Orly Eisbart Brings Her Worldly, Spiritual Approach to Fine Jewelry


Mandala patterns. Moroccan zellige tiles. Sacred temples.

Such are the cultural touch points that stir Orly Eisbart, the Israeli-born designer behind the timeless and spiritually inspired Orly Marcel fine jewelry collection.

“Everything has a meaning, but it’s not literal,” said Eisbart, discussing her collection. “There’s a spiritual intention. I really love to work with sacred geometry, which for me, is all about balance and harmony and unity.”

Eisbart was in a private showing room at Bergdorf Goodman, taking a break from her appearance on the selling floor where she mingled with those crowding around the vitrine that will showcase her jewelry through July. On display is a $24,000 “Temple Tile” bangle in 18-karat yellow gold, emeralds, peridot, topaz, tsavorites, sapphire and diamonds. “It’s definitely a statement piece,” Eisbart said, and one imbued with arresting patterns and dimension, inspired by sacred temples of Eastern countries.

“We also have pieces that are $3,500, like our small inlay hoops,” Eisbart said. And the brand’s website shows “guiding” star studs priced $375, as well as a mandala petal diamond tennis necklace for $17,600; the “Marrakesh” pendant with 18-karat gold, deep blue lapis, mother-of-pearl, turquoise stone and topaz, priced $9,460, and some jewelry priced in the five-figures. “We have a lot of one-of-a-kind pieces,” said Eisbart.

She wants to take you to a higher place.

“One of our pieces is our Temple Mandala pendant,” she said. “It’s inspired by sacred temples, where when you walk in and look up, you see all the detail in the ceiling. The intention is to really connect you with something higher than yourself, something greater. A feeling of awe and connection — that’s my intention with a lot of my pieces.” The intricately patterned Temple Inlay Mandala pendant is made-to-order and available in 18-karat yellow gold and gemstones.

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Orly Eisbart in Orly Marcel fine jewelry.

Eisbart designs a new assortment each year, up to 20 new pieces and introduces something new on a monthly basis, building on the line. “When I come out with new collections, they’re meant to all work together.” She designs in her studio in Denver, and has a production team at a factory in New York.

“My pieces are universal and very multicultural,” said Eisbart. They’re influenced by the many chapters of her life, specifically where she has lived and traveled.

Born in Tel Aviv, her family moved to Miami when she was 10. Eisbart’s father, Marcel (hence, the name of the collection) was in the furniture business but due to challenges competing against large manufacturers, he was compelled to shift into estate jewelry and watches. “He became a watchmaker, actually a very successful one.” Growing up in the jewelry business and a highly creative environment, Eisbart went on to study textile design, and became a textile designer for many years. After her father passed away, she found her way into the healing arts, including body work and teaching yoga. “I lived in India for awhile, so a lot of my influences are Eastern,” she said.

In addition to Bergdorf Goodman, Eisbart’s collection sells at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, and specialty stores and boutiques such as Gin & the Banker in Bellevue, Wash.; the Marissa Collections in Naples and Palm Beach, Fla.; Serenella in Palm Beach and Nantucket, Mass., as well as on her own website.

“People really like the spiritual aspect, even if it’s not literal,” Eisbart said. “It makes them feel good. It brings joy…I think people are gravitating towards more specialty pieces, those unique, different pieces, something that not everybody has. I get a lot of comments like, my jewelry definitely looks very different and distinct, and not what we normally see.”

She is a mother of four children and despite those responsibilities does a good amount of traveling. “I love traveling to new places. My next trip is to Spain this summer — Barcelona, Madrid, southern Spain and the countryside. I’m really excited to get inspired.”

Asked what her next collection will be like, Eisbart said: “I don’t want to give anything away, but it’s going to be very intentional. I mean all my pieces are intentional — just very thoughtful and methodical. I’m not just designing to design, to just put things out. My collection is pretty extensive so whatever I bring into it, I want to make sure it’s something that adds something, something that people haven’t seen and will be really appreciated. Specifically with this upcoming one, we’re taking our time developing it. We are not in a rush.”

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The Temple Tile Inlay bangle in onyx, tiger’s eye, mother-of-pearl and onyx tile.



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