Designer Profile
Rays collection is rapidly collecting admirers amongst the media, celebrities and private collectors of fine jewelry. The New York Times raved "I was stunned by the work of Ray Griffiths. His bracelets are jawdropping." Ray was recently featured on the hit Bravo Television Show "Real Housewives of New York" as a favourite designer of Alex McCord (one of the housewives) and Deborah Messing, Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Angela Basset and Brooke Shields are amongst the famous faces who wear his jewels. Renowned for his exquisite metalwork, brilliantly cut gemstones, profound technical skills and harmonious designs, Ray creates heirloom earrings, necklaces, rings and bracelets. The “crownwork” visible in his settings reflect his early training fabricating the intricate substructure of tiaras and crowns. Along with a degree from the Gemology Institute of Sydney, few modern jewelers know as much as Ray does about the composition, form and valuation of precious metals, gems and diamonds. Ray knows just how to exact the best out of the materials with which he works. “Jewelry is something that takes a long time to get right. Integrating technical skills into one’s own sense of style and design occurs over time. Real jewelry isn’t seasonal, it’s evolutionary.” |






