Author Is Rachel Bu’s Transition from Contemporary Artist to Jewelry Designer

Jewelry often is referred to as art, and designers such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel exhibited their work in art galleries to show its refinement and future value—and it is a tradition that Rachel Bu is continuing through her new jewelry brand, Authorne.

Bu, a contemporary artist and jewelry designer, is unveiling her first fine jewelry collection with a curated exhibition at Powerhouse Arts in Brooklyn. The Sept. 19 event will feature her first 18 jewelry pieces as well as her artist sketches, process renderings, and digital artwork.

It’s a bold entry into the jewelry industry, and that’s exactly how Bu wants it, she says. Her approach to jewelry is like the one she has taken with her artwork—she combines media, technology, and artistic technique to explore and expand upon the motifs she selects, coming up with new ways of looking at the world around us.