Guy Bedarida

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Guy Bedarida

Guy Bedarida, John Hardy Head Designer and Creative Director
Residence Bali, Indonesia
Nationality French-Italian
Occupation Head Designer and Creative Director of John Hardy

Guy Bedarida, (born in 1963) is the Creative Director and Head Designer of the John Hardy brand.[1] He was raised in Florence and Paris and is of French and Italian parentage.[2] Currently, he lives between Asia, Europe and USA.[3]

Education & Career

Bedarida studied jewelry and fashion design at the Instituto Europeo del Design in Rome and Milan.[4] His first professional experiences were with haute joaillerie brands of Place Vendôme before working in New York. For the French jewelry brand Boucheron,[5] he designed special orders such as precious objets d'art in rock crystal and high-end jewelry for royalty and collectors.

He then moved to the U.S. to lead the design department of Van Cleef and Arpels[6] where he created exclusive One-of-A-Kind jewels for movie stars, celebrities[7] and moguls.

John Hardy hired Bedarida in 1999[8] as the Head Designer. His aesthetic proficiency is inspired by nature, and his flair for working with precious metals and stones has led to the development of some of John Hardy's best-selling collections.

In 2007, he joined then President, Damien Dernoncourt, in a management buyout of the company,[9] along with 3i, a private equity group.[10]

At the John Hardy design center in Bali, Bedarida leads the creative department [11] with a team of highly skilled illustrators, designers and wax carvers all of whom work by hand to create the distinctive John Hardy jewelry.[12] Local illustrators and designers are initiated in the French art of fine jewelry hand drawings as this is an important stage in the development of new designs.[13]

References

  1. ↑ The Last Word: Guy Bedarida. - Hellobali Magazine. Vol.34, No.12. Dec 2009.
  2. ↑ Guster, Chanda Temple. - "Year of the Dragon." - The Birmingham News. Mar 31 2009.
  3. ↑ "L'élu" - Point de Vue - Retrieved 8 Jul 2010
  4. ↑ The Essential Register of Indonesia High Society - Indonesia Tatler: Society 2009. Pg.49. Mar 2009.
  5. ↑ Slowey, Anne. - "Elle Fashion Insider Bali High". - Elle Magazine. Edition no. 297. Pg 103. May 2010.
  6. ↑ "John Hardy's Eco Paradise." -Elle. Edition no. 297. Page 103. Apr 21 2010.
  7. ↑ Marx, Linda. - "Unique jewelry designs define a lifestyle." - Simply The Best Magazine. Pg 57. Dec 1 2008.
  8. ↑ First Person: Biting it with Bling - Men's Folio Magazine. May 2009.
  9. ↑ "John Hardy: Green House" - All Business. Retrieved 8 Jul 2010.
  10. ↑ "3i to invest $30 million in HK jeweller John Hardy" - U.K Reuters. Oct 25 2007.
  11. ↑ "John Hardy Designer Exclusive: Guy Bedarida" - City Style and Living. Oct 23 2009
  12. ↑ "ViaLuxe Interview: Guy Bedarida of John Hardy Discusses Sustainable Luxury."-ViaLuxe. May 1, 2009.
  13. ↑ "John Hardy: Bali Guy." - Time Magazine. Nov 29 2005.
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