Trifari

Trifari is without doubt the most famous design house and manufacturer of costume jewelry the world has ever seen. From its inception in 1912, named after its founder Gustavo Trifari, it made hair ornaments, buckles and bar pins in silver and base metal set with rhinestones. Leo Krussman joined the firm in 1917 and the name was changed to Trifari and Krussman. The addition of Carl, the third business partner, completed the famous three:- Trifari, Krussman and Fischel, and the firms signature became the famous KTF so loved by collectors. In 1930, Alfred Philippe joined the firm as chief designer and a measure of his genius is that he was regularly contracted to design whole collections for Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. Alfred Philippe designed for Trifari for over 40 years and the firm became the greatest of the great. A vast amount of designs were produced, all of which were in the highest quality and style. Up until the 1960’s Trifari lead the world in the industry and their pieces are among the most loved and collected.