Talking to the Father-Son Team Behind Gnat Jewelers
Itzhak Gnat
Gnat Jewelry Atelier
Gnat Jewelers
Denver
69, first generation
Raz Gnat
Gnat Jewelry Atelier
Gnat Jewelers
Denver
46, second generation
The amazing story of Itzhak Gnat goes like this: As a young man, Gnat, founder and owner of Denver’s Gnat Jewelry Atelier, co-owned a jewelry manufacturer in his native Israel. By chance, he met a German jeweler with incredible skills—apparently the man had been orphaned and sent to live in a jewelry fabrication factory—who had a one-man shop in an alley near Gnat’s storefront. The young Gnat was so impressed with his artistry, he began to feel like he “knew nothing” about making jewelry, says his son, Raz. For three years, Itzhak asked the jeweler to teach him, and when the artisan finally agreed, Itzhak handed the keys to his business over to his partner, saying something to the effect of
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