The iconic New York City jewelry brand
David Webb was an American master of humble origins. Born in 1925 in the lush mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, he moved to New York City in the early forties to follow his dream of creating unique new jewelry. As a child, he learned jewelry-making from his uncle, and worked with him to develop his own metalsmithing skill set with souvenir ashtrays and other small, quirky objects. After attending Penland, the distinguished craft center in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, he arrived in New York City and launched himself straight into the thrum of 47th Street to learn the tricks of the jewelry trade at the highest level.
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