Tiffany & Co. began as a modest stationery shop in 1837, when Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young opened a small New York establishment. By 1853, Tiffany took the reins, renamed the business and set it firmly on a glorious path toward diamonds and jewellery – and the world has sparkled ever since! Today, Tiffany & Co. is one of the most adored and prestigious names in couture and culture, valued at more than $13 billion, and adorned by idols and icons old and new.
The Little Guide to Tiffany shines bright with 180 dazzling facts that celebrate nearly two centuries of brilliance. A tiny tome as perfectly cut as a Tiffany diamond, as iconic as the Tiffany Blue Box – and roughly the same size… but a fraction of the cost!
SAMPLE QUOTES
“Beautiful design makes a beautiful life.” – Charles Lewis Tiffany, tiffany.com, 1882
“I don’t want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I’m not sure where that is but I know what it is like. It’s like Tiffany’s.” – Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961.
SAMPLE FACT
Tiffany’s iconic robin’s-egg blue is one of the most recognisable brand colours in the world. Inspired by a portrait of Empress Eugénie de Montijo – a 19th-century fashion icon – Charles Lewis Tiffany chose the same elegant shade for the company’s boxes and bags. The colour later became Pantone 1837, named after Tiffany’s founding year, and remains a protected trademark. Paired with the refined Tiffany typeface – a serif font created by Ed Benguiat – the Blue Box that all diamonds were sold in soon became the ultimate symbol of luxury and desire.
The Little Guide to Tiffany shines bright with 180 dazzling facts that celebrate nearly two centuries of brilliance. A tiny tome as perfectly cut as a Tiffany diamond, as iconic as the Tiffany Blue Box – and roughly the same size… but a fraction of the cost!
SAMPLE QUOTES
“Beautiful design makes a beautiful life.” – Charles Lewis Tiffany, tiffany.com, 1882
“I don’t want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I’m not sure where that is but I know what it is like. It’s like Tiffany’s.” – Holly Golightly, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, 1961.
SAMPLE FACT
Tiffany’s iconic robin’s-egg blue is one of the most recognisable brand colours in the world. Inspired by a portrait of Empress Eugénie de Montijo – a 19th-century fashion icon – Charles Lewis Tiffany chose the same elegant shade for the company’s boxes and bags. The colour later became Pantone 1837, named after Tiffany’s founding year, and remains a protected trademark. Paired with the refined Tiffany typeface – a serif font created by Ed Benguiat – the Blue Box that all diamonds were sold in soon became the ultimate symbol of luxury and desire.