"[3] At age 15, he met Cuban welder and sculptor Ernesto Gonzalez, who taught him welding techniques.

[4] After a year at New York University, Yurman left college and spent the next five years hitchhiking between New York's Greenwich Village and California, specifically Venice and Big Sur, partaking in the Beatnik and San Francisco Renaissance cultural movements.

For Lincoln Center, Yurman helped create the railings of the promenade in what is now called the David H. Koch Theater, designed by Phillip Johnson.

[6] He also worked on the eagle sculpture commissioned for the James L. Watson Court of International Trade in New York City.

Through Putnam Art Works, the Yurmans learned about the marketplace for fine crafts and artisanal jewellery.

The defendants operated a network of websites infringing on the company's trademarks, selling counterfeit David Yurman goods.

David Yurman also created a pin for the Silver Shield Foundation supporting the families of New York City firefighters and policemen.