The David Yurman Company is built on passion, collaboration, and curiosity.

Founded in 1980 by David and Sybil Yurman, the company is, in their own words, “one long art project.” Their ability to fuse fashion, art, and jewelry into signature design concepts revolutionized an industry—creating an entirely new category: American Designer Jewelry.

Born two months and a few miles apart, David and Sybil Yurman led parallel lives, each coming to art separately in their youth. David first developed his artistic eye from viewing pictures of the Lascaux cave paintings, while Sybil explored the colors used by French Impressionist painters. Dissatisfied with a rigid school curriculum, they both discovered that making art was their true calling.

In the 1960s, they were both part of the underground art worlds of New York and California, moving between Greenwich Village, Haight-Ashbury, Venice Beach, and Big Sur. Their separate apprenticeships with different masters defined their individual artistic languages—and ultimately led to the collaborative masterpiece we know today.

Their serendipitous meeting in 1969 ignited what would become a lifelong partnership in both art and business. The company David and Sybil built is rooted in the constant dialogue between their shared creative vision and their goal to make beautiful things to wear. A deep collaboration with each other, their son Evan, their business partners, and their collectors has shaped a career spanning more than 50 years.