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Frank Gehry Collection - Tiffany & CO

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Frank Gehry Collection - Tiffany & CO

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OK - his popularity is getting way out of control.
Next think you know, he will be designing undergarments and appearing in hip hop songs, the Frank Gehry Sessions. I wonder if Tiffany's target market will really know/care who he is.
 
People have been going to Tiffany's for years specifically for name designers - Jean Schluberger, Paloma Picasso, Elsa Peretti, Frank Lloyd Wright... . The Tiffany customer is a design savvy customer.
 
Could be wrong, but its not the type of crowd I see going into the Tiffanys near me. I'm not implying any sexist thing, but Tiffianys isn't a boutique speciality store anymore (in the US, in Canada its probably different due to the limited number of stores). Its mass appeal caters to the middle class as well as the upper crust, which is evident through many of their lines that are reasonably priced, like a lot of their silver jewlery.
 
Hmmm, I've never notice any mass market vibe at Tiffany & Co. in New York, or San Francisco, but those are the only US stores where I've ever bought anything.
 
Tiffany certainly attracts the label savvy customer, though it is hardly a showcase for innovative contemporary design. Mostly, they sell retreads of their greatest Art Nouveau hits from a century ago, baubles for the bourgeoisie, and trinkets for labelwhores with money to burn. Gehry's little fish won't set the world on fire ... but they're perfect for this crowd.
 
BB, no, it's not the place for innovative contemporary design - its a place for good design.

I've never seen any of that overblown art noveau crap in Tiffanys. Tastful Perretti jewels and home items, Frank Lloyd Wright's china patterns, oh, and enourmous black south sea pearls, which are always a treat to see. Luxurious, yes, affordable, not so much, except for the baby gifts, business card holders, and wedding rings.

Myself, I'm holding out for the Hampton pattern sterling and the federal china. Oh, and Noel, my salesperson there.
 
I don't think Tiffany is really a boutique speciality store anymore in the US either. It is just another chain now, save for the fact that it only appears in one or two locations in a metro area. But the min they branched from their store in Manhattan it automatically loses its speciality. Because now it can be found anywhere.

I don't really like the Frank Gehry stuff at Tiffany. Does nothing for me. Now the Frany Lloyd Wright stuff at the Martin House in Buffalo. That stuff does something for me and is a hell of a lot cheaper. :)
 
Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose innovative art nouveau work has a place in design history, would be spinning in his grave if he saw the overpriced design-challenged tchotchkes that now sell in mall stores that carry his family name.
 
Not to mention how the family name's become a chosen white-trash birth name, escort name, etc
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I doubt it, seeing as he made his fortune selling victorian bric-a-brac to robber barons. Having been in it for the money himself, I'm sure he'd be happy to see his name on a profitable business.
 
If you've established a reputation through quality of design, why destroy it by selling mass produced junk?
 
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