Macchiarini Creative Design

Now raising its fourth generation of artisanal jewelers, this quintessentially North Beach family business stalwart first opened its doors in 1948 with the legendary artist Peter Macchiarini. Since then, the Macchiarinis have continually offered innovative, custom, fine handmade jewelry design in addition to dedicated gallery space for events and art exhibitions. And that's just the front of the house! Move toward the back to glimpse where the magic truly happens—SF Metalworks, where Daniel Macchiarini, his daughter, Emma, and other friends and family design and produce their one-of-a-kind creations. There they also teach classes in jewelry design, casting, and production in addition to other metalworking techniques, such as sculpture. They even offer classes where couples can design and make their own engagement, wedding, or other commemorative rings! Check out their website for upcoming class schedules, special offers, and other features!

First Friday Event & Featured Artwork, August 7th 2020

Outside of Macchiarini Creative Design is a new sculpture garden featuring the Modernist larger-scale metalwork of the Macchiarini family. Patrons are invited to physically distance themselves on benches to enjoy outdoor conversations about art, jewelry—whatever.

Founder of Macchiarini Creative Design, Peter Macchiarini, created the sculptures on the photo. The one on the left—Coit Spiral—was done in 1959 to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Coit Tower, which was completed in 1933. It is a deeply Modernist tribute to the Art Deco landmark, and its spiral follows the proportions of the Fibonacci sequence, also known as the Golden Ratio, which is prized for its exemplifying the natural laws of idealized proportion and aesthetics and which is visible everywhere in the natural world.

Title: Coit Spiral (1959)

Artist: Peter Macchiarini

Media: Bronze plate sculpture

Come check it out and start a conversation!

Danny Macchiarini's impressively impromptu lecture on Emperor Norton, one of the most illustrious residents of North Beach & Telegraph Hill. This is classic storytelling at its finest.