Kashif Ghafoor, better known by his

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"Iceman Nick", is a jeweler and jewelry designer based in Houston, Texas. He created a $400,000 Cuban link necklace for

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and a diamond-covered watch for

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. He has also previously created jewelry for LeBron James, Deshaun Watson,

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, and JaVale McGee.

Early life and career

Nick was born and graduated

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in Pakistan. After immigrating to the United States in 2000, he met Houston jeweler "King Johnny" at a

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; the pair later became business partners at Johnny's Custom Jewelry.

References

{{Reflist Pakistani jewellery designers Living people Pakistani emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Pakistani male artists Pakistani jewellers Artists from Houston