John Hardy (jewelry)
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| Industry | Jewellers |
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| Founded | 1989, in Bali, Indonesia |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong |
Key people | Damien Dernoncourt, CEO Guy Bedarida, Head Designer and Creative Director John Hardy, Founder |
| Products | Jewelry |
| Website | www.johnhardy.com |
John Hardy is a brand of handmade jewelry.
History: Designers & Artisans
The John Hardy[1] company was founded by Canadian designer and artist John Hardy in 1989, who visited Bali in the mid-1970s and became fascinated with the island’s jewelry-making traditions. Working with local artisans Hardy developed his first pieces by applying fresh design concepts to traditional Balinese techniques.
In 1999, Guy Bedarida joined the company as Head Designer. He draws his design inspiration from nature, classical European jewelry techniques, and the ancient art of Asia.
Today the company, now owned by CEO Damien Dernoncourt and Guy Berida, continues to make handmade jewelry[2]
Timeline
1975: Canadian art student John Hardy moves to Bali and studies Balinese jewelry techniques with descendants of jewelers to the former kings of Bali.
1987: John started selling to concept stores in the US.
1989: John Hardy forms the company.
1991: Initiates sales relationship with Neiman Marcus.
1992: Sales relationship forged with Saks Fifth Avenue.
1992: John Hardy introduces its Home and Lifestyle collection.
1995: By the mid 90s, John Hardy is selling all around US, Canada and the Caribbean.
1999: Guy Bedarida, a senior designer of haute joaillerie for Van Cleef & Arpels, joins the company as Head Designer.
2002: John Hardy launches “Cinta by John Hardy” in the US, a collection of one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces created from exceptional gemstones acquired from around the world over many years.
2003: Damien Dernoncourt joins the company as CFO of Asia.
2004: John Hardy establishes sales outlets in Russia, Japan and Dubai.
2005: Opening of Kapal Bambu in Mambal, Bali, Indonesia: a showroom in the form of a bamboo sail. The building is almost entirely constructed by bamboo with features such as natural air-conditioning and an underground vault lined with beeswax.
2006: The Sustainable Advertising[3] project is launched, whereby the company offsets the greenhouse gas emissions associated with its print advertising campaign. The project supports the concept of Sustainable Luxury: giving back to nature when spending resources for business.
2006: John Hardy wins the Town & Country Design Award for Best Silver, at the Couture Jewelry Collections & Conference in Las Vegas.
2007: Construction begins on Tiga Gunung (Three Mountain) building, a 1200-square meter bamboo building supported by three 15-meter towers and resembling the three volcanoes on the horizon.
2007: John Hardy wins the Town & Country Design Award for Best Silver for the second year in a row at the Couture Jewelry Collections & Conference in Las Vegas.
2007: John and Cynthia Hardy retire and sell the company to Damien Dernoncourt and Guy Bedarida.
2008: John Hardy begins to compensate their electricity usage in their Greener Every Day program.
2008: Completion of Tiga Gunung building.
2008: John Hardy jewelry makes its debut in one of France’s most prestigious shopping location — Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche in Paris.
2008: John Hardy opens its first boutique in the International Finance Center[4] Mall in Hong Kong.
Designs
John Hardy jewelry is known for its designs in sterling silver. The brand’s hand-woven chain is an elaboration of the traditional Balinese rantai technique. Bracelets and necklaces are woven link-by-link by a single artisan in a process that may take several days. Then they are shaped and annealed by heating and hammering - and finished with clasps in signature motifs, sometimes with gemstones.
Greener Every Day
John Hardy is one of the first companies to take a position on global warming[5] . In 2006, it became the very first company to offset the carbon emissions of its print advertising, business travel and lately, electricity. It does so by planting bamboo[6] in Bali and in Nusa Penida, a small island off the coast of Bali and home to the endangered Bali Starling. In the ‘Wear Bamboo, Plant Bamboo’ program, collectors who purchase pieces from the Bamboo collection contribute to this endeavor because a portion of the revenues goes directly to this program. Each piece is inscribed inside with the number of bamboo seedlings that it will provide.
Notes
- ^ http://www.johnhardy.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "John Hard - Designers & Artisans".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Sustainable Advertising - http://www.sustainableadvertising.org
- ^ IFC Mall - http://www.ifc.com.hk/english/shop.aspx?id=kioskPL2
- ^ John Hardy action against global warming - http://newsblaze.com/story/20081106074256snyd.nb/topstory.html
- ^ Friends of the National Parks Foundation - http://www.fnpf.org/reforestation_2.htm
References
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http://www.vialuxe.com/John-Hardy-Jewelry/Jewelry-Brand/5141
http://www.passador.com/brands/john-hardy-jewelry.html
http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/john-hardy-jewelry/10902471
http://www.jckonline.com/blog/1940000194/post/600043860.html
http://agonist.org/Learning-Center/John_Hardy_Jewelry.htm
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d905d2ec-20b1-11de-b930-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1
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