Vendors
Borsheims is proud to offer the exquisite designs of these fine jewelry, watch and gift vendors throughout the year. During the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders weekend, many of these vendors will offer unique, one-of-a-kind designs for exclusive shareholder purchase.
JEWELRY VENDORS
Alexis Bittar
Described as “one of the greatest jewelry designers of the 21st Century”, Alexis Bittar went from hawking his wares on the streets of New York to selling his eponymous jewelry collections in more than 34 countries around the globe. His lucite and gemstone creations are hits with stars from First Lady Michelle Obama to Lady Gaga.
Barbara Westwood
Not afraid to follow the very distinctive beat of her own drum, Barbara Westwood confesses to loving big, bold beautiful shapes and rich colors. Her followers call her jewelry Everywhere Art wear. Westwood is drawn to citrine, peridot, rhodolite and pink tourmaline set in dramatic shapes. Arrows are a consistent motif, expressing the clarity of direction of the artist.
Bellarri
Within each Bellarri design, you will find a delicate art form in which the blending of colors and unique cuts of gemstones must intertwine in harmony. With Bellarri, it’s important to recognize and appreciate the integrity of craftsmanship inherent in each creation. To wear Bellarri is to be remembered.
BrazilBoutique
BrazilBoutique crafts classic, yet trendsetting designs using gemstones and diamonds featured in 18k gold. Personalized texture and design ensure that each piece is distinctive, design oriented and fashion forward.
Carrera y Carrera
With the booming of the international luxury market, Carrera y Carrera achieves its presence worldwide and its position as a Spanish leading brand in jewelry. Carrera y Carrera creations, working mastering of details and innovative design lines, become recognizable and seduce an international elite.
Christopher Designs
Founded by European designer Christopher Slowinski, Christopher Designs features unique diamond jewelry crafted using the latest technology. As a result of this technology, Christopher Slowinski has been granted several patents including one for his famous Crisscut™ diamond. The name describes the crisscrossed facets that give this diamond its superior brilliance and fire.
Frederick Goldman
This once small jewelry provider is now one of the largest jewelry manufacturers in North America, offering customers a large selection of jewelry in the bridal jewelry arena, especially wedding and engagement bands.
Jewels by Star
Rafael, founder of Jewels by Star, has always focused on creating pieces that are unforgettable. Set in platinum, 18 carat yellow or pink gold, Jewels by Star rings commemorate moments of love.
Judith Ripka
Judith Ripka’s distinctive designs reflect her passion for fine jewelry and celebrate her enthusiasm for individualism with her commitment to timeless styling. Always maintaining a classic with a modern twist sensibility, Judith Ripka harmonizes the versatility and wearability of her original concept of designing jewelry that can be worn from blue jeans to black tie, from day into evening.
Judith Leiber
Judith Leiber, the American luxury brand is synonymous with elegance, style, and sophistication. Each product is executed with meticulous attention to detail and flawless hand-craftsmanship. Judith Leiber has re-defined the accessories category with products that are on the cutting edge of high fashion, while always remaining timeless classics.
L.J. West
L.J. West is known for its colored diamonds. With over 30 years of industry experience, New York-based diamond expert Larry West has established exclusive relationships around the world with leading sources of exceptional gems including the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia.
LAGOS
Known for its innovative two-tone creations in 18-karat gold and sterling silver, LAGOS’ current collections incorporate the many contemporary trends in fashion; bold cuffs, layered chains, pearls and colored gemstones.
Maidi
Maidi deals with only the highest quality of Natural Fancy Colored Diamonds, offering a variety of unique colors and shapes, loose and set into magnificent handcrafted jewelry.
MCR Gems
Founded in 1981 by Moshe Chalchinsky and Sam Sulimanov, MCR Gems is a major importer of Ceylon and Kanchanaburi sapphires and Zambian and Columbian emeralds. In addition, MCR Gems maintains an extensive inventory of loose gemstones, including certified natural sapphires and fancy radiant cut sapphires, along with a large tanzanite collection.
Marco Bicego
Based on old goldsmithing techniques, Marco Bicego’s jewelry cultivates the ambition of the unique, unrepeatable piece, while also serving as an everyday luxury. The line includes necklaces and bracelets, earrings and finger rings created on the premise that harmony counts as much as the sheen on a rare pearl. Established in 2000, Marco Bicego calls itself a young, but determined, line of jewelry.
M.I. Jewelry by Marika
M.I. Jewelry is a family enterprise that designs and produces exclusive fine jewelry. It is well known all over the world for its excellent service merchandise, superior quality and unique design.
PeJay Creations
Pe Jay Creations is a 56-year-old family-owned and operated company and prides itself on its designs, quality of production, and, most of all, its attention to detail. Today Pe Jay offers a full line of women’s diamond jewelry, including an extensive collection of bridal & fashion jewelry and most recently, collections featuring colored gemstones and pearls.
Pomellato
Pomellato prides itself on changing the rules with shapes, gold, gemstones and colors by taking jewelry out of its formal wear and making it sexy. Said to have created a new canon, Pomellato believes its success to be based on the fact that it has always remained the same, by using free and rigorous Milanese artisans.
Precision Set
All of Precision Set’s jewelry is designed, produced, and hand finished at Precision Set headquarters in Dallas, Texas where painstaking attention to detail assures the highest level of craftsmanship and superior quality.
Rahaminov
A supplier of diamonds up to 50 carats with beautiful cuts, Rahaminov Diamonds is internationally known as a manufacturer of unique jewelry. In addition to a stunning inventory of unique large diamonds, Rahaminov Diamonds is widely recognized for its platinum and gold jewelry collection featuring the finest diamonds as center stones.
Raymond Hak
By combining textured silver with high quality diamonds, Raymond creates a unique level of contrast not seen until now. Bold, organic, and geometric patterns dictate his design scheme and lend themselves perfectly to his silver and diamond creations.
Roberto Coin
Roberto Coin specializes in various colors and finishes of gold, with collections featuring diamonds and precious stone accents. An ancient Egyptian legend claims that a ruby touching a woman’s skin brings great happiness and good fortune. A marquise ruby, set at the position closest to the wearer’s skin, has become a trademark of Roberto Coin.
Stephen Webster
Known as the “ultimate diamond geezer,” Stephen Webster blends a love of traditional craft values with an affinity for contemporary music, fashion and rap ‘n’ roll street styles. Stephen Webster has a unique and edgy approach to both women’s and men’s jewelry that has been some 30 years in the making.
Tara & Sons
Searching exotic locations for pearl perfection, Tara & Sons’ goal is to provide the finest pearl jewelry to men and women around the world. Today, Tara & Sons is recognized internationally as an importer, manufacturer and designer of fine South Sea and Tahitian cultured pearl jewelry.
GIFT VENDORS
Annieglass
For over 25 years, Annieglass has made handcrafted sculptural glass dinnerware, serving pieces, drinkware and accessories. It is noted for its beauty as well as it quality and strength.
Atticus
With gifts, serveware and dinnerware, Atticus believes in creating functional pieces with timeless elegance. Each piece is designed and crafted for a lifetime of frequent use.
Christopher Radko
Always inspiring, Christopher Radko’s fine European glass ornaments and handcrafted holiday decorations encompass over 23 years of exquisite workmanship. Handcrafted details are the hallmark of the Christopher Radko collection.
Jay Strongwater
After working for years as a jeweler, Jay Strongwater prides himself on taking everyday things and turning them into jewels for the home. From enameled picture frames to bejeweled boxes and vases, Jay Strongwater insists that the back of his pieces be as beautiful as the front – and the insides as enchanting as the outsides.
Julia Knight
Julia Knight creates designs that are eye-catching. Her colorful designs transform even the everyday into something completely wonderful. Each piece is designed with the other pieces in mind to complement, coordinate, and contrast.
Juliska
Juliska is a dynamic, design-led company committed to bringing elegant European design to modern homes. Their extensive collections of glassware, ceramics, linens, lighting and flatware all reflect the entertaining and living attitude – timeless, romantic and always effortlessly chic.
Kosta Boda
When the USA was established, Sweden’s Kosta Boda was already 50 years old. Their designers and glassmakers continually develop exciting new designs and are showcased in exhibitions and public collections throughout the world.
L’Objet
L’Objet blends ancient techniques with a distinctly modern sensibility creating objects inspired by the beauty of the natural world. They incorporate such distinctive material as 14k gold, platinum, Swarovski crystals, and fine Limoges porcelain to create expressive, luxurious tableware and elegant home decor.
Mariposa
Mariposa began in 1980 as a small family business and now is a leader in handmade tableware, embracing the arts of ceramics, aluminum, cutlery, and glass in a variety of forms and textures from around the world. Mariposa collections are inspired by the natural order of the natural world, and our home within it.
Match
Match pewter is handmade by artisans in the North of Italy. Each piece is made with an alloy that is lead-free and safe for everyday use. Its classic forms harmonize with both traditional and modern settings.
Matthew Placzek
With attention to the finest detail, Matthew Placzek is a master sculptor who breathes life into wood, bronze and clay to recreate both the human form and works of nature. His sculptures are truly fine works of art.
Michael Aram
Michael Aram is an internationally renowned designer who has lived and worked in India since 1989. His work encompasses a wide range of media and reveals a rich and variant source of inspiration – nature, mythology, narrative storytelling, and purified form.
Miracle Icons
Antique and vintage religious icons create one of a kind bracelets and necklaces that promote a feeling of spiritual and bodily well-being. Designer Mary Jo Pane came up with the concept in New York just after 9/11, and says the icons transcend specific religious beliefs.
Monica Rich Kosann
Monica Rich Kosann, a fine art photographer specializing in black and white portraits of children and families, derives her inspiration from flea markets and antique shops. Inspired by her passion, Kosann creates lockets, jewelry and frames designed to hold the memories and images of family and friends.
Orrefors
Orrefors art glass is a worldwide synonym for quality and beauty. The handblown Swedish glass products range from bowls and vases to glassware and awards.
Portmeirion/Sophie Conran
A perfect collection for contemporary living, this delicate and practical tableware collection is developed by Sophie Conran. The pieces are designed to go from the table to the dishwasher, freezer and oven.
Waxing Poetic
Waxing Poetic wants you to adorn yourself with lustrous silver, lovely rose gold and creamy brass. You can build many memories in you life: family births, marriages and successes around your heart, wrist and fingers with charms, rings, pendants and bracelets. Waxing Poetic wants the honor of illustrating who you are and who you are becoming.
WATCH VENDORS
Baume & Mercier
One of the great names in the Swiss watch industry has a proud track record of refined complications, visionary innovations and producing watches that consistently embody an ideal of excellence and affordable luxury.
Breguet
Known for its capacity for innovation, Breguet has the ability to push the boundaries of horological construction, blending aesthetics with mechanical constraints.
Breitling
Breitling’s tag line is “instruments for professionals,” as they develop and manufacture technically-oriented watches, mostly mechanical and electronic chornometers.
Cartier
Cartier’s unique mindset combines audacity, excellence and inventiveness. Visit their new Cartier boutique, open in Borsheims just in time for 2011 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ weekend.
Ebel
The Ebel brand has built its reputation upon cardinal values uniting classical elegance and sculptural designs with a passion for fine workmanship and watchmaking mastery.
Glashutte
Creator of rare masterpieces when it comes to timepieces, created with passion and high precision in Switzerland.
Gucci
This maker of handbags, shoes and clothes also offers a wonderful line of watches in leather, digital and chronograph.
IWC
The International Watch Co. is driven forward by the highest level of craftsmanship and an innovative approach to the art of watch making.
Jaeger LeCoultre
Home to the finest traditions of hand craftsmanship, Jaeger-LeCoultre is one of the few remaining watch companies able to produce a timepiece entirely within its own workshop.
Michele Watches
Maker of luxury women’s watches featuring interchangeable watch straps and jeweled embellishments.
Mont Blanc
When Swiss watchmakers are perfecting the smallest details of a Montblanc watch, they actually hold their breath because just the tiniest breath of wind will blow the delicate parts away. The result is a piece of timeless elegance produced with infinite care.
Movado
Watches and chronographs with a new attitude, energized by color. Dynamic watch design, meticulously engineered and masterfully refined.
Omega
Omega’s pioneering spirit has taken their watches to the Moon, helped to conquer the oceans’ depths, and allowed the timing of the world’s most important sporting events. They set precision records and have been continuously redefining state-of-the-art mechanical watchmaking since 1848.
Rado
With unique design and premium Swiss quality, Rado has been producing exquisite watches from materials such as high-tech ceramics and diamonds since 1957.
Raymond Weil
Raymond Weil brings together all the elements of excellence of the Swiss Luxury Watch-making industry – precision, quality, reliability, nobility and technical nature of the materials.
Swiss Army
Victorinox has been making Swiss Army Knives since 1897. Guess what they made before that? These classic timepieces.
Tag Heuer
One of the largest and most desired brands in the luxury watch industry, Tag Heuer is known for technologically advanced and aethetically arresting timepieces.
Tissot
Tissot has been pioneering craftsmanship and innovation since its foundation in 1853. They’re committed to tradition, underlining their core values of performance, precision and setting new standards.
Orbita
Orbita, a manufacturer of fine automatic watch winders, is bringing its luxurious Watch Winder Roadshow to Borsheims for the annual meeting. Their custom-built luxury trailer will be parked just outside of Borsheims.
