Barry Kieselstein-Cord vintage jewelry

Barry Kieselstein-Cord vintage jewelry
Born November 6, 1948 (other sources say November 6, 1943) in New York City, Barry Kieselstein-Cord is an internationally renowned jeweler and founder of the eponymous brand. Barry received a good education at the Parsons School of Design, New York University, and the American Craft Institute.
Noteworthy, before he founded the jewelry brand in 1972, he was a photographer, artist and designer. In addition to jewelry, the company produced belt buckles, bronze sculptures, home furnishings, bags, glasses, and other accessories.
Over the fifty years of the company’s existence, the winner of numerous awards, Barry has worked with many outstanding designers. Among them, in particular, Georg Jensen, Calvin Klein and Perry Ellis.
Many celebrities have been fans of his jewelry brand, including Eric Clapton, Sir Elton John, and Karl Lagerfeld. His work, classified as high jewelry art, is in the permanent collections of the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. The most important magazines and newspapers did not bypass Barry’s jewelry art, including People, Time, Elle, Forbes, Vogue and many others.
In addition, his jewelry has repeatedly appeared in films and TV shows – “Sex and the City” and “Law & Order”, “Hard Copy” and CNN.
Incorporated in 1983, Kieselstein-Cord Studios, Inc. ceased to exist in 2009. However, the renewed company Kieselstein-Cord Imperial LLC registered in 2007 is still active.

Barry Kieselstein-Cord vintage jewelry