John Hardy Jewelry

John Hardy believes in "sustainable luxury"—that the value of an object depends not only on the quality of its materials and the expertise of its craftsmanship, but also on the feeling of well-being of the artisan who makes it. "I think you can feel the hand of the artisan in our pieces" says Hardy. "There's a warmth of spirit that remains in the silver, in the gold."

John Hardy bracelets, earrings, necklaces, enhancer pendants, rings as well as an extensive men's collection are hand-made in Bali and found in the best stores in America.

About John Hardy

John Hardy is a man who loves to show you things. This impulse arises partly from his love of beauty and partly from a desire to share his passions.

John Alexander Hardy was born in Ontario, Canada in 1949. In 1975 after finishing art school, he stopped in Bali on a round-the-world trip, fell in love with the island, and stayed. Hardy studied silversmithing techniques with Balinese craftsmen, some of them descendants of artisans who made jewelry for the royal courts of Bali. Many of the craftsmen employed by John Hardy today are part of that heritage.

In the 1980s Hardy fell in love again, this time with his business partner Cynthia, who became his wife and muse. Together the couple created an international luxury brand of designer jewelry.

In 1997, John and Cynthia acquired a hectare of land at the edge of some rice fields not far from their home in central Bali, for a workshop for their rapidly expanding business. The Hardys were concerned about converting food-producing land, so the design studio and workshop campus is also an organic farm, complete with livestock—cows, goats, poultry, rabbits—and fish ponds. The paths are paved with river stones and lined with tall sugar cane. Heirloom Bali rice grows in paddy fields outside the glass walls of the design center. The food grown here is used to provide the employees (over 700 people) with a healthy lunch. The buildings a low-impact structures built of natural local materials such as bamboo, thatch, adobe, and river stones.

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