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Jacqueline Rabun

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Jacqueline Rabun
Born1961
NationalityAmerican
OccupationJewelry designer

Jacqueline Rabun (born 1961) is an American jewelry designer.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Rabun was born in Bitburg, Germany.[3][4] Bevor her family settled in Northern California and made a lot of travel experiences.[5] She is self-taught.[4][6][7]

Career

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Having studied fashion design in Los Angeles, she began designing jewelry in Los Angeles in 1988.[8][5]

In 1989, she moved to London and launched her first collection of jewelry[4][9] in 1990,[8] having opened her studio.[5] The collection was picked up by Barneys New York.[4] Her work was featured on the cover of British Vogue in 1992,[9] worn by Linda Evangelista.[10] Rabun's style has been noted for being minimalist and gender neutral.[11]

In 1999, she began a long-term collaboration with the Scandinavian luxury brand George Jensen.[5]

She has created designs for Georg Jensen as well as other brands like Halston.[12][9][7][13][6]

In 2002 she launched her first collection, Offspring,[14] and one year later her Cave collection.[5]

Today, Rabun is based in London,[8] where she works as jewelry designer and silver craftsman.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "CNN.com - Jensen celebrates silver centenary - Feb 3, 2005". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  2. ^ "Bijoux Now: Jacqueline Rabun". 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  3. ^ "Jacqueline Rabun London". Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  4. ^ a b c d Hansen, Ditte M. (2018-06-19). "Jacqueline Rabun: "I give the human experience." (Translated from Danish)". Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Jacqueline Rabun Online Shop | Shop Design at Pamono". pamono.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. ^ a b LLC, Dwell (June 2004). "Dwell". Dwell Magazine. Dwell, LLC. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  7. ^ a b "Jacqueline Rabun". Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  8. ^ a b c "Jacqueline Rabun". Interview Magazine. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  9. ^ a b c "Jacqueline Rabun: About the Brand". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  10. ^ "JACQUELINE RABUN Women - Shop Online | Lane Crawford". www.lanecrawford.com. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  11. ^ Odo, Mazzy (January 1, 2019). "Still Shining; The latest creations from two very different jewelry doyennes remind us why their work never loses its luster". Vogue: 26.
  12. ^ Tribune, Suzy Menkes and International Herald. "Celebrating 100 years of Georg Jensen's design purity". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  13. ^ Blanks, Tim (2010-02-10). "Fall 2010 Ready-to-Wear: Halston". Retrieved 2018-06-27.
  14. ^ a b "Jacqueline Rabun". www.stonegallery.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.