Award winning designer Sharon Khazzam displays her love of art and gemstones in each of her creations.  Drawn from her original sketches and paintings, each completely one-of-a-kind, numbered jewel is entirely handmade and meticulously catalogued with a permanent record guarded in her studio. 

Sharon’s career began upon earning her jewellery design degree from F.I.T. in 1984.  Shortly after graduation, Asprey hired her as their sole in-house jewellery designer, a position which Sharon held onto for eight years.  With Asprey’s support in 1993, Sharon launched her first eponymous collection.  Simultaneously, Sharon consulted for different jewellers, amongst which were Fred Leighton and London Jewelers.  In 2001, Sharon introduced her collection at Barneys New York, a partnership that blossomed into a defining era of her jewellery, continuing until Barneys’ untimely ending in 2019. 

Sharon embarked upon a relationship with the Japanese companies Isetan and Mitsukoshi in 2012, channeling the same design philosophy to this international  clientele.  In November 2022, Sharon’s first pop-up event, Baubles and Bespoke, was launched in London. 

In 2016, Sharon began her Signature Series at Barneys New York flagship stores around thecountry. Centered around the creation of bespoke pieces, these events featured drawings, collectible gemstones, and yielded  particularly personal jewels for her clients. This very unique concept resonated with both Sharon and her collectors, and she continues with this idea today, privately, from her studio. 

Since the start of 2012, Sharon’s jewellery has been featured in a number of books, including the Quintessentially Gems Collector’s Guide, a book memorializing Queen Elizabeth II’s ninetieth birthday, a commemoration of one hundred years of the Royal Air Force, four editions of the Rolls-Royce Enthusiast Club yearbook, and most recently in Coveted by Melanie Grant. Sharon has also exhibited her pieces at numerous art events and exhibitions, including several European PAD fairs. She has also been a board member for the American Society of Jewelry Historians since 2013, and was inducted into the CFDA the following year.  In 2022, Sharon won an AGTA Spectrum award in the Objet d’Art category for her carved Zebra piece, and was subsequently invited to be a judge in the 2022 competition.

Sharon’s love of beautiful jewels is apparent each day.  She continues to draw, paint, and create individual pieces that are clearly unique to her sense of design and style. In the three-plus decades since she began designing jewellery, she has never created two of the same piece. Her aspiration is to turn these elegant and often whimsical creations into timeless collectibles, destined to tell a tale to future jewellery lovers. 

photo credit: Karina Antigua