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| 114 E Palace Ave, Santa Fe, NM, 87501 | |
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Specialties
James Reid, Ltd. is Santa Fe’s best known maker of sterling silver & gold belt buckles, concho belts, alligator belts, silver & gold cufflinks, money clips, silver & gold jewelry and accessories for both men and women!
Designs are created and handcrafted in our own workshop. Since 1979, satisfaction has been our highest recommendation. In the twenty nine years that we have been making silver and gold belt buckle sets and accessories, we have developed an international reputation for quality of design and workmanship. It continues to be our objective to offer creations of transcendent value.
‘You know by the front that our name is on the back.’
History
Established in 1979.
James Reid, Ltd. is famous both for original interpretations of Western Americana as well as for designs that transcend the parochial and aspire to the international; its objectives are born both of its regional origins as well as of its aspirations to the broader theater of contemporary design — to create «designs that travel».
Meet the Business Owner
James R.
Business Owner
Born in Texas in 1944, James Reid spent his childhood in a number of communities from Fort Worth to the Panhandle to Houston.
By the early 70’s he was making a living as a silversmith in Taos and, New Mexico. He became fascinated by early Navajo silver working tradition.
The historic, nomadic circumstance of the native smiths, their use of primitive technology and available materials, and the sudden emergence a classic metal working tradition, provided a seminal inspiration.
Today, James Reid lives in Santa Fe with his wife and divides his time between the workshop and the gallery. «I think of myself as the director, I work closely with the smiths. Sometimes, I’ll make a drawing and hand it off. As often, the designs come from one of the smiths The question is less of origin than of whether it fits into a vision of who we are and where we are going. That vision has evolved, and I like to think that it will continue to evolve, rather than becoming static.
