Cora Sheibani
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Cora Sheibani (born 1980) is a London-based Swiss jeweller known for designing graphic, colourful and contemporary jewels.
Early life[edit]
Cora Elisabeth Anna Victoria Bischofberger was born in Zurich, Switzerland to American mother Christina Clifton, and Swiss father Bruno Bischofberger.[1] Her father is an art dealer and gallerist credited with bringing Pop Art to Europe. Among the artists in his orbit, he represented Andy Warhol and stars of the neo-expressionist movement, such as Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquiat. [2] Sheibani grew up surrounded by people who were creative, or loved art. Her parents were themselves art collectors, with special collections of photography, decorative arts, folk art and antiquities. Not surprisingly, Sheibani has said that this environment inevitably helped to develop and expand her aesthetic awareness and tastes.[3]
Sheibani, her two older sisters and her younger brother were raised in Zurich. She attended Aiglon College, an international boarding school in Switzerland, until 1998. In 2001 she graduated from NYU with a degree in Art History.[4] The same year, she married Kaveh Sheibani and set up home in London where she continues to live with her husband and three children. In 2002, in order to pursue her jewellery career, Sheibani enrolled in the Gemological Institute of America and obtained a Graduate Gemmologist diploma.[1]
Work[edit]
Sheibani launched her eponymous label in 2002 with a one night pop up show in London which showcased a comprehensive range of her early works.[5] In 2006 she introduced her first collection Valence which was accompanied by a self-published pocket size collection catalogue written by Ettore Sottsass.[6] Valence was followed in 2008 by a collection inspired by Swiss pastries called Copper Mould and, in 2011, by Sheibani’s third collection Clouds With A Silver Lining which was launched as a fashion show featuring the new clothing line of fashion designer Edeline Lee.[6] In 2012 Sheibani produced the Cactaceae collection which was followed by Colour Contradiction in 2016, Eyes in 2017 and Glow which was displayed in Luisa Guinness’ Gallery in 2019. In 2021 Sheibani launched her latest collection Pottering Around inspired by her gardening activities during the Covid lockdown. Pottering Around was first launched in London followed by a show at Sotheby's East Hampton gallery in August 2022.[7][8]
Throughout 2022, Sheibani worked on a book written by William Grant and published by ACC Art Books, to mark the twentieth anniversary as a jeweller. Cora Sheibani Jewels was released in February 2023.[9]
Sheibani combines traditional materials with unexpected themes and motifs which reveal her fascination for shape and colour and go against typical jewellery norms.[10] [11]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Garrahan, Rachel (November 21, 2017). "Driven by design". The New York Times: 53.
- ↑ Diamond, Jessica (August 2015). "Cora the explorer". Wallpaper: 199.
- ↑ King, Steve (August 2013). "You Grow, Girl". Vanity Fair. p. 38.
- ↑ MacSweeney, Eve (November 2017). "District Garden". Vogue US: 205.
- ↑ Doulton, Maria (Autumn 2017). "My treasures". Sunday Telegraph: 32.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 MacDonell, Nancy (December 11, 2013). "Brilliant in every facet". W Magazine.
- ↑ Davis, Ashley (August 9, 2022). "Cora Sheibani Shows a Magic Garden of Jewelry at Sotheby's". National Jeweler.
- ↑ Davidson, Annie (August 11, 2022). "Cora Sheibani Shows Off Her Green Thumb In Sotheby's East Hampton Show". JCK.
- ↑ Grant, William (February 20, 2023). Cora Sheibani Jewels. London: ACC Art Books. p. 1 - 228. ISBN 9781788842136. Search this book on
- ↑ Becker, Vivienne (July 17, 2018). "New Gem Stars". Financial Times.
- ↑ Lack, Hanna (Spring 2017). "Candy Crush". On the Rocks: 29.
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