“I think there is going to be a whole market and we'll start to see hip-hop jewelry regularly in jewelry auctions around the world. Therefore, anybody who gets on the train early can only do well financially in the long run.” ThinkingWorldWellsLongWholeRunningTrainHip HopAround The WorldHipsHopsLong RunsJewelryAuctions Author:Simon de Pury
“Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to - it's part of its history, part of its aura.” KnowsWantImportantPiecesWornJewelryAuras Author:Simon de Pury
“In a way, there's nothing more intimate than a piece of jewelry. A painting is hung on somebody's wall. You put a piece of furniture in your home. But jewelry is worn by a person, so there is a fascination with the history of a piece.” WayPersonsHomePiecesPaintingWallIntimateWornHungFurnitureFascinationJewelry Author:Simon de Pury
“I think it's a tribute to the artistic importance of hip-hop culture and what hip-hop has brought into music and fashion and jewelry that it is being adapted or imitated or is inspiring variations or new types of art or new types of music.” ThinkingArtCultureFashionTypeImportanceHip HopArtisticHipsHopsVariationJewelryTributeAdapted Author:Simon de Pury
