Artist and designer, Diana Warner, has been creating art since her childhood in Tennessee. Warner’s southern roots are reflected in her designs through her use of natural, approachable elements and through her laid-back and relatable personality.
In 2005, after completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a concentration in both painting and another in drawing, Warner launched an accessories brand called, Diana Warner Studio. The Diana Warner design studio once located in Knoxville, Tennessee was relocated to the Gramercy Park neighborhood in the heart of Manhattan. The studio catered to over 700 stores worldwide, each piece of Diana Warner jewelry and accessories was handcrafted with passion, all from this studio on 21st street directly off Park Avenue. Since launching in 2005 Warner’s designs continue to grace the red carpet at nearly every major awards show and at countless movie premieres. Her extensive client roster includes celebrities like Blake Lively, Natasha Bedingfield and Angelina Jolie, and also houses appearances on hit TV shows like ABC’s “Nashville” and all six seasons of the CW’s hot show “Gossip Girl.”
This roster has made Warner’s designs highly sought after and widely popular. Along with celebrity and TV appearances her designs can also be found in high-end publications like “Marie Claire,” “Lucky,” “Good Housekeeping “ and “Vogue.”
In 2011, NBC-affiliate, WBIR, conducted an interview with Warner on an episode of East Tennessee’s “Home Grown.” The feature chronicled the Diana Warner brand growth from her Tennessee roots through 2011. Warner’s episode of “Home Grown” received such high ratings it’s still frequently aired to this day.
In 2012, Warner ventured into the music world by creating exclusive and multiple accessories lines for legendary rock band “Styx,” and for country music superstars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
After great success with Warner’s NYC location, in 2013, Warner decided to expand her retail presence to her to her childhood hometown partnering with her parents on an East Tennessee location. The Diana Warner Knoxville location is on Kingston Pike, in the Gallery Shopping Center and has proven to be an extremely successful venture.
Warner’s 2013 success continued when she launched her shoe collection based on her firm belief that when it comes to shoes form should not have to follow function, and the shoes should be both beautiful and comfortable. Designed for women on their feet and always on the go, but who don’t want to sacrifice style for comfort this shoe collection has successfully lived up to Warner’s challenge to women: #walkamileindwshoes and be forever changed.
In 2015 Diana opened her second Tennessee location in Nashville. She decided it was time to come home and bring her wonderful creations to Music City. Diana Warner Nashville is in Green Hills in the Bradford center. The Boutique offers a personal shopping experience along with hands on creative sessions with Diana herself whether it is in jewelry making or painting. The head of style Gigi, is the ray of sunshine that makes the store tick, who also is available for private closet consultations. Diana leads a team of women out of Nashville she calls #thefashionofmusic, this team consist of photographers, hair and make-up artists, stylist, and craft. Diana’s team is every director and producers “dream team” and is called on regularly to “make shit happen” in the music and film industry. This very team also does work pro-bono for women in music who cannot yet afford the team’s services but needs them in order to be competitive in the industry.
This year Diana has been nominated to become Women of the Year in Nashville for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. She has raised money for this charity before as her younger brother Rob was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at the young age of 22. Diana was officially crowned with the title Woman Of The Year on June 2 and she will now get the opportunity to represent LLS for the next year and help be a voice that brings awareness and growth to this organization. Through this research, Diana believes this organization will be responsible for curing cancer.
Diana’s following reaches out to her regularly looking for the best things to do in both New York City and in Nashville, Diana’s travels, love for hospitality and culinary arts provide extra content for her followers not normally associated with fashion designers, content they have grown to rely on.
