Rebajes

Rebajes - 1941 - present - Francisco Rebajes was a brilliant moderist jewelry designer and sculptor. Much of his jewelry work is in copper or sterling silver and his peices have been exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. Originally from the Dominican Republic Rebajes imigrated to New York as a teenager. Having very little means his work was unexpectedly discovered by the director of the Whitney Museum. As his career took off he opened a store in Greenwich village and later on 5th avenue. All the pieces were handmade though not neccessarily by him. He hired Otto Bade to make the jewelry in the early 1940's who later oversaw all the work and eventually bought the company from Rebajes in 1960 and jewelry bearing the Rebajes signature is still manufactured today.

il_570xN.552194641_8xoa.jpgil_570xN.552194529_patu.jpg
Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License