories editor for FOAM magazine in 2013 - 2014.

In addition to her jewelry endeavors, she is an actress, appearing in Pranksters (2005), Hollywood (2006), and Out At The Wedding (2007), Inja Shahreh Man Bood (2012) as well as acting as producer on both Hollywood and Pranksters.

Kathy Rose sold Roseark in February of 2023. Her new business, Argyle & Valentine, features fine art and jewelry from artists all around the world. It showcases these pieces online and in a private gallery in Los Angeles, by appointment.

Awards/Recognition
Rose was a Fashion Group International Rising Star Finalist in Jewelry in 2004.

In 2007, she was selected to exhibit her Grasshopper Cuff at the California Design Biennial at the Pasadena Museum of California Art.

In 2010, she won the Bravo series Launch My Line with fashion expert Emil Gampe.