Fernando Jorge (designer)
{{short description|Brazilian jewellery designer (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Fernando Jorge
| image = Fernando Jorge shot by Jon Gorrigan.jpg
| caption = Photograph by Jon Gorrigan
| alt =
| birth_name = Fernando Pires Jorge
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|08|24}}
| birth_place = Campinas, Brazil
| alma_mater = Central Saint Martins
| occupation = Jewellery designer
| website = {{url|https://www.fernandojorge.co.uk/|fernandojorge.co.uk}}
| label_name = Fernando Jorge (2010–present)
}}
Fernando Pires Jorge (born August 24, 1979) is a Brazilian jewellery designer. He launched his eponymous fine jewellery brand in 2010, after completing an MA in design at Central Saint Martins (2008–2010).{{Cite web|title=Fernando Jorge|url=https://www.arts.ac.uk/colleges/central-saint-martins/people/fernando-jorge|last=Martins|first=Central Saint|date=July 24, 2018|website=Central Saint Martins|accessdate=May 5, 2020}}
Biography
Growing up in Campinas, Brazil,{{Cite web|title=#FernandoJorge|url=https://ileanamakri.com/blogs/stayhomejournal/fernandojorge|publisher=Ileana Makri|accessdate=May 29, 2020}} he was passionate about drawing from an early age.{{Cite web|title=Fernando Jorge|website= Couture |date=November 15, 2016|url=https://www.thecoutureshow.com/communique/fernando-jorge/|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} While studying design in São Paulo, Jorge made a living designing for a large manufacturer and later for the Brazilian jewellery designer Carla Amorim.{{Cite web|title=Made in Brazil: Fernando Jorge no Rock Vault da London Fashion Week|url=https://vogue.globo.com/moda/moda-news/noticia/2013/08/made-brazil-fernando-jorge-no-rock-vault-da-london-fashion-week.html|website=Vogue|date=August 6, 2013|language=pt-br|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} In 2008, he moved to London to complete his MA in design at Central Saint Martins.{{Cite web|title=Fernando Jorge's Brazilian Blooms|url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/fernando-jorge|website=Interview|author=Emma Brown|date=April 7, 2016|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} His first collection was presented in June 2010 as a result of completing his MA.{{Cite web|title=Fernando Jorge|url=https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/designers_profile.aspx?DesignerID=1989|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913165214/http://www.londonfashionweek.co.uk/designers_profile.aspx?DesignerID=1989|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2012|website=London Fashion Week|accessdate=May 5, 2020}}
In 2012, Stephen Webster selected Jorge as one of ten fine jewellery designers to showcase their AW12 collection at the British Fashion Council Rock Vault initiative.{{Cite web|title=Rock Vault|url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/pressreleases/Rock-Vault|publisher=British Fashion Council|date=January 27, 2012|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} Similarly in 2014, Jorge was sponsored by Rock Vault to showcase his SS15 collection in the Designer Showrooms during the 2014 London Fashion Week.{{Cite web|title=Rock Vault SS15|url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/pressreleases/Rock-Vault-SS15|publisher=British Fashion Council|date=July 29, 2014 |accessdate=June 17, 2020}} As part of the sponsorship, Jorge made his first showcase at the Couture Show, in Las Vegas, winning the Couture Design award for best coloured gems for under $20,000 category.{{Cite web|title=New designers are quietly confident in Las Vegas |url=https://www.ft.com/content/2598d7da-cb93-11e3-8ccf-00144feabdc0|website=Financial Times|author=Rachel Grant|date=June 6, 2014|page=12|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} {{subscription required}}
In 2014 and 2015, Jorge was nominated for Best Emerging Accessories Designer by the British Fashion Council.{{Cite web|title=British Fashion Awards: Christopher Bailey, JW Anderson and Paul Smith among the nominees|url=https://us.fashionnetwork.com/news/british-fashion-awards-christopher-bailey-jw-anderson-and-paul-smith-among-the-nominees,529675.html|website=Fashion Network|date=October 22, 2014|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|title=British Fashion Awards 2015: The Nominees|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/british-fashion-awards-2015-nominees-full-list|website=Vogue (Britain)|author=Lauren Milligan|date=October 15, 2015|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|website=British Fashion Council|url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/pressreleases/2015-British-Fashion-Awards-Nominees|title=2015 British Fashion Awards Nominees|date=October 15, 2015 |accessdate=June 17, 2020}} In 2017, he won the Couture Design Award for Diamonds above $20,000.{{Cite web|title=COUTURE Design Awards is Highlight of 2017 Event|url=https://www.thecoutureshow.com/press-releases/couture-design-awards-is-highlight-of-2017-event/|website=Couture|date=June 5, 2017|accessdate=June 17, 2020}} In 2018, he won the Town and Country Jewelry Award for Best Diamonds{{Cite web|title=The Town & Country 2018 Jewelry Awards|url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/jewelry-and-watches/g14456549/jewelry-awards-2017/|accessdate=June 17, 2020|website=Town & Country|date=January 4, 2018 }} and the Couture Design Award for The Editors Choice.{{Cite web|title=Cutting-Edge Jewels from the 2018 Couture Show|url=https://www.phillips.com/article/33006548/https://www.phillips.com/article/33006548/vram-winner-of-the-debut-award-at-couture-2018|accessdate=May 29, 2020|publisher=Phillips}} {{dead link|date=June 2020}} In 2019, he won the Jewelers of America GEM Award for Best Jewelry Designer.{{Cite web|title=2019|url=https://gemawards.jewelers.org/awards/winners/176-2019|accessdate=June 17, 2020|publisher=Gem Awards}}
Jorge, now predominantly based in the United Kingdom, has private showrooms in Mayfair, London, Chelsea, New York City and Jardims, Sao Paulo.{{Cite web|title=Jewellery Designer And Celebrity Favourite Fernando Jorge Opens London Showroom|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fernando-jorge-interview-2018|website=Vogue (Britain)|author=Rachel Garrahan|date=November 2, 2018|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|website=ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|url=http://www.abest.com.br/abest/noticias/fernando-jorge-and-lapima-open-up-a-joint-showroom-in-brazil-3542|title=Fernando Jorge e Lapima inauguram showroom em conjunto no Brasil|publisher=Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|date=April 16, 2019|language=pt|accessdate=June 17, 2020|archive-date=May 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515043925/http://www.abest.com.br/abest/noticias/fernando-jorge-and-lapima-open-up-a-joint-showroom-in-brazil-3542|url-status=dead}} His designs are manufactured in Brazil, Portugal and Italy.{{Cite news|last=Davidson|first=Annabel|date=August 25, 2017|title=Brilliant by name...Fernando Jorge's award-winning diamond collection|work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/jewellery/brilliant-namefernando-jorges-award-winning-diamond-collection/|accessdate=May 29, 2020|issn=0307-1235}}
Annabel Davidson, who writes about luxury jewellery for The Telegraph, has described Jorge's work as having "a visual identity that is hard to describe – but it’s sensual, bold, colourful, and very contemporary."
Jorge's jewellery has been worn by celebrities including Fernanda Torres, Michelle Obama, Viola Davis, Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Emily Blunt, and Naomi Watts.{{Cite web|website=ABEST - Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|url=http://www.abest.com.br/abest/noticias/michelle-obama-wore-earrings-by-fernando-jorge-during-an-event-in-texas-3455#ad-image-0|title=Michelle Obama wore earrings by Fernando Jorge during an event in Texas|publisher=Associação Brasileira de Estilistas|date=December 20, 2018|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|title=Viola Davis in Fernando Jorge earrings BAFTA|url=http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/media/images/filer_public/ef/49/ef49b080-93f3-4544-b224-f41c39ea92f5/viola-davis-in-fernando-jorge-earrings-bafta.jpg|website=The Jewellery Editor|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|title=Meet 3 High-Jewelry Designers Shaking Up the Craft|url=https://www.galeriemagazine.com/high-jewelry-designers-trending/|author=Lucy Rees|date=November 21, 2018|website=Galerie|accessdate=June 17, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|title=Fernando Jorge|url=https://whoworewhatjewels.com/tag/fernando-jorge/|website=Who Wore What Jewels|date=February 5, 2018|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}
- {{Cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Beth|title=A Look Back At 2019's Independent Designers On The Red Carpet|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bethbernstein/2019/12/20/a-look-back-at-2019s-independent-designers-on-the-red-carpet/|date=December 20, 2019|accessdate=June 17, 2020|website=Forbes}}
- {{Cite web|title=Naomi Watts' Fernando Jorge jewelry at the 2019 Fashion Awards Archives|url=https://whoworewhatjewels.com/tag/naomi-watts-fernando-jorge-jewelry-at-the-2019-fashion-awards/|website=Who Wore What Jewels|date=December 2, 2019|accessdate=May 29, 2020}}