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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John Hardy sterling silver and coconut wood desk/table pen holder/paperweight .
By John Hardy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sterling silver and coconut wood paperweight/ pen holder .
Sterling Silver
Houston - Delta Air Lines Original Poster by John Hardy, 1960
By John Hardy
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning and rare poster from 1960 promoting Delta Air Lines routes to Houston, Texas in the USA. With artwork from the great poster artist John Hardy, who collaborated with the airl...
Paper
Los Angeles - Delta Air Lines Original Poster by John Hardy, 1960
By John Hardy
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning and rare poster from 1960 promoting Delta Air Lines routes to Los Angeles in the USA. With artwork from the great poster artist John Hardy, who collaborated with the airline...
Paper
San Francisco - Delta Air Lines Original Poster by John Hardy, 1960
By John Hardy
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning and rare poster from 1960 promoting Delta Air Lines routes to San Francisco in the USA. With artwork from the great poster artist John Hardy, who collaborated with the airli...
Paper
John Hardy Sterling Silver & Palm Wood Tea Strainer
By John Hardy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage designer silver & wooden tea strainer. By John Hardy. In palm wood and sterling silver. Likely from Hardy's Dot series of jewelry and objet. The strainer with a wo...
Sterling Silver
English Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, Sheffield, 1907
By Harrison Brothers & George Howson 1
Located in Delft, NL
An English silver tea caddy by Harrison Brothers & Howson, Sheffield 1907. An oval round shaped silver tea caddy with hinged lid. The caddy raised on a footrim and 4 ball sha...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Wood Pen Holder and Lighter Set, Italian Design, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage wood pen holder and lighter is an original object realized in the 1970s. Original wood and metal. Made in Italy. The set includes: a geometr...
Metal
Italian Lucite Pen Pencil Desk Holder By Designer Rede Guzzini
By Rede Guzzini
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Lucite pen, pencil, marker and small paper desk organizer/holder, Postmodern period or Modern style, by designer Rede Guzzini, circa 1980s, Italy. A great desk accessory a...
Lucite
$330 / item
H 1 in W 11 in D 4 in
Crystal Pen Tray with Brass Accents – Luxury Clear Pen Holder for Desk
By DAINTE INC
Located in Monroe, NY
Elevate your workspace with the Crystal Pen Tray, a modern and sophisticated pen holder for desk organization that combines the brilliance of clear crystal with polished brass accents. Minimalist yet distinctive, this tray is designed to reflect your refined taste while keeping your essentials stylishly organized. Measuring 11’’ wide, 4.25’’ deep, and 1.25’’ high, and weighing 4 lbs, this crystal pen holder for desk is compact yet substantial, offering durability and timeless elegance. The universal grooves are carefully designed to fit pens and pencils of all sizes, while the extendable brass tray slides out to provide extra space for storing paper clips, pins, or other desk accessories. This luxury pen tray holder is not just functional—it is also a decorative piece of crystal desk décor, making it an ideal choice for executive offices, home workstations, or as a stylish gift. Pair it with the matching crystal and brass business card holder...
Crystal, Brass
Marble Desk Pen Holder Organizer
Located in New York, NY
A substantial marble desk pen/pencil/marker holder organizer, in the modern style, Midcentury Modern design period, circa mid-20th century. Organizer can hold small pieces of paper, ...
Marble
Antique French Continental .800 Silver Tea Strainer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique tea strainer is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but originated from France and dates to approximately 1890 and done in a period Victo...
Silver
Sterling Silver Tea Set
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Brooklyn, NY
We are thrilled to offer you this sterling silver tea set by Gorham Silversmiths, hallmarked 1874. This one hundred and fifty years old set has been ...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Poster "Mandala of the Magnificent", Los Angeles, 1967
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Poster "Mandala of the Magnificent" 1967 Screened by Royal Screen Craft, Inc. by A. Sirkia 6311 Yucca Street, Los Angeles, USA "poster is in good vintage condition conside...
Paper
$1,700
H 40.2 in W 24.8 in D 0.1 in
UNITED AIR LINES - HAWAII Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster MCM
By Stan Galli
Located in Chicago, IL
UNITED AIR LINES - HAWAII Authentic original vintage midcentury airline travel poster Artist: Stan Galli Condition: B+ Dimensions: 24.8 x 40.2 in. / 63 x 102.1 cm. Circa: 1960 Linen ...
Paper
$380Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.19 in W 2.25 in D 2.25 in
Postmodern Black Marble Desk Pen Pencil Holder, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
A '90s Postmodern black and brown polished marble stone desk pen pencil holder, circa 1990s. Dimensions: 2.5" square x 4.19" height. Matching...
Stone, Marble
$225Sale Price|35% Off
H 27 in W 18 in D 0.013 in
Original San Francisco Olympic Summer Games Poster, 2002 by Michael Schwab
By Michael Schwab
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An exceptional series of contemporary graphic design, aimed at bringing the Summer Olympic Games to the Bay Area in 2012. The Bridge to the Future original poster series from ...
Paper
$1,050
H 39.8 in W 25.2 in D 0.1 in
LOS ANGELES FLY TWA Authentic Original Vintage Airline Travel Poster DAVID KLEIN
By David Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
LOS ANGELES - FLY TWA Authentic original vintage airline travel poster Artist: David Klein Condition: A Dimensions: 25.2 x 39.8 in. / 64 x 101 cm. Circa: 1960s Linen Backed The post...
Paper
Vintage John Hardy Sterling Silver Mounted Coconut Shell Bowl
By John Hardy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful bowl by John Hardy. Constructed from half of a coconut shell. Mounted with 3 sterling silver bullet shaped feet and a beaded sterling rim. (The bowl was likely ...
Silver
Large Alabaster and Sterling Silver Bowl by John Hardy
By John Hardy
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An impressive oversized bowl carved in creamy agate featuring a sterling silver ribbon "woven" though the top edge of the bowl. Made in Bali by local craftsman, John Hardy has his en...
Alabaster, Sterling Silver
John Hardy Sterling Silver Dot Collection Flask
By John Hardy
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous John Hardy sterling silver continuous dots flask 4.75”, 5.13” including top x 2.5”; marked with John Hardy logo 925 Indonesia; appr...
Sterling Silver