FRANK GEHRY

Modern architectural icon, Frank Gehry designs buildings that bend and contort, contract and then expand — breathing new life into the way people view the world around them. A pioneer of the deconstructivist school of modernist architecture, Gehry is known for defying mainstream notions and taking risks with forms and materials, whether creating buildings sheathed in copper and titanium or art furniture made of corrugated cardboard. Recently, this Pritzker Prize-winning master builder teamed with Tiffany & Co. to create shapes on a whole new scale, applying his wizardry to a most personal form of art: jewelry.
“For me, architecture and design are about the process,” Gehry says. “Sketching and shaping models and conceptualizing different possibilities — this is the essence of creating, whether in architecture, jewelry or any art form.” Given Gehry’s innovative genius and the artistry of Tiffany & Co., it comes as no surprise that the two chose to collaborate.
As Tiffany’s first new jewelry designer in 25 years, Gehry applies his sinuous shapes and use of precious metals to The Frank Gehry® Collection — a grouping of rings, bracelets, necklaces and cuff links made of sterling silver, diamonds, black gold, cocholong stone, pernambuco wood and other materials. A tabletop collection rounds out the offerings.
Six lines comprise the collection, including Fish, Orchid, Fold, Equus, Axis and Torque, adding the freeform lines and curves of Gehry’s buildings to Tiffany’s already dynamic catalogue. “Each design captures the spontaneity present in his sketches and models,” says Jon King, Tiffany & Co.’s senior vice president of merchandising.
Best known for his work on the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, Gehry has impressed with the likes of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. His drawings, models, bentwood furniture and cardboard chairs are exhibited worldwide.
Bestowed countless honors, the University of Southern California and Harvard graduate continues to build a legacy founded upon daring shapes and magnetic beauty. The jewelry collection can be found at Tiffany locations worldwide and at www.tiffany.com.

	Modern architectural icon, Frank Gehry designs buildings that bend and contort, contract and then expand — breathing new life into the way people view the world around them. A pioneer of the deconstructivist school of modernist architecture, Gehry is known for defying mainstream notions and taking risks with forms and materials, whether creating buildings sheathed in copper and titanium or art furniture made of corrugated cardboard. Recently, this Pritzker Prize-winning master builder teamed with Tiffany & Co. to create shapes on a whole new scale, applying his wizardry to a most personal form of art: jewelry. “For me, architecture and design are about the process,” Gehry says. “Sketching and shaping models and conceptualizing different possibilities — this is the essence of creating, whether in architecture, jewelry or any art form.” Given Gehry’s innovative genius and the artistry of Tiffany & Co., it comes as no surprise that the two chose to collaborate. As Tiffany’s first new jewelry designer in 25 years, Gehry applies his sinuous shapes and use of precious metals to The Frank Gehry® Collection — a grouping of rings, bracelets, necklaces and cuff links made of sterling silver, diamonds, black gold, cocholong stone, pernambuco wood and other materials. A tabletop collection rounds out the offerings. Six lines comprise the collection, including Fish, Orchid, Fold, Equus, Axis and Torque, adding the freeform lines and curves of Gehry’s buildings to Tiffany’s already dynamic catalogue. “Each design captures the spontaneity present in his sketches and models,” says Jon King, Tiffany & Co.’s senior vice president of merchandising. Best known for his work on the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, Gehry has impressed with the likes of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Vitra Design Museum in Germany. His drawings, models, bentwood furniture and cardboard chairs are exhibited worldwide. Bestowed countless honors, the University of Southern California and Harvard graduate continues to build a legacy founded upon daring shapes and magnetic beauty. The jewelry collection can be found at Tiffany locations worldwide and at www.tiffany.com.

Frank Gehry adds ornament to the body with jewelry created by Tiffany & Co.,

Frank Gehry adds ornament to the body with jewelry created by Tiffany & Co.,

He’s most known, however, for his architecture — with buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.

Art furniture — such as this bentwood “High Sticking Chair” for Knoll, below.

The “Fish” brace-let from Tiffany’s Frank Gehry® Collection combines sterling silver with Macassar ebony, acacia, satine, amaretto and pernambuco woods.

Gehry’s deconstructivist Dancing House in Prague, 1996, reflects a man and woman — Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers — dancing together.

Gehry’s “Wiggle Chair” is made of 60 layers of corrugated cardboard held together by hidden screws and fibreboard edging.

The “Beaver Chair” also composed of corrugated cardboard, gives the classic lounge chair an eccentric twist. Both were designed for German design house, Vitra.