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Objects of Desire; Gehry joins Peretti and Picasso at Tiffany.(Tiffany & Co hires modish architect Frank Gehry)(Cover story)

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Byline: Tara Pepper

Is there any correlation between designing a great building and creating a stunning necklace? In Frank Gehry's case there is; last month the modish architect became the first outside designer hired by Tiffany & Co. in more than two decades. His collection consists of six themed lines, all crafted from rich, unusual materials like black gold, snowy cachalong opal and raw cut diamonds. Some of the striking pieces draw on motifs from Gehry's architecture, like fish. The collection ranges from $125 silver rings to a $1 million diamond brooch modeled on Gehry's Guggenheim Bilbao floor plan. "Gehry didn't bring with him any of the restraints or traditions of jewelry," says Jon King, senior vice president for ...

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