Join celebrated luxury jewelers Sybil and David Yurman in an exclusive conversation with Frank Everett, Sotheby’s Jewelry Vice Chairman, on defining jewelry in America for over 50 years.

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. Today, David Yurman has become one of America’s foremost luxury jewelry brands, having redefined contemporary jewelry and revolutionized the industry across five decades of celebrated designs and paradigm-shifting collaborations with Peter Lingbergh, Gisele Bündchen, and more. To mark the publication of their new book, Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers (Phaidon), the Yurmans reveal their personal story and creative journey together through never-before-published stories and images from their archives.

Moderating the discussion will be Frank Everett, Vice Chairman of Jewelry at Sotheby’s. Audience Q&A and book signing to follow.

ABOUT THE BOOK

In their new book celebrating more than half a century of jewelry design, trailblazers Sybil and David Yurman take readers on a journey through their creative process and the history of their influential design house through personal anecdotes and never-before-seen imagery. Spanning more than 350 pages filled with their artwork, family photographs, original design sketches, stunning jewelry portraits, and behind-the-scenes images from the brand’s celebrated advertising campaigns, this luxe monograph traces the ascent of America’s premier twentieth-century fine jewelry brand from the underground art worlds of New York and California to the global stage. Showcasing Sybil’s background as a painter and David’s as a sculptor, the book explores how the Yurmans’ artistic practices are inextricably intertwined with their jewelry-making process. It delves into the creation of their iconic Cable bracelet and other world-renowned collections. Brand ambassadors, such as Kate Moss, Amber Valletta, and Gisele Bündchen, are showcased throughout the book in campaign images by Peter Lindbergh and other notable photographers.

Pre-order at www.phaidon.com or purchase at the book signing immediately following the program.