Betony Vernon Explained

Betony Vernon
Birth Date:15 August 1968
Birth Place:Tazewell, Virginia
Nationality:American, Italian
Education:Virginia Commonwealth University, Domus Academy
Label Name:
  • B.V. Betony Vernon,
  • Paradise Found Fine Erotic Jewelry
Spouse:Barnaba Fornasetti (married 2004–2014)
Known For:Design and sexual anthropology
Occupation:Designer

Betony Vernon (born August 15, 1968) is an American jewelry designer based in Paris.[1] She produces luxurious erotic jewelry.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Tazewell, Virginia, Vernon is the third of four daughters. Her mother Ann Dearsley Vernon, was a British civil rights activist and art historian, and her father was an American pilot and inventor.[3]

In 1990 she graduated cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in Art History and a double minor in Religious Studies and Goldsmithing.

After graduation, Vernon moved to Florence, Italy, to direct the metal-smithing program at Fuji Studio Art Workshop.[4]

In 1992, Vernon developed her first erotic jewelry collection, naming it Sado-Chic.[5]

After 5 years in Florence, she moved to Milan. Here she earned a master's degree in Industrial Design from Domus Academy.[6] At the same time she founded her first design studio “Atelier B.V.” in Milan and she created one-of-a-kind objects for Luisa Via Roma.[7]

Career

In 1995 and 1998 she designed table objects for Florentine silversmith Pampaloni. During that time, she was also appointed as Design Director for the Italian interior design house Fornasetti.[8] [9]

Vernon has collaborated with several fashion designers, including Missoni, Alain Tondowski, Gianfranco Ferré and Jean-Paul Gaultier.[10] [11] In 2006, she designed a neckpiece for Swarovski’s Runway Rocks project that was later used by Lady Gaga for her Paparazzi video.[12]

In 2006, Vernon worked with Los Angeles-based photographer Jeff Burton in the museum house of Carlo Mollino in Turin, Italy.[13]

Vernon made “L’Envol” in 2008, a short video for SHOWstudio and her first collaboration with Nick Knight.[14] Betony wrote, hosted, and co-produced “The Boudoir” for MTV Italy. The episodes aired on Love Line, a show dedicated to sexual education.[15]

In November 2012, Vernon designed the Origin Chair, a functional sculpture carved in statuary marble from Monte Altissimo, Italy. It was unveiled in December 2012 at the Triennale Museum of Design and has since traveled to MUDAC - Museum of Design and Contemporary Art, Lausanne.[16] [17] In November 2015, the work was exhibited in Vernon's carte blanche for the Gewerbemuseum, Winterthur.[18] [19]

In 2017, Vernon unveils her Boudoir Box (1999-2000, leather case and sterling silver objects) for the first time to the general public as part of the Medusa exhibition at the City of Paris Museum of Modern Art.[20]

In her Paris atelier she receives clients for bespoke fittings.[21]

Personal life

From 2004 to 2014, Vernon was married to Barnaba Fornasetti, son of Piero Fornasetti. She lives in Paris, France.[22]

Exhibitions

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colman. David. Betony Vernon's Guardian Angel. The New York Times. 29 September 2016. August 23, 2013.
  2. News: Betony Vernon: Jewel Tools. Rude Magazine. 2016-10-12.
  3. Web site: Zahm. Olivier. Betony Vernon. purple Magazine. 29 September 2016. 2007.
  4. Web site: Ana Belle - I studied jewelry techniques here with Betony... Facebook. www.facebook.com. 2016-10-11.
  5. Web site: Sado Chic Set. Arcane Gallery. 2016-10-11.
  6. Web site: Betony Vernon. Show Studio. 29 September 2016.
  7. News: Betony Vernon - Luisaviaroma.com. Luisaviaroma. 2016-10-11.
  8. Web site: Q&A with Designer, Author and Sex Educator Betony Vernon. February 13, 2013. Time. 29 September 2016.
  9. Web site: Hey Fornasetti Fanatics! More Fun Collaborations & Custom Designs. ifitshipitshere.blogspot.fr. 2016-10-12.
  10. Web site: Jean Paul Gaultier @ Paris Womenswear A/W 09. showstudio.com. 2016-10-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061059/http://showstudio.com/collection/jean_paul_gaultier_paris_womenswear_a_w_09/show_report. 2016-03-04. dead.
  11. Web site: Betony Vernon: Sex & Design. November 23, 2012. Nowness. Hanania. Estelle. 29 September 2016.
  12. Book: Phoenix. Helia. Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography. April 8, 2010. Orion Publishing Group. 978-1409115700.
  13. Web site: Casa Museo Carlo Mollino. 2011. Purple Magazine. 29 September 2016.
  14. Web site: L'Envol (Take Flight)' by Betony Vernon. Show Studio. 29 September 2016. 16 April 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20161003060525/http://showstudio.com/blog/post/lenvol_take_flight_by_betony_vernon. 3 October 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: Le Boudoir di Betony Vernon - MTV Loveline. Giovanni Consonni. 29 September 2016.
  16. Web site: Betony's Boudoir. V Magazine. 29 September 2016. January 23, 2013.
  17. Web site: Nirvana - Strange Forms of Pleasure. Mudac. 29 September 2016.
  18. Web site: Nirvana - Strange forms of pleasure. Gewerbemuseum. 29 September 2016.
  19. News: Betony Vernon. Festival. Edinburgh International Fashion. Edinburgh International Fashion Festival 2016. 2016-10-12.
  20. Web site: The Boudoir Box. Vernon. Betony. Flaunt Magazine.
  21. Fortini, Amanda. "A Paris Boudoir Where Everything’s Meant to Be Touched." The New York Times, October 12, 2017.
  22. Web site: Betony Vernon (@BetonyVernon) Twitter. twitter.com. 2016-10-19.
  23. Web site: MEDUSA - Jewellery and Taboos. www.mam.paris.fr. 19 May 2017 . 2017-07-04.

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