Anna Hu

Anna Hu (Chinese: 胡茵菲; pinyin: Hú Yīnfēi; born 1977) is a Taiwanese-American jewelry designer.

Early life

Anna Hu was born in Tainan in 1977,[1] and raised between Tainan and New York City. Both her parents worked in jewelry wholesale, her father specialized in gemstones while her mother specialized in jade and pearl.[2] As a prodigy cellist, at the age of 13 she was selected by the Taiwanese government to study abroad, attending Walnut Hill School for the Arts,[2] and later the New England Conservatory of Music. However, due to over-practicing, she was diagnosed with shoulder tendonitis in 1997[3] which forced her to abandon her thriving musical career.[4] Afterwards, she went to study gemology at the Gemological Institute of America, where she earned her Graduate Gemologist certificate.[5] She then studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and received master's degree in art history and arts administration respectively from Parsons School of Design and Columbia University.[4]

Career

After graduating from Parsons, Hu interned at Christie's and then worked at Van Cleef & Arpels.[6] While working at Harry Winston, she became close with her mentor Maurice Galli, who encouraged her to start her own business.[7][8]

Hu founded her eponymous jewelry brand "Anna Hu Haute Joaillarie" in 2007,[3] and opened her first boutique store at the Plaza Hotel in 2008.[9][10]

References
  1. "Anna Hu, la bijoutière qui monte". Taiwan Info (in French). 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  2. "Anna Hu". NUVO Magazine. 2016-01-08.
  3. Catherine Shu (2011-05-04). "The glitterati". Taipei Times. p. 13.
  4. Dodes, Rachel (2010-05-01). "Diamond District Artisan". The Wall Street Journal.
  5. "Symphony of Jewels: Anna Hu: Opus 2". Diamonds.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. Vivienne Becker (September 4, 2019). "Anna Hu's Music-Inspired Jewels Conduct a Symphony of Color". Sotheby's.
  7. "Anna Hu, Reflections of Natural Beauty". Dolce. 2009-06-05.
  8. "Anna Hu: Jewellery Is a True Family Passion". Katerinaperez.com. February 20, 2017.
  9. "Anna Hu". Made in Joaillerie (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  10. Dworin, Caroline H. (2008-12-05). "'No Turing Back' for New Luxury Mall at Plaza Hotel". The New York Times.
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