{{Short description|Jewellery designer (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Ana Khouri | birth_name = Ana Khouri | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|03|05}} | occupation = Jewellery designer | website = {{URL|anakhouri.com}} }} '''Ana Khouri''' (born March 5, 1981) is a New York-based jewelry designer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://robbreport.com/muse/fashion-jewelry/its-essential-to-know-your-jewelrys-ingredients-2820521/|title=Know Your Jewelry's "Ingredients"|last=Davidson|first=Annabel|date=2018-10-02|website=Robb Report|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://andam.fr/en/laureats/ana-khouri/|title=Andam Fashion Awards Paris: Ana Khouri}}</ref>
Khouri works with gemstones, 18K gold, or platinum.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ana Khouri - Designers - Fine Jewellery |url=https://www.auverture.com/designer/ana-khouri/ |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=Auverture |language=en-US}}</ref> Her range includes ear cuffs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-17 |title=Ear cuffs enter the realms of high jewellery |url=http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/jewellery/article/ear-cuffs-enter-realms-high-jewellery/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.thejewelleryeditor.com}}</ref> Rather than release of seasonal collections, Khouri focuses on limited editions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Wallpaper* |date=2015-05-22 |title=Ergonomic jewels: expect the unexpected when it comes to Ana Khouri's sculptural designs |url=https://www.wallpaper.com/watches-and-jewellery/ergonomic-jewels-expect-the-unexpected-when-it-comes-to-ana-khouris-sculptural-designs |access-date=2019-01-28 |website=Wallpaper*}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Ana Khouri was born in 1981 in São Paulo, Brazil<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=Figaro|first=Madame|date=2018-04-22|title=Les sculptures joaillières d'Ana Khouri|url=http://madame.lefigaro.fr/style/les-sculptures-joaillieres-dana-khouri-090418-148164|access-date=2019-01-18|website=Madame Figaro}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/fashion/jewelry/ana-khouri-fine-jewelry/|title=How This Jeweler Distills Her Spirit Into Her Expressive Designs|last=Day|first=Emma|date=11 November 2018 }}</ref> and grew up in Londrina.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Guadagnino|first=Kate|date=2019-11-27|title=A Jewelry Designer Lends Her Sculptural, Gem-Encrusted Vision to the Row|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/t-magazine/ana-khouri-the-row.html|access-date=2020-06-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Her father is an engineer.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/accessories-news/jewelry/ten-of-tomorrow-ana-khouri-jewelry-designer-8067629/|title=Ten of Tomorrow: Ana Khouri, Jewelry Designer|last=Robinson|first=Roxanne|date=2014-12-11|website=WWD|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref>
She studied sculpture at art school and holds a degree in Fine Arts at FAAP. Khouri studied gemology at the Gemological Institute of America and also studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/in-my-jewellery-box-ana-khouri/|title=In My Jewellery Box: Ana Khouri|last=Royce-Greensill|first=Sarah|date=2016-11-21|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-01-18|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> Additionally, Khouri completed a course in jewelry design from London's Central Saint Martins,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.justluxe.com/fine-living/jewelry/feature-1876642.php|title=Express Delicate Femininity in Jewelry by Ana Khouri|website=JustLuxe|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vejasp.abril.com.br/cidades/ana-khouri/|title=Ana Khouri|website=VEJA SÃO PAULO|language=pt-BR|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/london/2018/07/dover-street-market-comes-to-los-angeles|title=Dover Street Market Comes to Los Angeles|last=Farrell|first=Aimee|website=A-LIST|date=10 July 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> and has studied under Hermès.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/dior-louis-vuitton-de-beers-fall-2017-couture-jewelry|title=Dior, Louis Vuitton, De Beers, and More—A Virtual Tour Through the Fall 2017 High Jewelry Collections|website=Vogue|date=7 July 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>
==Career== Khouri has been sculpting and working on individual special projects since 2002.<ref name=":6" />
She moved to New York in 2012.
Her namesake collection was launched in the US in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=references? |url= |access-date= |website= |language=en-GB}}</ref>
As of 2014, Ana Khouri presents installations once a year during Paris Haute Couture at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. These presentations center on a single concept that informs the designs, displays, and settings of the collection.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewindow.barneys.com/ana-khouri-ethereal-jewelry/|title=Ana Khouri Jewelry Collection {{!}} Barneys New York Designer|website=The Window|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref>
She held her first solo exhibition at Phillips Auction House, New York, in September 2018.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Maloney |first=Maggie |date=2018-03-16 |title=Inside the Celebration of Town & Country First Jewelry Awards |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/the-scene/parties/g19455112/jewelry-awards-party-2018/ |access-date=2019-01-18 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ana Khouri |url=https://circolare.com.br/tag/ana-khouri/ |access-date=2019-01-18 |website=Circolare |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Block |first=Fang |title=Phillips to Host Sale of Ana Khouri Jewelry |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/phillips-to-host-sale-of-ana-khouri-jewelry-1535490491 |access-date=2019-01-18 |website=www.barrons.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was a four-day exhibition followed by Khouri's second four-day exhibition at the London-based Phillips Auction House in September 2019, showcasing the artist's jewelry and sculptural works.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":7" />
In 2019, Khouri held a jewelry exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.<ref name=":0" />
Khouri is a member of CFDA and the second contemporary jeweler to garner distinction at Phillips.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Samaha|first=Barry|title=Ana Khouri Showcases Her Sculptural Fine Jewelry In A Solo Exhibition At Phillips Auction House|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/barrysamaha/2018/09/05/jewelry-designer-ana-khouri-on-her-solo-exhibition-at-phillips-auction-house/|access-date=2019-01-18|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
===Collaborations=== Khouri has worked in collaboration with fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez, contributing pieces to complement his Spring/Summer '16 collection and again for Fall/Winter '16.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Annabel |date=2016-05-05 |title=Ana Khouri's modern simplicity |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/ana-khouri-launches-modern-engagement-rings-at-dover-street-mark/ |access-date=2019-01-18 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ana Khouri consagra-se como um dos expoentes de sua geração na joalheria global |url=https://vogue.globo.com/moda/moda-news/noticia/2016/06/ana-khouri-consagra-se-como-um-dos-expoentes-de-sua-geracao-na-joalheria-global.html |access-date=2019-01-18 |website=vogue.globo.com|date=June 26, 2016 }}</ref> Ana partnered with Dover Street Market in New York for the release of her 2015 and 2016 pieces, and again in 2017 for the release of her first Haute Joaillerie installation in London.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobb |first=Brooke |date=2015-04-09 |title=Ana Khouri's Newest Jewelry Forms –Â to Accentuate a Woman's Own |url=https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/jewelry-ana-khouri-dover-street-market/ |access-date=2019-01-28 |website=T Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2016, the designer launched a bridal collection with Barneys New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuller |first=Grace |title=Exclusive: Ana Khouri Launches Bridal Jewelry Collection |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/ana-khouri-engagement-bridal-collection-barneys-new-york |access-date=2019-01-28 |website=W Magazine |date=June 21, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Khouri was hosted by Phillips for a selling exhibition titled ''Jewels'' ''Now'' dedicated to the work of the visionary jewelry designer. The subsequent year, in 2019, Phillips London headed "Ana Khouri: Jewels as Art," the first show of its kind held in London, which showcased the full retrospective of the designer's work. In 2019, Ana Khouri introduced a special collaboration with The Row, the only contemporary jewelry designer carried there.
=== Philanthropy === Spearheaded by Khouri in 2014, Projeto Ovo is a Brazilian non-profit that donates 100% of all sales proceeds to 75 NGOs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Khouri created several pieces, including a sapphire ring and a pair of diamond earrings, and donated 100% of their proceeds to Doctors Without Borders<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bobb |first=Brooke |title="We Need to Choose Love Over Fear": Ana Khouri on the Ring She Auctioned to Benefit Doctors Without Borders |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/ana-khouri-ring-doctors-without-borders-coronavirus |access-date=2020-06-09 |website=Vogue |date=27 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and the CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund,<ref>{{Cite web |title=CFDA |url=https://cfda.com/news/ana-khouri-dedicates-diamonds-to-a-common-thread |access-date=2021-04-08 |website=cfda.com}}</ref> respectively.
Khouri has pledged donations to Black Lives Matter, Hetrick-Martin Institute, and Campaign Zero.
=== Media attention === Her V-shaped gold Wave Tiara gained her international attention when it became a favorite of Madonna.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ten of Tomorrow: Ana Khouri, Jewelry Designer|url=https://wwd.com/accessories-news/jewelry/gallery/ten-of-tomorrow-ana-khouri-jewelry-designer/|website=WWD.com|date=11 December 2014 }}</ref> Later, Jennifer Lawrence wore Khouri's ear cuffs to the premiere of Hunger Games: Catching Fire.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jennifer Lawrence's Ana Khouri Ear Cuff|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/jennifer-lawrences-ana-khouri|website=Glamour.com|date=18 November 2013 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Timothy |date=2016-04-28 |title=Meet Jennifer Lawrence's go-to jewelry designer |url=https://nypost.com/2016/04/28/meet-jennifer-lawrences-go-to-jewelry-designer/ |access-date=2019-01-18 |website=New York Post |language=en}}</ref>
== Awards and recognitions == Khouri is the winner of the 2017 ANDAM Accessory Award.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
In 2019, she was nominated for the jewelry Design category at the GEM Awards 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Design|first=Flex Comunicação e|title=ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|url=http://www.abest.com.br/abest/noticias/designer-ana-khouri-is-a-gem-awards-2020-finalist-3699|access-date=2020-06-09|website=ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Home|url=https://gemawards.jewelers.org/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=gemawards.jewelers.org}}</ref>
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