American jewelry designer Henry Dunay

American jewelry designer Henry Dunay
There have been several prominent artists in the US whose work has influenced jewelry styles internationally. Among them, in particular, New York designer Henry Dunay, born in New Jersey, May 1, 1935. A Pole by birth, 18-year-old Henry Loniewski took the surname of his mother – Dunay. Already in 1956, a talented designer founded his own company. However, he caught the attention of Europe in the early 1980s, when he was one of the first American designers to take part in the Basel Jewellery Fair (Edelstein, 1989).
His sculpted and “faceted” gold jewelry with textured finishes and brushed gold attracted particular attention. Dunay also introduced a line of woven gold jewelry from women’s necklaces and earrings to men’s bracelets and cufflinks. The design of these decorations included rounded squares, soft knots, “candy swirls” and curls similar to shells. The contrast of textured and smooth finishes gave the decorations a special beauty. Often, Dunay enriched his jewelry designs by decorating them with baguette diamonds, and he succeeded in this technique.
Dunay has become a frequent winner of De Beers Diamond, Diamonds International, Diamonds Today and many, many others. There are more than 50 awards in his list!

American jewelry designer Henry Dunay