Macchiarini Design and Metalworks

Specialties

Our familly owned and operated business produces high quality, original, and hand made jewelry, sculpture, and paintings. The beauty of the jewelry, and art, produced here has made it the oldest ongoing modernist design house with an integrated studio and gallery in the United States. We are pleased to announce that we now offer classes in jewelry making through our on location school, Metalworkssf. We have also expanded our gallery to include other locally based, and nationally recognized artists. Daniel Macchiarini has created custom Jewelry for local and National celebrity Carlos Santana, and other Bay Area luminaries like Larry Harvey of Burning man.

History

Established in 1949.

Peter Macchiarini began creating one of a kind, hand crafted, wearable sculpture in his studio on Grant Avenue in 1949. Throughout his life, he worked six days a week crafting beautifull modernist work, and adding a great deal to the artistic life of the North Beach community. He and his wife Virginia Macchiarini where pioneers in creating the original North Beach street fair. His son Daniel Macchiarini began learning to create Metalwork from a very early age. Daniel worked with his Father in the shop up untill Peter’s death at age 92. Currently, Emma Macchiarini Mankin, Daniel’s daughter and Peter’s grandaughter has taken up the familly business.

Meet the Business Owner

Daniel Macchiarini M.

Business Owner

I run my own handcrafted Jewelry store in the heart of North Beach, right on the street where my Father, Peter Macchiarini started back ion 1948. My daughter Emma Macchiarini also creates beautiful wearable art, and together we operate our store in the family tradition. It has not always been easy to keep our doors open in this changing city, and with the competition of bigger businesses and mass production. Due to the support of the neighborhood, and our loyal customers, we have managed to keep this family tradition alive for over 65 years! Now we are happy to have a thriving school right here in the shop, which is run and operated by Emma. Please come on in and visit us. At Macchairini design, you will experience craftsmanship which spans three generations, unparalleled customer service, and a lively gallery atmosphere. Thank you for choosing a family run, owned and operated business!