Specialties
Welcome to Silver of Oz, a handcrafted silver jewelry shop. Silver of Oz offers an ever-changing collection of handcrafted sterling silver and gold jewelry produced by owner artist Levent Oz alongside with silversmithing classes where you can learn basic to advanced skills in small sized or private classes.
History
Established in 2008.
2008, Levent Oz opened his tiny shop -- Silver of Oz -- in Benson, Omaha.
After being in Benson for a year, Silver of Oz moved to a bigger location, with a workshop room, a room for silversmithing classes, and a space for a small art gallery. 2012, Silver of Oz moved to West Omaha, to Mont Clair; and finally in 2016 to Main Street Studios in Elkhorn NE. The art gallery is displaying his creations and he keeps producing and teaching silversmithing classes in his studio in the gallery
Meet the Business Owner: Levent O.
Levent Oz was born in Istanbul, Turkey, one-time capital of the Ottoman Empire. As the son of a museum supervisor, he had the chance to see the impressive court jewelry collection -- part of which was not even accessible to the common visitor.
He started to design his own jewelry, and eventually opened up his own shop. However, after moving to Vienna, Austria, in 1992, he was forced to find out how to produce the jewelry he designed, since he no longer had the support of the workshops which finished his pieces.
The year 1998 was a turning point--it was the year of his trip to the United States where he later decided to stay and eventually become a citizen. And in 2008, he opened his tiny shop -- Silver of Oz -- in Benson, Omaha.