Hassan Bounkit fine jewelry
Hassan Bounkit fine jewelry
New York NY based jewelry designer Hassan Bounkit founded Bounkit Jewelry Design, Inc in 2006.
Originally from Casablanca, Morocco, Hassan Bounkit was educated at the University of Montreal Canada. After moving to Italy, he continued his studies at the Dilazzaro Fashion Institute in Florence. Bounkit began his design career with the Italian fashion houses Salvatore Ferragamo and Marella Ferrera.
In 1989, he moved to New York City, where he continued to hone his craft as an assistant to fashion designers Nicole Miller and Arnold Scaasi.
An important milestone in Hassan’s biography was his work at the Iradj Moini jewelry company, where he worked for 5 years, from 2001 to 2006. An experienced jeweler, he founded the family business with the jewelry brand Bounkit in 2006 in New York.
Handcrafted, vibrant 3D jewelry by Hassan has won numerous awards. Traditionally, the designer uses a variety of materials, from brass and gold, to bone and wood. Also, along with crystals and glass, the designer uses natural gems – quartz, lapis, amethyst, garnet, and other semi-precious stones.
The company’s jewelry often appears on TV and on the pages of fashion magazines such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Glamour, InStyle, and others. Among the fans of the company’s jewelry are celebrities such as Liv Tyler, Salma Hayek, Brooke Shields, Megan Markle, Taylor Swift, Oprah Winfrey, and many others.