Joy Gryson has worked in design for industry powerhouses such as Liz Claiborne, Coach, Calvin Klein, and most recently Marc Jacobs, where she held the title of Director of Design and Development for Marc Jacobs Handbags and Accessories. In 2006 Joy left Marc Jacobs to launch the GRYSON brand of luxury accessories. Inspired by her home in Tribeca, New York, Joy finds the sky at dusk over the Hudson or the way the street lamps reflect off of Greenwich street when it rains stimulating much of her designs. Joy packs her New York inspiration when she travels to her studio in Florence. The artisan leather workings bring together her sketches that mix antique and modern, masculine and feminine. “I find real beauty in contrasts” says Gryson.
