CHNITA was founded by Sammy Lyu in 2024 in Mexico City.

Jewelry making began as a form of creative expression when Sammy first moved to Mexico in 2023. Her jewelry style is chunky and drippy, almost like liquid silver. She designs and crafts every piece in her workshop in La Condesa, using 925 silver from Mexico and natural gemstones from around the world.

Before starting CHNITA in 2024, Sammy was an art curator, writer, and project manager at artist Cai Guo-Qiang’s studio in New York City. Sammy graduated from New York University with a Master of Arts in Art History.