Ana Khouri

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Ana Khouri (born March 5, 1981) is a New York based jewelry designer known for her styled ear cuffs and jewelry created with ethically sourced gemstones.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Ana Khouri was born in São Paulo, Brazil[3][4] and grew up in Londrina, a city west of São Paulo.[5] She spent her childhood between Brazil and the US and moved back to New York in 2012. Her father is an engineer.[6]

She studied sculpture at art school and holds a degree in Fine Arts from FAAP. Khouri studied gemology from the Gemological Institute of America and also studied at Parsons School of Design in New York.[7] Additionally, Khouri completed a course in jewelry design from London's Central Saint Martins,[8][9][10] and has studied under Hermès.[11]

Khouri trained as a painter and sculptor before becoming a jewelry designer. Her path to jewelry was an unexpected result when she was finding out new ways to display a student art project and created sculptures, which hung off the bodies of naked art models. The sculptures diverted her to jewelry design.[6]

Career[]

Khouri has been sculpting and working on individual special projects since 2002.[7] Khouri shows her new work once a year in the Paris. Rather than release seasonal collections, Khouri focuses on limited editions.[12] Her namesake collection was launched in the US in 2013.[13] She works with ethically and responsibly sourced gemstones, 18K Fairmined and Fairtrade gold or platinum.[14] She is one of the early adopters of the ear cuff trend[citation needed] and has also experimented with earrings which extend up and into the ear.

As of 2014, Ana Khouri presents installations once a year during Paris Haute Couture at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. These presentations center on a single concept that informs the designs, displays, and settings of the collection.[6][15]

Her first solo exhibition was held at the New York Phillips Auction House in September 2018, which was open for four days,[16][17][18] followed by Khouri's second four-day exhibition at the London-based Phillips Auction House in September 2019 showcasing the artist's jewelry and sculptural works.

Khouri has worked in collaboration with fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez, contributing pieces to complement his Spring/Summer '16 collection, and again for Fall/Winter '16.[19][20] Ana partnered with Dover Street Market in New York for the release of her 2015 and 2016 pieces, and again in 2017 for the release of her first Haute Joaillerie installation, in London.[21] In 2016, the designer launched a bridal collection with Barneys New York.[22] In 2018, Khouri was hosted by Phillips for a selling exhibition titled Jewels Now dedicated to the work of the visionary jewelry designer. The subsequent year, in 2019, Phillips London headed "Ana Khouri: Jewels as Art," the first show of its kind held in London which showcased the full retrospective of the designer's work. In 2019, Ana Khouri introduced a special collaboration with The Row, the only contemporary jewelry designer carried there.

In 2019 Khouri exhibited her jewelry at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.[5]

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Khouri created several pieces including a sapphire ring along with a pair of diamond earrings and donated 100% of its proceeds to Doctors Without Borders[23] and the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund,[24] respectively. She also pledged donations to Black Lives Matter, Hetrick-Martin Institute, and Campaign Zero. The designer also expanded her philanthropic efforts with her Brazilian Non-Profit, Projeto Ovo. Spearheaded by Khouri since 2014,Projeto Ovo donates 100% of all sales proceeds to 75 NGOs.

Khouri is a member of CFDA and the second contemporary jeweler to garner distinction at Phillips.[25]

International exposure[]

Her V-shaped gold Wave Tiara gained her international attention when it became a favorite of Madonna[26] and later Jennifer Lawrence wore Khouri's ear cuffs to the premiere of her movie Hunger Games:Catching Fire in Paris[27]

Variations with precious gems such as diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and ruby as well as pearl have been worn by clients including as Emma Stone, Lupita Nyong, Liberty Ross, Rihanna, Isabeli Fontana, Emma Watson, Alicia Vikander, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga,[28] Michelle Obama, Glenn Close, Sara Paulson, Karlie Kloss, Claire Foy, Emily Blunt,[29] and Jennifer Lawrence.[30][31]

Awards and recognitions[]

Khouri is the winner of the 2017 ANDAM Accessory Award.[3][16]

In 2019 she was nominated for the Jewelry Design category at the GEM Awards 2020.[32][33]

References[]

  1. ^ Davidson, Annabel (2018-10-02). "Know Your Jewelry's "Ingredients"". Robb Report. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  2. ^ "Andam Fashion Awards Paris: Ana Khouri".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Figaro, Madame (2018-04-22). "Les sculptures joaillières d'Ana Khouri". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  4. ^ Day, Emma. "How This Jeweler Distills Her Spirit Into Her Expressive Designs".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Guadagnino, Kate (2019-11-27). "A Jewelry Designer Lends Her Sculptural, Gem-Encrusted Vision to the Row". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c Robinson, Roxanne (2014-12-11). "Ten of Tomorrow: Ana Khouri, Jewelry Designer". WWD. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Royce-Greensill, Sarah (2016-11-21). "In My Jewellery Box: Ana Khouri". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  8. ^ "Express Delicate Femininity in Jewelry by Ana Khouri". JustLuxe. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  9. ^ "Ana Khouri". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  10. ^ Farrell, Aimee. "Dover Street Market Comes to Los Angeles". A-LIST. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  11. ^ "Dior, Louis Vuitton, De Beers, and More—A Virtual Tour Through the Fall 2017 High Jewelry Collections". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  12. ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (2015-05-22). "Ergonomic jewels: expect the unexpected when it comes to Ana Khouri’s sculptural designs". Wallpaper*. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  13. ^ "How This Jeweler Distills Her Spirit Into Her Expressive Designs". Vogue Arabia. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  14. ^ "Ana Khouri - Designers - Fine Jewellery". Auverture. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  15. ^ "Ana Khouri Jewelry Collection | Barneys New York Designer". The Window. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b Maloney, Maggie (2018-03-16). "Inside the Celebration of Town & Country First Jewelry Awards". Town & Country. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  17. ^ "Ana Khouri". Circolare (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  18. ^ Block, Fang. "Phillips to Host Sale of Ana Khouri Jewelry". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  19. ^ Davidson, Annabel (2016-05-05). "Ana Khouri's modern simplicity". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  20. ^ "Ana Khouri consagra-se como um dos expoentes de sua geração na joalheria global". vogue.globo.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  21. ^ Bobb, Brooke (2015-04-09). "Ana Khouri's Newest Jewelry Forms â€" to Accentuate a Woman's Own". T Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  22. ^ Fuller, Grace. "Exclusive: Ana Khouri Launches Bridal Jewelry Collection". W Magazine. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  23. ^ Bobb, Brooke. ""We Need to Choose Love Over Fear": Ana Khouri on the Ring She Auctioned to Benefit Doctors Without Borders". Vogue. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  24. ^ "CFDA". cfda.com. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  25. ^ Samaha, Barry. "Ana Khouri Showcases Her Sculptural Fine Jewelry In A Solo Exhibition At Phillips Auction House". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  26. ^ "Ten of Tomorrow: Ana Khouri, Jewelry Designer". WWD.com.
  27. ^ "Jennifer Lawrence's Ana Khouri Ear Cuff". Glamour.com.
  28. ^ "Lady Gaga Vogue Cover Photographed by Inez and Vinoodh". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  29. ^ Design, Flex Comunicação e. "ABEST - The Brazilian Association of Fashion Designers". ABEST - The Brazilian Association of Fashion Designers. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  30. ^ Mitchell, Timothy (2016-04-28). "Meet Jennifer Lawrence's go-to jewelry designer". New York Post. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  31. ^ "Ana Khouri: Press Celebrities and Friends".
  32. ^ Design, Flex Comunicação e. "ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas". ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  33. ^ "Home". gemawards.jewelers.org. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
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