Guy Bedarida
Encyclopedia
Guy Bedarida, is the Creative Director and Head Designer of the John Hardy
brand. He was raised in Florence
and Paris
and is of French
and Italian parentage. Currently, he lives between Asia
, Europe
and USA.
design at the Instituto Europeo del Design in Rome
and Milan
. His first professional experiences were with haute joaillerie brands of Place Vendôme
before working in New York
. He designed for the French jewelry brand Boucheron
, special orders as precious "objets d'art" in rock crystal, and high-end jewelry for royalties and collectors.
He then moved to the U.S to lead the design department of Van Cleef and Arpels where he created exclusive One-of-A-Kind jewels for movie stars, celebrities and jet set moghuls. He also designed unique pieces with ruby invisble setting, Kashmir sapphire
s and blue chalcedony
.
John Hardy
hired Bedarida in 1999 as the Head Designer and soon added the Creative Director brief to his role. His aesthetic proficiency is inspired by nature, and his flair for working with precious metals and stones has led to the development of some of John Hardy's
best-selling collections.
In 2007, he joined then President Damien Dernoncourt
in a management buyout of the company, along with 3i
, a private equity group.
At the John Hardy
design center in Bali
, Bedarida leads the creative department with a team of 34 highly skilled illustrators, designers and wax carvers all of whom work by hand to create the distinctive John Hardy
look. Local illustrators and designers are initiated in the French art of fine jewelry hand drawings as this is an important stage in the development of new designs.
John Hardy
John Hardy can refer to:*"John Hardy" , an American folk song about a murderer*John Hardy , British composer*John Hardy , British human geneticist and molecular biologist*John Hardy , jewelry maker...
brand. He was raised in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and is of French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
and Italian parentage. Currently, he lives between Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and USA.
Education & Career
Bedarida studied jewelry and fashionFashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
design at the Instituto Europeo del Design in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. His first professional experiences were with haute joaillerie brands of Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme is a square in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France, located to the north of the Tuileries Gardens and east of the Église de la Madeleine. It is the starting point of the Rue de la Paix. Its regular architecture by Jules Hardouin-Mansart and pedimented screens canted across the...
before working in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He designed for the French jewelry brand Boucheron
Boucheron
Boucheron is a French jewellery house.-History:The House of Boucheron is a French family dynasty founded by Frederic Boucheron in 1858....
, special orders as precious "objets d'art" in rock crystal, and high-end jewelry for royalties and collectors.
He then moved to the U.S to lead the design department of Van Cleef and Arpels where he created exclusive One-of-A-Kind jewels for movie stars, celebrities and jet set moghuls. He also designed unique pieces with ruby invisble setting, Kashmir sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide , when it is a color other than red or dark pink; in which case the gem would instead be called a ruby, considered to be a different gemstone. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium can give...
s and blue chalcedony
Chalcedony
Chalcedony is a cryptocrystalline form of silica, composed of very fine intergrowths of the minerals quartz and moganite. These are both silica minerals, but they differ in that quartz has a trigonal crystal structure, while moganite is monoclinic...
.
John Hardy
John Hardy (jewelry)
John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...
hired Bedarida in 1999 as the Head Designer and soon added the Creative Director brief to his role. His aesthetic proficiency is inspired by nature, and his flair for working with precious metals and stones has led to the development of some of John Hardy's
John Hardy (jewelry)
John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...
best-selling collections.
In 2007, he joined then President Damien Dernoncourt
Damien Dernoncourt
Damien Dernoncourt, is a French businessman based in Hong Kong. Originally from Lille, North of France, Dernoncourt has been living in Hong Kong since 1995, with his wife and two children.Biography...
in a management buyout of the company, along with 3i
3i
3i Group plc is a multinational private equity and venture capital company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It has offices in 13 countries across Asia, Europe and the Americas and had total assets under management of £12.7 billion as at 31 March 2011...
, a private equity group.
At the John Hardy
John Hardy (jewelry)
John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...
design center in Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
, Bedarida leads the creative department with a team of 34 highly skilled illustrators, designers and wax carvers all of whom work by hand to create the distinctive John Hardy
John Hardy (jewelry)
John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...
look. Local illustrators and designers are initiated in the French art of fine jewelry hand drawings as this is an important stage in the development of new designs.