Sharon Khazzam displays her love of art and gemstones in each of her creations. Drawn from her original sketches and paintings, each one-of-a-kind, and numbered jewel is entirely handmade and meticulously catalogued with a permanent record guarded in her studio.

Sharon’s career began upon earning her jewellery design degree from F.I.T. in 1984. Upon graduation, she was appointed by Asprey in New York to be their sole in-house jewellery designer, a position which she held onto for eight years.

With Asprey’s support, Sharon opened her studio and launched her first eponymous collection in 1993. During that time, she also consulted for different jewellers, including London Jewelers and the esteemed Carvin French, as well as being given the unique opportunity of working very closely with Fred Leighton himself.

In 2001, Sharon was invited to introduce her collection at Barneys New York, a partnership that blossomed into a defining era of her jewellery and continued until the store’s closure in 2019. Sharon also embarked upon a relationship with the Japanese retailers Isetan and Mitsukoshi in 2012, channeling the same design philosophy to their international clientele.

In 2016, Barneys created The Signature Series by Sharon Khazzam- a private viewing of her collection at their flagship stores around the country.

Centered around the creation of bespoke pieces, these exclusive events featured drawings and collectible gemstones, yielding particularly personal jewels for her clients.

This unique concept resonated with both Sharon and her collectors, and evolved into its current form, known now as Baubles and Bespoke. In 2022, the first of this series debuted in the form of a pop-up store in London, then swiftly moved on to New York, Chicago, and Beverly Hills. Baubles and Bespoke continues to thrive both in her studio and at other private destinations around the world.

Sharon’s jewellery has been documented in numerous books; amongst them were a book memorializing Queen Elizabeth II’s ninetieth birthday, a centenary of the Royal Air Force, four editions of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club books, the celebrated jewellery book Coveted, The Quintessentially Gems Collector’s Guide, and most recently, The Jewellery Book by Melanie Grant. Her collection has also been shown at numerous art events and exhibitions, including several European PAD Art fairs.

On the board for the American Society of Jewelry Historians since 2013, Sharon was then inducted into the CFDA the following year. In 2022, she won an AGTA Spectrum award in the Objet d’Art category for her carved carousel Zebra piece and was subsequently invited to be a judge in their 2022 competition.

Sharon’s passion for beautiful jewels is apparent each day. She continues to draw, paint, and create pieces that are clearly unique to her sense of design and style. In the three-plus decades since she began designing jewellery, she has never created two of the same piece. Her aspiration is to turn these elegant and often whimsical creations into timeless collectibles, destined to tell a tale to future jewellery lovers.

photo credit: Karina Antigua