silversmiths founded 1977 ; 39 years ago 1977 founder steven lagos headquarters 441 n 5th st philadelphia pennsylvania area served worldwide website www.lagos.com lagos is a privately held american jewelry company . founded by steven lagos in 1977 the brand is known for its jewelry craftsmanship and the proprietary design technique of textured caviar like beading . 1 the company has offices in new york and bangkok with its corporate headquarters in philadelphia . 2 lagos is sold in over 300 stores within the united states including neiman marcus bloomingdale s nordstrom and independent jewelry retailers throughout the country . 3 the brand s flagship boutique opened in 1994 on rittenhouse square in philadelphia pennsylvania . 4 5 contents 1 history 2 design 3 awards & honors 4 philanthropy 5 references 6 external links history edit lagos jewelry was founded in 1977 by american artist and designer steven lagos . at age 17 he met his mentor a russian jeweler who taught him the importance of jewelry craft and technique . 6 7 it was then he began learning the lessons of old world craftsmanship and the importance of working with the highest quality materials . 8 steven lagos founded the company at age 20 . 9 since 1977 lagos has created more than two million pieces . 10 steven lagos estimates that he has created 10 000 pieces and 400 to 500 new designs each year . 11 design edit in 1984 steven lagos created the brand s iconic design textured sterling silver known as caviar . this was inspired by the raw material of hematite . 12 in 1986 lagos introduced sterling silver pieces accented by 18 karat gold semi precious gemstones and caviar like beading . this collection brought together silver and gold in individual pieces for the first time in lagos history . 13 14 awards & honors edit in august 1999 steven lagos was inducted into the council of fashion designers of america cfda . 15 philanthropy edit in may 2014 steven lagos was honored by the keep memory alive foundation in las vegas for his charitable contributions to their organization which is dedicated to raising awareness care and research for alzheimer s disease and brain disorders . 16 references edit garced kristi july 31 2012 jewelry designer steven lagos to mark 35 years women s wear daily retrieved june 24 2014 lagos inc. insideview retrieved june 24 2014 van allen peter july 20 2011 jeweler lagos redoing center city store expanding philadelphia business journal retrieved june 24 2014 wellington elizabeth november 24 2011 mirror mirror lagos polishes up his silver business philadelphia inquirer retrieved june 24 2014 lagos celebrates 35 years philadelphia style december 17 2012 retrieved june 24 2014 aspon catherine february 28 2013 lagos the legend papercity retrieved june 1 2014 grant andrea july 30 2009 designer spotlight steven lagos the fashion spotlight retrieved june 24 2014 behan tara february 2010 jewelry czar mainline today retrieved june 24 2014 grant andrea july 30 2009 designer spotlight steven lagos the fashion spotlight retrieved june 24 2014 aspon catherine february 28 2013 lagos the legend papercity retrieved june 1 2014 aspon catherine february 28 2013 lagos the legend papercity retrieved june 1 2014 behan tara february 2010 jewelry czar mainline today retrieved june 24 2014 detterline munro kristin september 5 2011 local gem lagos fine jewelry philadelphia style retrieved june 24 2014 lagos celebrates 35 years philadelphia style december 17 2012 retrieved june 24 2014 cfda members cfda august 1999 retrieved june 24 2014 heebner jennifer june 6 2014 steven lagos honored by keep memory alive jck retrieved june 24 2014 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lagos jewelry & oldid 743597780 categories american silversmithsmanufacturing companies based in philadelphiahigh fashion brandsamerican brandsluxury brands navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 10 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view