HOUSTON – (June 3, 2010) – Jewelry designer Mindy Lam, known for her floral-inspired Swarovski crystal creations, has designed a unique commemorative pin that celebrates Texas Children’s new maternity center as the “future site of miracles” when it opens in 2011. Currently under construction in the Texas Medical Center, the new facility will be one of the nation’s preeminent maternal and newborn health centers, offering a continuum of family-centered care, beginning before conception and continuing after delivery, all housed in a single location. See more information on the maternity center.

The specially designed Mindy Lam pin features a branch with two delicate red blossoms, symbolizing mother and baby. The sparkling red crystals and shape of the blooms beautifully echo the Texas Children’s Hospital logo. Known for creating her designs in her dreams as she sleeps, Lam’s design for the Texas Children’s pin was inspired by nature. “Everything begins as a newborn, whether it is a seed that grows into a tree, a bulb that becomes a flower or a precious baby that is born into the world,” Lam said.

The maternity center’s opening will signal a new era for Texas Children’s Hospital as it expands for the first time into obstetrical care. The pin is intended as a special keepsake to commemorate the miracles of life that will occur there during the center’s first year.

“This is the perfect symbol for the family-centered care model that we are uniquely offering in the Texas Medical Center, where mother and baby are cared for together at all times, and bonding is promoted from the first moments of life,” said Cris Daskevich, senior vice president of Texas Children’s Hospital.

Like the Texas Children’s Hospital pin, Mindy Lam’s fanciful creations are nature-inspired. With the spring/summer season’s focus on floral-inspired fashions and accessories, Lam’s designs are perfectly on trend and have recently been featured in Vogue Italia.

Lam’s special pin design for Texas Children’s Hospital was unveiled at Houston fashion boutique TOOTSIES on Wednesday, June 2nd, at a private party celebrating the maternity center and the completion of this important construction milestone.

The celebratory event attended by more than 100 women featured a fantasy Mindy Lam tree, adorned with the Texas Children’s pin and many of Lam’s other beautiful crystal designs. Party guests sipped and shopped at the event, with ten percent of sales benefiting Texas Children’s Hospital. Glowing expectant moms provided informal modeling of Mindy Lam’s designs.

With a large following of loyal Houston fans, Mindy Lam is an ideal designer to partner with Texas Children’s Hospital in creating this unique pin for the hospital’s “first year of miracles”. Lam is a miracle herself, surviving necrotizing fasciitis, a rare bacterial disease often called flesh-eating strep that is excruciatingly painful and often leads to death. She began to create her jewelry to help occupy her mind and hands during months of convalescence and continued to create one-of-a-kind pieces and develop her technique. Her first big break came when executives at Henri Bendel gave her an exclusive showcase for her designs after the overwhelming success of her first trunk show in the posh Fifth Avenue store. Taking their cue from nature’s brilliance, Lam’s ethereal designs are carried in TOOTSIES, Macy’s and select boutiques throughout the country. Her jewelry is also featured in the shops at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Her jewelry has been profiled in the Sunday Style section of the New York Times, Women’s Wear Daily, Modern Bride, House & Garden, Onyx, Solano Magazine, Bridal Guide, Brides Magazine, Yellow Magazine, Teen People and Accessories Magazine. To view all of Mindy Lam’s collections, visit www.mindylam.com.

About Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital is committed to a community of healthy children by providing the finest pediatric patient care, education and research. Renowned worldwide for its expertise and breakthrough developments in clinical care and research, Texas Children's is nationally ranked in all ten subspecialties in U.S. News & World Report's list of America's Best Children's Hospitals. Texas Children's also operates the nation's largest primary pediatric care network, with more than 40 offices throughout the greater Houston community. Texas Children's has embarked on a $1.5 billion expansion, Vision 2010, which includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, a comprehensive obstetrics facility focusing on high-risk births and a community hospital in suburban West Houston. For more information on Texas Children's Hospital, go to www.texaschildrens.org. Get the latest news from Texas Children’s Hospital by visiting the online newsroom and on Twitter at twitter.com/texaschildrens.