Audrey Werner, Sterling Silver and Whitby Jet Georgian Fringe Earrings, US, 2020

Audrey Werner has always been interested in the different ways people around the world, and throughout history, have adorned themselves. As a child, she would make jewelry from everything she could find—from beads to rocks, wire, and seeds. In 1992 she enrolled in classes at FIT with an eye toward expanding her knowledge of metal, and, from this point onward, was hooked. Later that same year, she landed an apprenticeship with the jeweler Gregg Wolf. Werner soon became his assistant, a position she would hold for the next two years while establishing her own practice. Another influence on Werner’s work came from a seemingly unexpected place. In 1996 she was sharing a studio with jeweler Philip Crangi...

Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials--including her signature black iron--to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...

1960’s Mexican sterling silver clip-on earrings featuring tear drop shaped drop dangles and black glass embellishment. Designed and produced in Taxco with a wonderful artisan sensib...

Pair of 14K white gold and diamond fringed 1970's / 1980's Deco revival earrings. Earrings have a total of seven kinetic fringe, including a strand of dia...