David Yurman will be among the illustrious jewelry experts scheduled to share their knowledge at San Francisco's Revere Academy in Spring of 2009. Yurman's masterclass, entitled "The Complete Designer" is the first such event ever held by the American designer.  

Other featured Revere Academy masterclasses include Kent Raible on goldsmithing, Michael Good on the techniques of anticlastic raising, and Jean Stark on ancient rings and loop-in-loop chain making. Also presenting their skills are cloisonne enamel expert Harlan Butt and steel specialist Suzanne Pugh.  Two of Europe's finest names will also share their knowledge--Italian artisan Fabrizio Aquafresca and Bernd Munsteiner from Idar Oberstein in Germany.

The Revere Academy 30th Anniversary Masters Symposium will take place from April 3rd through April 29th.  Most of the fourteen masterclasses are open to students across a range of advancement.