After developing his famed Favrile glass,
Louis Comfort Tiffany served as the lead jewelry designer for his father's company, Tiffany & Co., beginning in 1902. At the height of the Art Nouveau period in Europe and America, his elegant jewelry designs were informed by a love of nature and exotic Middle Eastern cultures. Fueled by the exposure Tiffany's jewelry designs were in several World's Fairs and international expositions and became popular around the world. Kalamazoo is the exclusive venue for the exhibition, which was organized by the KIA.