Frank Gehry's Designs for Tiffany
About Frank Gehry
Winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (1989), Frank O. Gehry is arguably the world’s greatest living architect.
Born in Canada, Mr. Gehry’s masterpieces include the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Nationale-Nederlanden in Prague. Gehry is an artist of monumental importance. In a collaboration of historic significance, he turned his genius to the most intimate of all the arts, jewelry design for Tiffany. His intriguing, warped, and sometimes raw shapes are first expressed in a series of frenetic sketches. Some are fueled by childhood memories. Others by Renaissance masters and a handful of contemporary painters.
This is jewelry the world has never seen before. Sharp angles. Fascinating juxtapositions. Gehry uses unusual materials, such as pernambuco wood, black gold and cacholong stone. He creates a startling play of light. This bold new vision of arresting shapes and forms reflects Gehry’s lifelong passion.
Frank Gehry’s Design for Tiffany
1. Frank Gehry Torque cuff
There is an inner energy in this deceptively simple shape.
Cuff in brushed sterling silver.
2. Frank Gehry Hearts bracelet
Inspired by billowing sails with a curved, sensual surface that catches the light.
Bracelet in sterling silver.
3. Frank Gehry Orchid drop earrings
Orchid’s sensual surfaces seduce the eye.
Double drop earrings in sterling silver, for pierced ears.
4. Frank Gehry Hearts necklace
Inspired by billowing sails with a curved, sensual surface that catches the light.
Necklace in sterling silver.
5. Frank Gehry Fish Necklace
This beguiling shape is absolutely mezmerizing.
7-Fish necklace in sterling silver, onyx, nephrite green jade, acacia wood, and pernambuco wood.
6. Frank Gehry Flux Pendant
Arresting curves with an organic allure.
Double pendant in 18k gold.