Temple St. Clair found her passion for creative expression in gold and precious gemstones over thirty years ago and founded her company in Florence, Italy, beginning her partnership with the world's finest goldsmiths—the centuries-old Florentine jewelers’ guild. Barneys New York inaugurated their fine jewelry department with St. Clair's first collection in 1986, and in 2016 she was awarded the GEM Award for Jewelry Design, the jewelry industry's most prestigious honor. Mythical Creatures from the Golden Menagerie and Wings of Desire, made their debuts at the Louvre Museum in Paris in January 2015 and July 2016.