Each Piece Begins Somewhere Else
A raindrop on glass in italy · A pebble from the coast · a spiral in a nautilus shell.
Handcrafted fine jewelry, made by a former Tiffany designer in her Munich studio.
Best New Designer 2011
American Jewelry Design Council
Vogue
Condé Nast Traveler
WWD
Formerly of Tiffany & Co.
Collaborated with Frank Gehry
The Designer
Four Cultures,
One Vision
Chorthip's jewelry is shaped by four worlds: the elegance of Thailand, where she grew up watching light move through trees. The goldsmithing tradition of Arezzo, Italy, where a raindrop on a car window became a collection. The creative edge of New York City, where she spent four years designing landmark pieces at Tiffany & Co. — including a collaboration with architect Frank Gehry on his debut jewelry collection. And Munich, Germany, where her studio is today.
In 2011, the American Jewelry Design Council named her Best New Designer. Every piece she creates carries that lineage — handcrafted by hand in her Munich studio, born from a specific moment of observation, made to be worn for a lifetime and passed on with intention.
The Collections
URS by Chorthip
Wabi-Sabi is the understanding Chorthip carried from her childhood in Thailand without ever naming it — that the most beautiful things are the ones marked by time. A stone worn smooth. A vine that grew without a plan. URS pieces are made from hand-formed gold wire that conforms to your body as you wear them. No two pieces are identical, and the one you own will slowly become unlike any other on earth.
Love Knot by Chorthip
As a mother, a wife, a designer — Chorthip has always understood that the most enduring things are the ones made with someone specific in mind. The knot is the oldest symbol of that understanding. These pieces are not bought. They are given, and then they become part of someone else's story. Handcrafted in 18k recycled gold, made to be worn until they are inseparable from the person wearing them.
These are not cookie-cutter mass-produced works. Each piece has been formed by hand at my studio. - Chorthip