Winter (Final) Artist and Architecture Tour this November in Stapleton Heights
Wesley W. Kropp is an award winning jewelry designer and proprietor of Wesley Kropp Designs. From his historic and well appointed Stapleton Heights Second Empire home he designs one of kind jewelry creations for international clients and markets.
Mr. Kropp’s superb design work has been featured in Town & Country, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Tiffany & Co., Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gump’s, and the Horchow Collection. His editorial coverage and publicity is a result of collaborations with top designers and celebrities including: Jay Strongwater, Ivana Trump, Ann Hand, Joan Rivers, Princess Amanda Borghese, and numerous private clients. In addition, international corporate clients include Gori & Zucchi (Uno-A-Erre), Italy, and Prada, Thailand. His world wide background gives Mr. Kropp the ability to draw on a multitude of design aesthetics, which allows his talent to move from high luxury to equally beautiful more affordable jewelry.
Formal post graduate education for Mr. Kropp was based at the Abbey School for Jewelry Design. The course included design and rendering, wax model making, casting of gold and silver, finishing, silver smithing, stone setting, stone cutting and faceting. He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America having completed their diamond course.
A six year association and apprenticeship with a former Parisian jeweler in New York City provided some of the most extraordinary experience in the world of the very finest jewelry. Mr. Michel Ward had made jewelry for Eva Peron, the King and Queen of Spain, Maria Callas, the Duchess of Windsor and art jewels for Salvador Dali. Additionally he worked on the production of the coronation jewels for the Shah of Iran. This association brought Mr. Kropp into a realm of exemplary jewels.
Indeed, during this time he also worked with jewelry brought to Christie’s Auction House, under the direction of Francois Curiel, head of jewelry. The immense beauty and value of the jewelry was a rare privilege to experience. Mr. Kropp’s classical influence impacts popular design today and has bearing upon all his design work. “The glorious art and decoration of the past inspires me and remains the basis of my ability to design in a wide range of styles. In fact, it is my great knowledge of art and architecture which is the root of my ability to design wonderfully new and elegant styles for today’s market.”
Date in November still to be determined. For more information on the series please call 917-886-389. Tickets are $25.00 and discounts are available for two tickets at $40.00. Reservations can be made using PayPal or Credit Card below.
Mr. Kropp’s superb design work has been featured in Town & Country, Architectural Digest, Vogue, Tiffany & Co., Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Gump’s, and the Horchow Collection. His editorial coverage and publicity is a result of collaborations with top designers and celebrities including: Jay Strongwater, Ivana Trump, Ann Hand, Joan Rivers, Princess Amanda Borghese, and numerous private clients. In addition, international corporate clients include Gori & Zucchi (Uno-A-Erre), Italy, and Prada, Thailand. His world wide background gives Mr. Kropp the ability to draw on a multitude of design aesthetics, which allows his talent to move from high luxury to equally beautiful more affordable jewelry.
Formal post graduate education for Mr. Kropp was based at the Abbey School for Jewelry Design. The course included design and rendering, wax model making, casting of gold and silver, finishing, silver smithing, stone setting, stone cutting and faceting. He graduated from the Gemological Institute of America having completed their diamond course.
A six year association and apprenticeship with a former Parisian jeweler in New York City provided some of the most extraordinary experience in the world of the very finest jewelry. Mr. Michel Ward had made jewelry for Eva Peron, the King and Queen of Spain, Maria Callas, the Duchess of Windsor and art jewels for Salvador Dali. Additionally he worked on the production of the coronation jewels for the Shah of Iran. This association brought Mr. Kropp into a realm of exemplary jewels.
Indeed, during this time he also worked with jewelry brought to Christie’s Auction House, under the direction of Francois Curiel, head of jewelry. The immense beauty and value of the jewelry was a rare privilege to experience. Mr. Kropp’s classical influence impacts popular design today and has bearing upon all his design work. “The glorious art and decoration of the past inspires me and remains the basis of my ability to design in a wide range of styles. In fact, it is my great knowledge of art and architecture which is the root of my ability to design wonderfully new and elegant styles for today’s market.”
Date in November still to be determined. For more information on the series please call 917-886-389. Tickets are $25.00 and discounts are available for two tickets at $40.00. Reservations can be made using PayPal or Credit Card below.
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