Since 1974, Peretti has been a featured designer for Tiffany & Co. with designs such as the Open Heart pendant and Diamonds by the Yard. She was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of a well-to-do Roman family. Educated at Volbicela School in Rome, with a diploma in interior design. She moved to New York in the 1960s, where she began designing jewelry for a handful of top designers, including Halston, Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio di Sant'Angelo and Tiffany.
As a jewelry icon designer for Tiffany & Co, Elsa Peretti had her own unique design philosophy. She keeps her materials mostly in the realm of precious metals rather than plated metal, like Morris. Her Tiffany & Co jewerly designs are in a minimalist mode. When she joined the company, she told People magazine in an interview, “I design for the working girl … My objective is to design according to one's financial possibilities." At the time, her least costly design for Tiffany & Co. cost $33.
Peretti always uses nature as inspiration for her Tiffany jewelry designs, a theme that is clearly shown in her work with charms. But her most recognizable Tiffany jewelry design is the open puffed heart like that simple and classic open heart. This asymmetrically hung charm is fashioned in both sterling silver and karated gold. Our site – sterlingtiffany.com – includes many items of her open heart collection.
As a jewelry icon designer for Tiffany & Co, Elsa Peretti had her own unique design philosophy. She keeps her materials mostly in the realm of precious metals rather than plated metal, like Morris. Her Tiffany & Co jewerly designs are in a minimalist mode. When she joined the company, she told People magazine in an interview, “I design for the working girl … My objective is to design according to one's financial possibilities." At the time, her least costly design for Tiffany & Co. cost $33.
Peretti always uses nature as inspiration for her Tiffany jewelry designs, a theme that is clearly shown in her work with charms. But her most recognizable Tiffany jewelry design is the open puffed heart like that simple and classic open heart. This asymmetrically hung charm is fashioned in both sterling silver and karated gold. Our site – sterlingtiffany.com – includes many items of her open heart collection.
Two of her other famous designs are Diamonds by the Yard and Pearls by the Yard. Precious metal linked chains are spaced with either small round diamonds set in bezels or pearls that are wire wrapped. Interestingly, the smallest version of her Diamonds by the Yard was priced at $89 at her Tiffany debut in 1974.
Today, her 18K gold necklace is priced at $425; platinum at $575. Factoring in inflation and the rising cost of the raw materials, that is not an unreasonable increase.
TIFFANY & CO. Elsa Peretti® Open Heart braceletElsa Peretti's most celebrated icon. Bracelet in 18k rose gold and sterling silver. Size mini, 7" long. Original designs copyrighted by Elsa Peretti
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Many of Tiffany's best-selling items including the famous open heart charms, 'teardrop' necklaces and 'thumb' vases in white are our of this master hand. They are all examples of her simple organic aesthetic. She is noted for creating understated and timeless pieces that have become favourites of stars such as Keira Knightley who is often seen wearing her Elsa Peretti Round Pendant.
Her Awards :
Peretti was awarded the American Fashion Critics Coty award in 1971. She has received the President's Fellow award from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), as well as the CFDA Accessory Designer of the Year award for 1996.
While still a favorite of the "working girl", she is worn contemporaneously by celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Jodie Foster.
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