Emmanuel Tarpin | |
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Born | |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | Geneva University of Art and Design |
Occupation | Jewelry designer |
Years active | 2014–present |
Website | https://www.EmmanuelTarpin.com/ |
Emmanuel Tarpin (born 1992) is a French contemporary jewelry designer.[1][2] Since 2018, he founded his self-titled atelier for high-end jewelry.[3][4] He lives in Paris.[5]
Emmanuel Tarpin was born in 1992 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France.[6] In childhood he practiced sculpture.[6] Tarpin is openly queer.[7]
He graduated from the Geneva University of Art and Design in 2014.[8] After graduation he worked on the jewelry bench at Van Cleef & Arpels, and remained there for three years.[8] In 2018, he founded his own atelier for high-end jewelry.[3] In 2019, he made a capsule collection for Swiss luxury jeweler De Grisogono.[1][9]
In 2019, he won the Town & Country Jewelry Award for "Breakthrough Designer of the Year".[7][3] Celebrities that have worn his work include Mandy Moore,[10][11] and Rihanna.[12] Prices for Tarpin’s jewelry in 2019 started around 15,000 euros ($16,525 USD).[5]