Didi Suydam creates pure abstract forms that are not only wearable, but stand alone as objects. She looks for the essence of form: the spirit, the balance, the simple elegance. The reduced forms serve as personal icons for the wearer: an expression of inner power, or point of view. She often juxtaposes angular, architectural lines with organic, sensual forms demonstrating both a rational and intuitive approach to her work. It is important for the piece to respond to the body, either through movement or how it sits and interplays with the wearer. Suydam believes wearing jewelry should be a sensual experience,physically and visually. Her shapes are influenced by ancient cultures and architecture as well as the world of nature. Her forms have an archetypal presence, often suggesting tribal masks, and vessels, as well as the ancient ritual and tradition of body adornment, and armour.

Didi's one of a kind and limited edition pieces are hollow formed and hand fabricated. She forms her pieces from silver and gold sheet, using stakes ,dies, planishing hammers and dapping tools. She creates similar forms for her design collection which are cast into numerous configurations of earrings, bracelets and necklaces. She hand sands all pieces to a satin finish, sometimes oxidizing or highlighting them in 23 karat gold leaf.

Didi received her BFA in Metals from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1985. Since then she has exhibited and sold her work through galleries and shops nationally and internationally. She has received numerous awards including a DeBeers Diamond Design Award, and fellowships in Craft from The National Endowment for the Arts and The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts. In 2000, She was awarded the RISCA Fellowship in Design and again in 2004. She has been published in books and magazines on American jewelers, metalsmithing, and design, and has been featured in numerous fashion publications.