Issue link: https://www.balharbourdigital.com/i/1461738
BAL HARBOUR 123 IMAGES COURTESY OF DAVIDOR or as long as he can remember, David Gusky has been drawing arches. Inspired by ancient entryways in Italy and other wistful locales, he would sketch them as a child, tagging along for his parents' work trips, on which they were manufacturing jewelry all over the world. p/[RCTGPVUoƂTUVHCEVQT[YCUKPC2CNNCFKCPXKNNC KP8KPEGP\Cq)WUM[|TGECNNUTGHGTTKPIVQVJGVJ EGPVWT[+VCNKCPCTEJKVGEV#PFTGC2CNNCFKQp'XGT[YJGTG you looked there were these spectacular arches, and outside of these arches were rolling hills. I was a very imaginative kid, so I was always sketching it. It looked PQVJKPINKMGYJCVYGJCFCVJQOGq| When Gusky decided to launch his own jewelry brand, Davidor (named after his childhood nickname), the archway once again came into view. The singular architectural element would eventually become the jeweler's insignia, a motif found on everything from his L'Arc de Davidor colorful lacquered ceramic bangles to the L'Arc de Voyage series of delicate gold charms strung on silk cords. 0QYCHVGTPGCTN[[GCTUUGVVKPIWRJKUOCUVGTETCHVUOGP YQTMUJQRUKPDQVJ+VCN[CPF2CTKUoU2NCEG8GPFÐOG)WUM[JCU brought that archway to the threshold of Bal Harbour, with a new boutique that encapsulates all of the savoir faire of French haute LQCKNNGTKGYJKNGCNUQCFFKPIKPCFCUJQHDTGG\[5QWVJ(NQTKFCƃCKT| p+VoU2CTKUKCPOGGVU/KCOKVTQRKECNqUCKF)WUM[C/KCOKPCVKXG 6JGLGYGNGTKPKVKCNN[QRGPGFCVGORQTCT[UVQTGKPNCVGCUCYC[ to test the market, while he was back in the US during the pandemic. #HVGTURGPFKPI[GCTUUVWF[KPIVJGCTVQH2CTKUoUOCUVGTLGYGNGTU where he also built an international clientele, Gusky had initially underestimated the reach that a South Florida boutique would have KPVJGTGCNOQHUWEJLGYGNT[tWPVKNJGQRGPGFVJGFQQTU| "It was the right place, the right time and the right opportunity," he says. "We had phenomenal business from day one. It was probably one of the best decisions for this brand and I'll always know that looking back." In January, Gusky relocated to the third level to open his permanent Bal Harbour boutique, WUKPIVJGUSWCTGHGGVQH space to replicate the jewel-box- as-shop concept he created for his ƂTUV2CTKUKCPDQWVKSWGQP#XGPWG Montaigne, which was soaked in a rich DQTFGCWZRCNNGVVGHTQOƃQQTVQEGKNKPI| His signature hue is still there, along with the intricate woodworking and display cases, but the jeweler has also added new design elements to make the Bal Harbour space completely unique. Custom DeGournay wallpaper in bordeaux and rose gold covers wall RCPGNUUJQYKPIQHHƃQTCCPFHCWPCTGOKPKUEGPVQH both local and faraway vistas. ("It's meant to be what you see when you look through the arch—this fantasy YQTNFq)WUM[GZRNCKPU#YJKVG%CNCECVVC8KQNCOCTDNGƃQQT KUXGKPGFKPVJGFGGRYKPGUJCFGTGƃGEVKPIVJGRTQEGUUQHJQYVJG DTCPFƂTUVCEJKGXGFKVUVTCFGOCTMEQNQTCVVJGLGYGNGToUDGPEJ# double-sided sofa with coffee tables will provide space for customers to relax while shopping, or stop in for a glass of Champagne while YCKVKPIHQTCVCDNGCV/CMQVQPGZVFQQT| The jewelry is the main attraction, of course, and it is the colorful lacquered ceramic pieces of the brand's L'Arc de Davidor that ƂPFVJGOUGNXGUTKIJVCVJQOGKP$CN*CTDQWT6JGUCOGIQGUHQT Davidor's L'Arc de Voyage line of archway-shaped charms, which come on colorful silk cords that the shop will interchange for clients. 6JGPVJGTGCTGVJGƂPGLGYGNT[RKGEGUYJKEJHQEWUQP#TV&GEQ inspired platinum and diamond bangles (each one takes nearly nine months to craft) and a series of statement earrings dotted with different cuts of diamonds and vibrant colored stones such as TWDGNNKVGCSWCOCTKPGCPFITGGPVQWTOCNKPG| Gusky has noticed that the entire collection has taken on a new way of wear since coming to Bal Harbour. "Customers are wearing the pieces with blue jeans and a t-shirt—and it looks phenomenal," JGUC[Up5QOGRKGEGUYCNMQWVQPRGQRNGYGCTKPIƃKRƃQRUCPFC DCVJKPIUWKVq| (QT$CN*CTDQWTTGIWNCTUKVoURTQQHVJCV&CXKFQTKUƂVVKPITKIJVKP| Character With a brand new Bal Harbour boutique full of symbols and curiosities, Davidor is redefining what modern fine jewelry looks and feels like for a new generation. BY SHANNON ADDUCCI ARC avid Gusky has been nt entryways in Italy d sketch them as a s' work trips, k on welry all over the C2CNNCFKCPXKNNC GTTKPIVQVJGVJ CFKQp'XGT[YJGTG cular arches, and hills. I was a very ching it. It looked is own jewelry brand, ickname), the archway l t p WU spa as-s ƂTUV Mont DQTFGC His si with the in cases, but t design eleme space complete wallpaper in borde RCPGNUUJQYKPIQHHƃ both local and faraway v you se h L'arc de Davidor hand- lacquered ceramic and 18k rose gold bangle in the brand's signature bordeaux; above, the new Bal Harbour Shops boutique features custom DeGournay ƃQEMGFYCNNRCRGT F