BJ Foreman's great-grandfather was a jeweler to the Czar of Russia. When he moved to America he taught his son Boris how to make jewelry and together, in 1913, they founded The Litwin Company. Although the company is now known as Boris Litwin Jewelers, the Cincinnati business has since been handed down four generations of the family line, and they still continue to sell unique and quality custom jewelry.

As if their history and their hand crafted Cincinnati charms weren't enough to prove that this business is rooted in Cincinnati pride, former Cincinnati Post art critic and current owner, BJ Foreman has now expanded Litwin's repertoire to include the works of artist Diana Duncan Holmes. Holmes reworks digital snapshots of Cincinnati ranging from the famous to the less seen treasures (take for instance the back of 8th Street buildings.) The photos are then layered on wallpaper leaving an antiqued touch with just a hint of the wallpaper patterns showing through.