Tiffany & Co. is a luxury jewelry and specialty design house headquartered on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Its product line features jewelry, sterling silver, watches, porcelain, crystal, stationery, fragrance, personal accessories, and leather goods.
Tiffany & Co was founded in 1838 by Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812–1902) and his partner, J. B Young, as Tiffany & Young, a “fancy goods” store on Broadway in New York.
Charles Lewis Tiffany’s passion for acquiring rare and unusual gemstones paved the way for Tiffany & Co.’s longstanding legacy of discovery and exploration, establishing the company’s reputation as a world-renowned jeweler.
Check out this video to see how Charles Lewis Tiffany created his products.
Charles Lewis Tiffany’s passion for acquiring rare and unusual gemstones paved the way for Tiffany & Co.’s longstanding legacy of discovery and exploration, establishing the company’s reputation as a world-renowned jeweler.
Arguably the most famous Tiffany design is the Tiffany Blue gift box. This unique color was chosen by Charles Lewis Tiffany for the cover of the Blue Book. Also known as forget-me-not blue, it reflects the popularity of the turquoise gemstone in the 19th-century.