Signature elements in Petra Class’ work are the use of rough and refined gemstones set in timelessly modern designs of high karat gold. The interplay of textures, colors, and transparencies of those gems – diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, aquamarines, and tourmalines - are part of an ever-expanding palette and give her pieces an almost painterly quality.
Petra Class was educated in Germany. After studying art history and philosophy at the University of Stuttgart she pursued a rigorous traditional education in goldsmithing and design before moving with her husband to his native San Francisco. Her classical training and connection to the cutting edge European design world combine with the organic and nature inspired attitude of California to create Petra’s very own unmistakable vocabulary.