Jacqueline Rabun (born 1961) is an American jewelry designer.

Early life and education

Rabun was born in

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. Bevor her family settled in Northern California, she made a lot of travel experiences. She is self-taught.

Career

Having studied fashion design in Los Angeles, she began designing jewelry in Los Angeles in 1988. In 1989, she moved to

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and launched her first collection of jewelry in 1990, having opened her studio. The collection was picked up by

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. Her work was featured on the cover of

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in 1992, worn by

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. Rabun's style has been noted for being minimalist and gender neutral. In 1999, she began a long-term collaboration with the Scandinavian luxury brand George Jensen. She has created designs for

Georg Jensen Georg Arthur Jensen (31 August 1866 in Rådvad – 2 October 1935 in Copenhagen) was a Danish silversmith and founder of Georg Jensen A/S (also known as Georg Jensen Sølvsmedie). Early life Born in 1866, Jensen was the son of a knife grin ...

as well as other brands like

Halston Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s. His minimalist, clean designs, often made of cashmere or ultrasuede, were a ...

. In 2002 she launched her first collection, ''Offspring'', and one year later her ''Cave collection''. Today, Rabun is based in London, where she works as jewelry designer and silver craftsman.

References

1961 births Living people Emigrants from West Germany to the United States American jewelry designers Women jewellers {{fashion-bio-stub