DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT
BY CAROL BESLER
A TRADITION OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY AND ARTISTRY KWIAT DIAMONDS
T oday’s jewelry industry is often about family, with expertise and skills handed down across the generations. A perfect example of this inherited know-how exists in Kwiat. When Sam Kwiat founded the New York City company in 1907, he never imagined that his passion would take hold for generations Together with his son, David, they grew a small family shop into a diamond legacy. More than a century later, the Kwiat family remains at the helm, designing and crafting exquisite diamond jewelry. As the Kwiat reputation for quality and craftsmanship grew, it became the go-to source for the most brilliantly cut diamonds and diamond jewelry designs. Prominent jewelers such as Tiffany & Co. and the Paris-based Alexandre Reza began to call on their services. In 1926, Kwiat cut one of the largest diamonds of its time, the 126-carat Teardrop of Africa, for Harry Winston.
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