John Hardy has been a mainstay of high-fashion department stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus from the early nineties. Hardy’s story is well known. While traveling the world, he became fascinated with the quality and beauty of the Bali silversmiths. He quickly learned their techniques and began bringing high quality, hand crafted jewelry to the United States and Europe.
The skill of the John Hardy Collection matches anything from Paris or New York, but the Eastern influence on the design remains obvious to even a casual observer. One can find the simple elegance of a woven chain bracelet that would fit in perfectly in any European boutique. However, the John Hardy has many daring pieces that incorporate the symbols and design of the East. Beautifully sculpted bamboo abounds. Bracelets often end in an exquisite tiger clasp, which would be at home at any pagoda or shrine. A simple yet elegant checkered sterling silver billfold contrasts with a fantastically detailed curved dragon ring. Although most of the collection remains in silver, a few exceptional pieces include gemstones running from diamonds to sapphires adding a brilliance that simply cannot be matched. The John Hardy Collection has something for every taste, so long as one has a taste for sophistication and quality.
John Hardy has a commitment to the environment in addition to excellence. The entire collection is made in their low impact sustainable workshop in Bali. In addition, much of the jewelry itself holds a large fraction of recycled sterling silver. This protects the environment by ensuring new pieces don’t come at the expense of deforestation, mountain top destruction or water desalinization that so frequently accompanies any large mining activity. Furthermore, the company plants bamboo to offset the carbon emissions of its operations. The John Hardy Collection is not just the beautiful choice, but also the responsible one.