Sybil and David Yurman
Sybil and David Yurman
Sybil and David Yurman
Artists and Jewelers
Artists and Jewelers
Artists and Jewelers
A new book celebrates the ways Sybil and David Yurman fused their individual creative languages into signature designs.
A new book celebrates the ways Sybil and David Yurman fused their individual creative languages into signature designs.
A new book celebrates the ways Sybil and David Yurman fused their individual creative languages into signature designs.
About the Book
About the Book
About the Book
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers is an unprecedented monograph and intimate biography examining the work and life of Sybil and David Yurman through original artworks, family photographs, personal texts, and archival materials, many of which have never before been published. The book is also available in a limited luxury edition, housed inside a bespoke clothbound box, featuring hand-drawn sketches stamped in gold foil.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers is an unprecedented monograph and intimate biography examining the work and life of Sybil and David Yurman through original artworks, family photographs, personal texts, and archival materials, many of which have never before been published. The book is also available in a limited luxury edition, housed inside a bespoke clothbound box, featuring hand-drawn sketches stamped in gold foil.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers is an unprecedented monograph and intimate biography examining the work and life of Sybil and David Yurman through original artworks, family photographs, personal texts, and archival materials, many of which have never before been published. The book is also available in a limited luxury edition, housed inside a bespoke clothbound box, featuring hand-drawn sketches stamped in gold foil.
More than 50 years ago, sculptor David Yurman and his wife Sybil, a painter and ceramicist, founded a New York City design house with the simple goal of making beautifully designed objects to wear. From the start, they shaped their company with an openness to collaboration and a partnership rooted firmly in art.
More than 50 years ago, sculptor David Yurman and his wife Sybil, a painter and ceramicist, founded a New York City design house with the simple goal of making beautifully designed objects to wear. From the start, they shaped their company with an openness to collaboration and a partnership rooted firmly in art.
More than 50 years ago, sculptor David Yurman and his wife Sybil, a painter and ceramicist, founded a New York City design house with the simple goal of making beautifully designed objects to wear. From the start, they shaped their company with an openness to collaboration and a partnership rooted firmly in art.
This exquisite book captures the critical moments in the brand’s history— from its earliest days in the underground art worlds of New York and California, through its emergence on the global stage. It is expertly edited by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, and concludes with a section on the brand’s future as imagined by the Yurmans’ son, Evan, President and Chief Creative Officer of the company.
This exquisite book captures the critical moments in the brand’s history—from its earliest days in the underground art worlds of New York and California, through its emergence on the global stage. It is expertly edited by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, and concludes with a section on the brand’s future as imagined by the Yurmans’ son, Evan, President and Chief Creative Officer of the company.
This exquisite book captures the critical moments in the brand’s history—from its earliest days in the underground art worlds of New York and California, through its emergence on the global stage. It is expertly edited by Thierry-Maxime Loriot, and concludes with a section on the brand’s future as imagined by the Yurmans’ son, Evan, President and Chief Creative Officer of the company.
A Look Inside
A Look Inside
A Look Inside
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers combines the Yurmans’ personal writings with exclusive, stunning images that create an indelible meditation on an innovative business and artistic partnership.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers combines the Yurmans’ personal writings with exclusive, stunning images that create an indelible meditation on an innovative business and artistic partnership.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers combines the Yurmans’ personal writings with exclusive, stunning images that create an indelible meditation on an innovative business and artistic partnership.
More than 400 images from the Yurmans’ archives—the majority of which are published here for the first time—include striking jewelry portraits, original design sketches, family photographs, and behind-the-scenes images of global campaigns featuring brand ambassadors like Kate Moss, Amber Valletta, Naomi Campbell, and Gisele Bündchen.
More than 400 images from the Yurmans’ archives—the majority of which are published here for the first time—include striking jewelry portraits, original design sketches, family photographs, and behind-the-scenes images of global campaigns featuring brand ambassadors like Kate Moss, Amber Valletta, Naomi Campbell, and Gisele Bündchen.
More than 400 images from the Yurmans’ archives—the majority of which are published here for the first time—include striking jewelry portraits, original design sketches, family photographs, and behind-the-scenes images of global campaigns featuring brand ambassadors like Kate Moss, Amber Valletta, Naomi Campbell, and Gisele Bündchen.
Encompassing the creation of their iconic Cable bracelet in 1983 and other renowned collections, the book’s visuals showcase the ways Sybil’s talents as a painter have influenced the colors and shapes of their collections, while the raw materials and welding processes of David’s sculptures have given form and movement.
Encompassing the creation of their iconic Cable bracelet in 1983 and other renowned collections, the book’s visuals showcase the ways Sybil’s talents as a painter have influenced the colors and shapes of their collections, while the raw materials and welding processes of David’s sculptures have given form and movement.
Encompassing the creation of their iconic Cable bracelet in 1983 and other renowned collections, the book’s visuals showcase the ways Sybil’s talents as a painter have influenced the colors and shapes of their collections, while the raw materials and welding processes of David’s sculptures have given form and movement.
Artistic collaboration has always been the core of the brand’s philosophy and identity, and this volume is filled with musings on some of the Yurmans’ most important partnerships, ranging from apprenticeships with illustrious sculptors Jacques Lipchitz and Theodore Roszak to collaborating with photographer Peter Lindbergh.
Artistic collaboration has always been the core of the brand’s philosophy and identity, and this volume is filled with musings on some of the Yurmans’ most important partnerships, ranging from apprenticeships with illustrious sculptors Jacques Lipchitz and Theodore Roszak to collaborating with photographer Peter Lindbergh.
Artistic collaboration has always been the core of the brand’s philosophy and identity, and this volume is filled with musings on some of the Yurmans’ most important partnerships, ranging from apprenticeships with illustrious sculptors Jacques Lipchitz and Theodore Roszak to collaborating with photographer Peter Lindbergh.
Collage of Sybil and David Yurman’s archives, 2014. Photographed by Nathan Copan.
Collage of Sybil and David Yurman’s archives, 2014. Photographed by Nathan Copan.
Collage of Sybil and David Yurman’s archives, 2014. Photographed by Nathan Copan.
“There was not really a blueprint or master plan, but from the beginning, there was a conviction to follow our North Star as artists.”
“There was not really a blueprint or master plan, but from the beginning, there was a conviction to follow our North Star as artists.”
“There was not really a blueprint or master plan, but from the beginning, there was a conviction to follow our North Star as artists.”
David Yurman
David Yurman
David Yurman
Left: David Yurman, direct welding, New York, late 1960s. Right: David Yurman Icaris I, 1974, Bronze. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
Above: David Yurman, direct welding, New York, late 1960s. Below: David Yurman Icaris I, 1974, Bronze. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
Above: David Yurman, direct welding, New York, late 1960s. Below: David Yurman Icaris I, 1974, Bronze. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
“When we started, there were huge changes happening in the culture…we were there at the right time, at the right place. It’s true that nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
“When we started, there were huge changes happening in the culture…we were there at the right time, at the right place. It’s true that nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
“When we started, there were huge changes happening in the culture…we were there at the right time, at the right place. It’s true that nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.”
David Yurman
David Yurman
David Yurman
Left: Sybil Yurman, Fragments of Light, 1972-75. Pastel, graphite, and acrylic on paper. Right: Sybil Yurman in her 25th Street painting studio, New York, 1962.
Above: Sybil Yurman in her 25th Street painting studio, New York, 1962. Below: Sybil Yurman, Fragments of Light, 1972-75. Pastel, graphite, and acrylic on paper.
Above: Sybil Yurman in her 25th Street painting studio, New York, 1962. Below: Sybil Yurman, Fragments of Light, 1972-75. Pastel, graphite, and acrylic on paper.
Left: Sybil Yurman and Kate Moss, Paris, 2015. Photographed by Tracy Squillante. Top right: Kate Moss wearing DY Logo necklace, puffy logo necklace with bezel-set stones, and Color Classic ring, Rudolf Nureyev’s house, St. Barts, 2004. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Bottom right: Kate Moss wearing Hampton diamonds and Renaissance bracelet, and black diamonds Midnight Mélange and Pinky rings, St. Barts, 2014. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh.
Left: Sybil Yurman and Kate Moss, Paris, 2015. Photographed by Tracy Squillante. Top right: Kate Moss wearing DY Logo necklace, puffy logo necklace with bezel-set stones, and Color Classic ring, Rudolf Nureyev’s house, St. Barts, 2004. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Bottom right: Kate Moss wearing Hampton diamonds and Renaissance bracelet, and black diamonds Midnight Mélange and Pinky rings, St. Barts, 2014. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh.
Left: Sybil Yurman and Kate Moss, Paris, 2015. Photographed by Tracy Squillante. Top right: Kate Moss wearing DY Logo necklace, puffy logo necklace with bezel-set stones, and Color Classic ring, Rudolf Nureyev’s house, St. Barts, 2004. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh. Bottom right: Kate Moss wearing Hampton diamonds and Renaissance bracelet, and black diamonds Midnight Mélange and Pinky rings, St. Barts, 2014. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh.
“This book is a testament to all those who believed in our vision.”
“This book is a testament to all those who believed in our vision.”
“This book is a testament to all those who believed in our vision.”
Sybil Yurman
Sybil Yurman
Sybil Yurman
Left: Evan Yurman, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy. Right: Men’s rings, 2018. Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope.
Above: Evan Yurman, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy. Below: Men’s rings, 2018. Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope.
Above: Evan Yurman, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy. Below: Men’s rings, 2018. Photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope.
“We have an artistic, design-led philosophy that’s more than marketing and brand-building … [it’s] wearable art.”
“We have an artistic, design-led philosophy that’s more than marketing and brand-building… [it’s] wearable art.”
“We have an artistic, design-led philosophy that’s more than marketing and brand-building… [it’s] wearable art.”
Evan Yurman
Evan Yurman
Evan Yurman
Evan and David Yurman collaborating on designing the Slab necklace at the Vestry Street atelier for the Artist Series, 2018. Photographed by Gary Petersen.
Evan and David Yurman collaborating on designing the Slab necklace at the Vestry Street atelier for the Artist Series, 2018. Photographed by Gary Petersen.
Evan and David Yurman collaborating on designing the Slab necklace at the Vestry Street atelier for the Artist Series, 2018. Photographed by Gary Petersen.
Above top: High Jewelry unique piece from the Petals Collection, yellow gold with pavé-set diamond necklace, 2016, on top of the original bronze Petal necklace from 1972. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Above bottom: High Jewelry one-of-a-kind Chinese emerald slab necklace with yellow sapphires set in 18-karat gold with pavé-set diamonds, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
Above top: High Jewelry unique piece from the Petals Collection, yellow gold with pavé-set diamond necklace, 2016, on top of the original bronze Petal necklace from 1972. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Above bottom: High Jewelry one-of-a-kind Chinese emerald slab necklace with yellow sapphires set in 18-karat gold with pavé-set diamonds, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
Left: High Jewelry unique piece from the Petals Collection, yellow gold with pavé-set diamond necklace, 2016, on top of the original bronze Petal necklace from 1972. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Right: High Jewelry one-of-a-kind Chinese emerald slab necklace with yellow sapphires set in 18-karat gold with pavé-set diamonds, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson.
“We’ve always chosen to bring the expression of our creations through the lens of art.”
“We’ve always chosen to bring the expression of our creations through the lens of art.”
“We’ve always chosen to bring the expression of our creations through the lens of art.”
David Yurman
David Yurman
David Yurman
Above top: Starburst Collection one-of-a-kind yellow and white gold and pavé-set diamond pendant necklaces with aquamarines, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Above bottom: High Jewelry unique pieces, pavé-set diamond Oval Link necklace, 2023. Photographed by Haw Lin.
Above top: Starburst Collection one-of-a-kind yellow and white gold and pavé-set diamond pendant necklaces with aquamarines, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Above bottom: High Jewelry unique pieces, pavé-set diamond Oval Link necklace, 2023. Photographed by Haw Lin.
Left: Starburst Collection one-of-a-kind yellow and white gold and pavé-set diamond pendant necklaces with aquamarines, 2023. Photographed by Emil Larsson. Right: High Jewelry unique pieces, pavé-set diamond Oval Link necklace, 2023. Photographed by Haw Lin.
Sybil, David, and Evan Yurman in Sybil’s office, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy.
Sybil, David, and Evan Yurman in Sybil’s office, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy.
Sybil, David, and Evan Yurman in Sybil’s office, New York, 2023. Photographed by Norman Jean Roy.
“We began this journey independently, but we continued it as a team. For half a century—and now with our son, Evan—we have been forging our own path.”
“We began this journey independently, but we continued it as a team. For half a century—and now with our son, Evan— we have been forging our own path.”
“We began this journey independently, but we continued it as a team. For half a century—and now with our son, Evan— we have been forging our own path.”
Sybil Yurman
Sybil Yurman
Sybil Yurman
Where to Buy
Where to Buy
Where to Buy
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers, also available in a luxury edition, is now available for purchase at davidyurman.com, David Yurman boutiques, and select authorized retailers worldwide.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers, also available in a luxury edition, is now available for purchase at davidyurman.com, David Yurman boutiques, and select authorized retailers worldwide.
Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers, also available in a luxury edition, is now available for purchase at davidyurman.com, David Yurman boutiques, and select authorized retailers worldwide.
About Phaidon
About Phaidon
About Phaidon
Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. They work with the world’s most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in London and New York City.
Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. They work with the world’s most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in London and New York City.
Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. They work with the world’s most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in London and New York City.
About Thierry-Maxime Loriot
About Thierry-Maxime Loriot
About Thierry-Maxime Loriot
Thierry-Maxime Loriot is an independent curator, creative director, and author. He curated the globally record-breaking touring exhibitions Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, and Viktor&Rolf Fashion Artists. He contributes to several magazines, luxury brands, and fine-arts museums around the world, working on projects dealing with fashion, music, and photography.
Thierry-Maxime Loriot is an independent curator, creative director, and author. He curated the globally record-breaking touring exhibitions Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, and Viktor&Rolf Fashion Artists. He contributes to several magazines, luxury brands, and fine-arts museums around the world, working on projects dealing with fashion, music, and photography.
Thierry-Maxime Loriot is an independent curator, creative director, and author. He curated the globally record-breaking touring exhibitions Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk, and Viktor&Rolf Fashion Artists. He contributes to several magazines, luxury brands, and fine-arts museums around the world, working on projects dealing with fashion, music, and photography.