Nak Armstrong
Biography
Nak Armstrong is a CFDA-Award-Winning fine jewelry designer recognized for his innovative departures from standard metalworking techniques. His experimental aesthetic creates unique pieces that are timeless yet modern. He is recognized for his award-winning work that continues to push the boundaries of design. Armstrong’s background in architecture and fashion are evident in the engineering of his designs, as he developed a proprietary technique to suspend stones in metal. He has also ingeniously created designs that take a more mosaic feeling, inspired by the Art Deco movement and his background in textiles, that require extreme precision in the cuts and how they fit together. To accomplish this, Nak created a range of new proprietary cuts. Nak’s roses, tulips, peonies, irises and a variety of exotic blooms and leaves feature more ‘pixelated’ color ways while his heart designs are more of an explosion of vivid hues and color blocking. His unique metalsmithing approach replaces the traditional bezel setting in order to create the illusion of weightlessness. His labor-intensive construction process allows for highly textural and layered designs that have become synonymous with the Nak Armstrong brand.
Nak has been featured by national press including W, InStyle, Harper’s Bazaar, and Forbes. Nak has also been the recipient of several prestigious accolades during his career, including the Fashion Guild International Rising Star Award, the Couture International Award for Platinum, and the CFDA Award for Emerging Talent in Accessory Design. Today Nak lives and works with his husband, Walter in Austin, Texas where the brand is based.
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