America and Tiffany
Until the first decade of the twentieth century most American jewelry was imported from European collections. The first large- scale home production began at the turn of the century when corporations such as Gorham, Rhode Island, and Krementz, New Jersey started to manufacture Gallic imitations. The most outstanding and prestigious jewelry establishment in America at this time was Tiffany and Co. This company had been founded in 1834, under the directorship of Louis Comfort Tiffany, a painter who had studied in Paris. The company became involved in all branches of the decorative arts, including wrought iron and stained glass. In 1902 Tiffanys opened an art jewelry department, which concentrated on the sort of Byzantine and Oriental pieces that were being promoted by its English counterpart, Liberty and Co. This was unusual at the time in America, where most other available jewelry designs were based on Gallic Art Nouveau. Tiffany began to experiment with new combinations of colours and materials and were the first to make jewelry out of Lava glass.
‘Jugendstijl’ in Germany
In Germany, the equivalent of Art Nouveau was known as Jugendstijl, which became a major influence on the decorative arts by 1900. In 1907, the Deutscher Werkbund was formed to promote an alliance between art and industry. It was a teaching institution started by Henry van der Velde and Hermann Muthesius, partially inspired by British design developments. Its influence is particularly evident in the mass-produced jewelry designs of the company of Theodor Fahrner in Pforzheim, which was the centre of the German jewelry industry.
The Deutscher Werkbund was interested not only in applying good design principles, but also in educating the general public to appreciate these principles. Their ultimate goal was to help shape the economic and cultural identity of modern Germany. As well as Henry van der Velde, designers from the Deutscher Werkbund included Josef Maria Olbrich and Pattiz Huber, together with a colony of artists in Darmstadt who were allied to the British Arts and Crafts movement.
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You have some errors on Tiffany. Charles Lewis Tiffany (not Louis Comfort Tiffany) founded Tiffany as a jewelry country in 1837. His son, Lopuis Comfort Tiffany, was an artist, and not involved in his fathers business. LCT was famous for his stained glass, and did some craft jewelry.
Please, do your homework.
BTW, I am the current generation of Krementz you mentioned.