Peretti, Elsa
Biography
Elsa Peretti is an Italian jewelry designer. Peretti started as a fashion model in New York and Barcelona, and began designing her own jewelry. In 1974, she began working for Tiffany & Co. as a silver designer. In the early 1980s, her collections for Tiffany were expanded to include china, crystal and silver designs for the home. She celebrated her 25th anniversary with Tiffany in 1999, and the company established the Elsa Peretti Professorship in Jewelry Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, the first endowed professorship in the history of FIT, in recognition of her work. In 2001, Peretti was given an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from FIT.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
January 18-19, 1997, 1997
This folder contains a column on Elsa Peretti and black and white photos of Peretti's jewelry and black and white photocopies of portraits of Peretti and 8x10" negatives.