McTeigue & McClelland
Tim McClelland and Walter McTeigue have
entirely different backgrounds and points of view as jewelers. Their
oftentimes opposing ideas converge to create jewelry with energy and
unmistakable beauty. As Director of Purchasing at Harry Winston in New
York, Walter McTeigue proved his eye for quality and established his
reputation as a gem expert. A fourth generation jeweler, Walter grew up
in a family with a long tradition in the fine jewelry business. He
learned the diamond and precious stone trade from his father and spent
over twenty years on 47th Street where he specialized in diamonds and
estate jewelry. About McTeigue & McClelland Known as a “jeweler’s
jeweler” Tim McClelland is often commissioned by his colleagues within
the jewelry business to make their personal jewelry. Tim grew up in
family of artists and at an early age was struck by the versatility and
permanence of metal as a vehicle for his ideas. After studying and
apprenticing under some of the preeminent master jewelers and
contemporary metal smiths, Tim became a freelance designer and maker in
New York City and continued developing his skills and refining his
personal style. In 1984 Walter and Tim met in an elevator in New York’s
diamond district and became friends immediately. Their friendship led to
collaboration in jewelry making, Walter supplying precious stones, Tim
the designs and fabrication. In 1996 they left New York and established
their workshop in the Berkshires in Western Massachusetts, bringing
together an exceptional group of craftsman and artisans. In order to
better serve their growing New York clientele, McTeigue & McClelland
opened an office in the same building where they met 24 years before.