Nikaia

Nikaia, Inc. specializes in sourcing, importing and distributing top quality European fashion accessories for women.

Nikaia's president, Nathalie Duncan, is a French native who moved to the United States in 1989. Aware that her Doctorate degree in Philosophy was not going to take her very far on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, she took a job with a key suppliers for The Sharper Image in San Francisco. Nathalie later joined the prestigious retail and mail order company to handle their international sales.

In 1999, while sourcing merchandise at a tradeshow in Frankfurt, Germany, she discovered and fell in love with the Rosselini jewelry line. The collection, rich and colorful, was very contemporary and totally unique. Finding out that it was still unavailable in America, Nathalie met with designer Carola Hiersemann and husband/business partner Nils Eckrodt and agreed to import the line into the USA. Nikaia began commercial operations in May of 1999 and has enjoyed significant growth each year since inception.

Nikaia's philosophy and focus are simple: consistantly provide viable tools to the trade:

While we represent only contemporary European lines that meet our quality standards, which speak to Nathalie's fashion sense, we also "customize" the collections to further meet the American consumers' taste and requirements.
We recommend the right merchandise mix for each retail partner's clientele, price point, and seasonal requirements.
We carry substantial inventory in Maryland to streamline order fulfillment and reduce delivery lead time.
We stand behind our products with a 1-year replacement guarantee on defective parts.
We source and introduce at least one new line every year.