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ART & DESIGN
T he storied jewelry house’s first-
ever female design director is
responsible for interpreting a
177-year legacy of innovation
in “unapologetically modern” creations of
striking beauty and original style.
Amfitheatrof joined Tiffany & Co. in 2013,
with 20 years of experience in the worlds of
art and jewelry design, fragrance, furniture
and interiors. She is a trained jeweler and
silversmith. Over the course of her career, she
has designed jewelry collections for Chanel,
Fendi and Alice Temperley; jewelry and
accessories for Marni; jewelry and silverware
for Asprey & Garrard; and a men’s collection
for Kauffmann Stanley Switzerland.
Since 1993, Alessi Italy has featured her
tabletop designs and gifts, and she has
designed furniture and lighting for decorator
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Francesca Amfitheatrof
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Muriel Brandolini. In addition, Amfitheatrof “Despite her Old World elegance,
has been an art consultant and curator for Tiffany & Company’s first-ever
major collections, museums and private female design director is very
individuals throughout the world. Her work much a modern woman.”
includes contemporary and archive shows at
Museo Gucci in Florence, Italy; a group show - The New York Times
of British painters in Milan; and selected works
from the Francois Pinault Collection, as well as
a group show in Seoul, Korea, with works by
Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami
and Cindy Sherman.
Reflecting her personal style, Amfitheatrof ’s
first collection for Tiffany, Tiffany T, is polished
enough for a night on the town but it could
easily be worn on a stroll to the market. “I like
things that clash a bit,” she says. “I wanted to do
a collection you can style together, so instead of
going matchy matchy matchy, you can kind of
choose from within it and feel quite confident
in styling it yourself.”