After John Hardy left his home country of Canada to travel the world, he settled down in Bali, Indonesia, and became one of the world’s most-lauded designers of bracelets, necklaces, rings and other jewelry.
Hardy had studied at the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto before he set out globetrotting. In Indonesia, he became so smitten with the people, culture and landscape that he decided to stay, and in 1975 he started selling artisan jewelry and eventually designing his own pieces through his studies of local silversmithing. From the start, the focus was on time-honored jewelry-making traditions and details of craftsmanship.
In 1983, Hardy met an American named Cynthia Boesk who also had a small jewelry business. After they married, they merged their businesses and officially started John Hardy, making a name for themselves designing elegant and eclectic bracelets that reflected centuries-old Balinese techniques. In 1998, Italian-born French jewelry designer Guy Bedarida became the creative director of the company, staying on for 16 years and leading the brand in innovative new directions. Its Bamboo collection, with designs reminiscent of bamboo stalks, directs its sales toward planting bamboo seedlings in Indonesia, while the Kali collection takes its design cues from the distinctive pebbles found in Bali.
After learning about the harmful effects that silver mining has on the environment, Hardy became extremely committed to sustainable luxury business practices, promising that every piece is conflict-free and ethically produced during each step of the design process.
In 2017, the brand was among the jewelers challenged by Vogue Italia to craft pieces from the tagua nut in lieu of using elephant ivory and has used recycled sterling silver in its designs. Its first diamond-centered collection in 2019 concentrated on ethical sourcing and mines where workers are paid fairly. Although Hardy sold his business in 2007, it continues to operate with his name and adhere to the artisanal practices he promoted, including under jewelry designer Hollie Bonneville Barden, who served as creative director from 2016 to 2020. Along with online and global retail sales, the John Hardy Workshop and flagship Kapal Bamboo Boutique in Bali also offer the brand’s enduring designs from an open-air sustainable bamboo building.
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Woman on Dock, Photorealist Oil Painting by John Hardy
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
John Hardy, American (1923 - 2014) - Woman on Dock, Year: circa 1974, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 47.75 x 52.75 in. (121.29 x 133.99 cm), Frame Size: 49 x 54...
Oil
$1,518
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10 - Contemporary, Blue, Minimalist, Figurative, Landscape
By Cătălin Petrișor
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Chroma sky (Blue key) 10, 2007 Acrylic and oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 23.62 H x 31.49 W in 60 H x 80 W cm The artist wrote about how he conceives this work: "The transformat...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,000
H 10 in W 10 in D 0.75 in
"Summer Evening" (2024) By Michael Miller, Original Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Michael Miller's beautiful original photorealist landscape barn painting "Summer Evening" (2024) depicts a Midwestern barn in the middle of the vast plains, with a large cloud loomin...
Canvas, Oil
$437Sale Price|28% Off
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in
A man and his boat Spain oil on canvas painting seascape beach
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Signed Adolfo Perez Frame size 75x66 cm.
Canvas, Oil
$997Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 2 in
Daffodil Fields English Landscape Painting by Contemporary Photorealist Artist
By Nicholas Smith
Located in Preston, GB
Daffodil Fields English Landscape Painting by Contemporary Photorealist Artist, Nicholas Smith. Art measures 8.5 x 3.5 inches Frame measures 11.5 x 6....
Canvas, Oil
$1,396
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Dérive (Title) Signature : T...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,081Sale Price|52% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 2 in
Farm in the Woods at Sunset in the English Countryside with Warm Brown Colours
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the Woods at Sunset in the English Countryside with Winter Trees and Warm Brown Colours, by 20th Century British Artist Christopher Osborne. Art measures 12 x 8 inches Fra...
Canvas, Oil
Arco del Triunfo (Arch of Triumph) Barcelona, Spain
By Jesus Navarro
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. Jesús Navarro was born in Jerez, (Cadiz), located in southern Spain, in 1952. By the age of tw...
Canvas, Oil
$1,202
H 15.36 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
Poésie Muette, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Rain
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Unique Work. Handmade artwork. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil and Acrylic painting on Canvas. Artist : Deniz Bayav Subject : Poésie Muette (Title) Signat...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,000
H 31 in W 41 in
Arie Azene Israeli Photo Realist Oil Painting Manhattan New York Street Scene
By Arie Azene
Located in Surfside, FL
Arie Azene, Israeli painter, born in Germany, 1934 Arie (Eisman) Azene was born in Hamburg, Germany. He immigrated to the Land of Israel with his parents soon after birth. In 1958, after studying art in Paris, he settled on Kibbutz Tzova in the Judean Hills, where he lived for 28 years. He spent 1968-1970 in France, England and Germany. In 1984, he moved to Jerusalem. Stylistically, Azene was influenced by the New Horizons group to which he was exposed during his studies at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv. Other influences were Joseph Zaritsky, Avigdor Stematsky and Yehezkel Streichman. Azene works in oil paint, pencil and aquarelle. His early work was abstract, but over the years, it has become more figurative and realistic. His colour palette is often based on two complementary hues, with a predominance of various combinations of gray. Education 1948-51 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv 1951-52 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem 1957-58 Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France, Advanced Studies Select Exhibitions Autumn Exhibition Autumn Exhibition Yad Lebanim Museum, Petach Tikva 1974 Artists: Shimon Avni, Mordechai Avniel, Azene, Arie, Eli Ilan, Michael Argov, Naftali Bezem, Nachum Gutman, Shraga Weil, Boaz Vaadia, Shmuel Katz, Ruth Schloss. Zaritsky Artists House, Tel Aviv 1976 Artists: Yitzhak Danziger, Menashe Kadishman, Osvaldo Romberg, Michal Wolman, Raffi Lavie The Kadishman Connection Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1979 Artists: Larry Abramson, Jacob El Hanani, Ovadia Alkara, Yosl Bergner, Marcel Janco, Lea Nikel, George Chemeche, Igael Tumarkin. Israeli Prints...
Canvas, Oil
$668
H 9.45 in W 7.49 in D 0.79 in
Horizon en été, Oil painting on canvas, Sea and Beach under a Summer Sky
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, Unique Work. Ready to Hang. Medium : Oil painting on stretched Linen. Artist : Gabriel Riesnert Subject : Horizon en été (Title / FR ...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$1,113Sale Price|20% Off
H 11 in W 13 in D 2 in
Farm in the English Countryside with Warm Golden Brown & Lush Green Colours
Located in Preston, GB
Farm in the English Countryside with Warm Golden Brown & Lush Green Colours by 20th Century British Artist, Christopher Osborne. Art measures 10 x 8 inches Frame measures 13 x 11 ...
Oil, Board
$510Sale Price|47% Off
H 18.12 in W 24.02 in
Sailor Fisherman in Boat, Oil on Canvas, Spanish, 46x61 cm
By Domingo Alvarez Gomez
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Domingo Alvarez (Spain 1942) - sailor fisherman in his boat - oil on canvas Canvas size 46x61 cm. Unframed.
Canvas, Oil
Grandmother at Shore, Large Painting by John Hardy
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hardy, American (1923 - 2014) Title: Grandmother at Shore Year: circa 1974 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 46 x 70 in. (116.84 x 177.8 cm)
Acrylic
Sand Bar
By John Hardy
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Hardy, American (1923 - ) Title: Sand Bar Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 21 in. x 56 in. (53.34 cm x 142.24 cm) Frame Size: 23 x 58 inches
Oil