Founder portfolio — Ed. 01Founder & CEO, BYRAPH
New York, NY
Founder and chief executive of BYRAPH, the New York house for rare Chrome Hearts. Five years in fashion — retail, showrooms, and independent resale — preceded the company, founded in 2024.
This site is the working record of that career — maintained and updated as it develops.
Selected work — select a row for detail
A 13-piece Chrome Hearts collection attributed to Karl Lagerfeld, whose whereabouts had been publicly unknown since his death in 2019 — gold bracelets and wallet chains with pavé diamonds, a one-of-one black-diamond fleur-de-lis necklace, and a commemorative flag buckle, no. 3 of 11. Sourced through an inquiry to the company's Instagram, authenticated against archival photographs, and sold to a Japanese trading house for over $1 million — ten days from first contact to completion. Reported by Dazed.
A luxury resale company specializing in rare Chrome Hearts, alongside Balenciaga, Goyard, ERD, Louis Vuitton, and vintage. Buy, sell, source: the company operates byraph.com — sales, sourcing, consignment, and cash-out — and an appointment-only Tribeca showroom, with a team of five.
An appointment-only showroom on Broadway holding over $2 million in Chrome Hearts inventory, offering private styling sessions and pieces not listed online. Profiled by Superline in 2025.
Sourcing and placement for private clients — including Central Cee, Young Thug, and Playboi Carti, per Dazed — with collectors across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Sourcing and sales across Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul, including working relationships with Japanese Chrome Hearts trading houses and a completed two-month, $3 million sourcing program.
Off-site activations of the showroom format. The first was held in Miami during Art Basel week; the next is planned for the Hamptons, summer 2026.
The company's first original cut-and-sew collection — tees, hoodies, and sweatpants in oatmeal, black, and navy — previewed to buyers via the Art Basel line sheet.
A live-selling channel for drops and sales conducted in real time.
A dedicated division for sports cards and collectibles — sourcing, breaks, and graded sales.
An in-house media division producing the company's photography, film, and editorial content.
A 7,000-square-foot flagship showroom in the Flatiron District, currently under construction. Details to be announced.
Selected private transactions
Sourcing program — two months on the ground
$3,000,000
Capital deployed across a two-month sourcing program in Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul, acquiring inventory for the New York showroom.
One-of-one piece. Sale completed within 24 hours of first contact, closed in Japan.
Five one-of-one pairs placed with private collectors in Tokyo in a single day.
Artist-owned, with documented provenance. Private placement.
Rare Chrome Hearts furniture. Held in the private archive; terms undisclosed.
A 7,000-square-foot flagship showroom in the Flatiron District is currently under construction — the largest space the company has built. Further details, including the address and opening date, will be announced.
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Coverage on record
“I don't know where it went.”
— Laurie Lynn Stark, co-owner of Chrome Hearts, on Karl Lagerfeld's collection — GQ, 2023, via DazedIn April 2026, BYRAPH located, authenticated, and placed the collection — a sale of over $1 million, completed within ten days.
Press & interview requests — hello@byraph.com
Projects in development — 2026
Lot 007 — In development
The company's first original collection — tees, hoodies, and sweatpants in oatmeal, black, and navy, carrying the BYRAPH statue graphics. Previewed to buyers via the Art Basel line sheet.
Full reveal to follow
Collection graphics — BYRAPH, 2026
Also in development
Off-site exhibitions & popups
December 2025
The company's first off-site activation, held in Miami during Art Basel week — rare Chrome Hearts inventory, a preview of the apparel collection, and the showroom format operating outside New York for the first time.
Summer 2026
The next activation, planned for summer 2026 in the Hamptons. Appointment-based. Details will be announced via @byraph.
Details to be announced
Career ledger, year by year
Career history
Sales associate at Moncler at 17, followed by internships across New York showrooms. Five years in fashion preceded the company.
An independent vintage clothing resale business and early live-selling channels.
Founded at 19. Now a Tribeca showroom with over $2 million in inventory, a team of five, and an international client base.
Apparel, live selling, sports cards and collectibles — and a 7,000-square-foot Flatiron flagship under construction.
Raised in New York. Began in fashion retail at 17 as a sales associate at Moncler, followed by internships across New York showrooms and an independent vintage resale business. Founded BYRAPH in 2024 at 19. The company now operates an appointment-only showroom in Tribeca, an international sourcing network, and a client roster documented in international press.
On record
“We don't take breaks.”
— @byraph — Seoul, 2026
“They want something that other people don't have.”
— Coveteur, 2026
“In Asia, it's completely different. Prices are at least 20 to 30 per cent higher.”
— Dazed, 2026