Jacqueline Rabun (born 1961) is an American jewelry designer.

Early life and education

Rabun was born in

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. Bevor her family settled in Northern California and made a lot of travel experiences. She is self-taught.

Career

Having studied fashion design in Los Angeles, she began designing jewelry in Los Angeles in 1988. In 1989, she moved to

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and launched her first collection of jewelry in 1990, having opened her studio. The collection was picked up by

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. Her work was featured on the cover of

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in 1992, worn by

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. Rabun's style has been noted for being minimalist and gender neutral. In 1999, she began a long-term collaboration with the Scandinavian luxury brand George Jensen. She has created designs for

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as well as other brands like

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. In 2002 she launched her first collection, ''Offspring'', and one year later her ''Cave collection''. Today, Rabun is based in London, where she works as jewelry designer and silver craftsman.

References

1961 births Living people Emigrants from West Germany to the United States American jewelry designers American women jewellers {{fashion-bio-stub