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.