KHIRY
origins
JAMEEL MOHAMMED FOUNDED KHIRY IN 2016 AS AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDYING POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA AFTER BEING POINTEDLY TOLD BY THE CEO OF A Global LUXURY GOODS COMPANY THAT TRUE LUXURY BRANDS COULD ONLY EMERGE FROM PARIS AND MILAN given the supposedly unique histories of artisanship and cultural heritage exisistng in europe. KHIRY WAS FOUNDED TO CHANNEL THE BEAUTY, ART, HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA INTO MODERN, LUXURIOUS VERMEIL JEWELRY, WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING A COMPLETE FASHION HOUSE.
Commitments
1. TO PUSH FOR THE DELIBERATE TEARING DOWN OF PROPRIETYY AND STIFLLING TRADITION, WHICH LIMIT CREATIVE EXPRESSION 2. TO CREATE NEW CONCEPTS AND AESTHETICS WHICH INTERROGATE DOMINANT NARRATIVES 3. TO CREATE A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF OUR OWN HISTORY, ON OUR OWN TERMS 4. TO CREATE NEW MEDIA, NEW TECHNIQUES, AND NEW MODES OF EXPRESSION 5. TO CREATE OBJECTS WHICH FEEL SIGNIFICANT, AND ARE IMBUED WITH THE DEPTH OF THOUGHT IMBUED IN THE IDEAS WE ADVANCE 6. TO CREATE AN ARCHIVE OF WORK WHICH REFLECTS LIFE AS IT IS IN THIS MOMENT; BEAUTIFUL AND FRAUGHT TOO, AS MUCH DEFINED BY THE PAST, AS IT SUGGESTS A NEW POSSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE 7. TO SPEAK THE TRUTH
Offerings
KHIRY Collection
Sculptural demi-fine jewelry rendered Gold Vermeil, 925 Sterling Silver, and semi-precious stones
KHIRY Fine
Heirloom quality jewelry rendered for an Afrofuture legacy
KHIRY Custom
Bespoke luxury goods designed in collaboration with a community of select clientele.
