DAVID FREDA

David Freda is an internationally-known goldsmith, enamelist and naturalist who honors his fascination with flora and fauna by creating intricate, hyper-realistic and one-of-a-kind fine jewelry and works of art.

In 2002, he was the Grand Prize winner of the Saul Bell Design Award competition with his enameled neck piece entitled “Stag Beetles, Grubs and Raspberries,” which was later purchased for the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. David designed and crafted numerous fine vitreous enameled orchid species, butterflies, and sea-oriented brooches for Tiffany and Co., New York, from 2003 through 2017.

His work has been featured in numerous publications and exhibitions with pieces held in museums, private collections, and art foundations such as the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK; Mengei International Museum in San Diego, California; Museum of Art and Design in New York; and The Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles, California.

His public art works were created for the 24th Infantry Division and are in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific located at Punchbowl Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii, and in Ft. Stewart, Georgia.

In 2009, an interview was conducted with David for the Oral History Program of the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art. He has taught and lectured at many universities and art museums and is currently a member of the American Jewelry Design Council.