With an understanding of traditional jewelry fabrication techniques, David’s practice is also informed by art, architecture, engineering and industrial designs. Rather than starting with a stone and building upon its structure, he envisions each design as a complete, physical sculpture, contemplating each component part of the object: it’s weight, construction, movement and relationship to the body. This results in a distinct visual lexicon of substantial silhouettes, unexpected settings, mechanical details and exceptional precious stones.

Traditionally crafted in 18 karat yellow gold, the brand’s most recent PATINA collection introduces 22k gold. The inherent properties of the high karat metal facilitate an exploration of transformation through material, its malleability allowing it to alter subtly through wear, the surfaces of a piece changing through touch and time and adding character and individual narratives to the design. This dialogue between past and present runs throughout Uniform Object’s collections, where historical forms, ancient artifacts and traditional techniques serve as starting points for contemporary interpretations.

This fall, the brand is opening its first flagship store in New York City’s thriving SoHo neighborhood. Intended to be a brick and mortar expression of Uniform Object’s worldview, the old manufacturing space has been reimagined with Venetian plaster, blackened steel and sculptural interventions and brings together high jewelry, fine art, furniture and antiquity. A balance of brutalist architecture and ancient influences, the couple is creating a home for collecting, conversation, collaboration and culture.