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.