Alexandra Hart is a Fairmined Licensed designer goldsmith, activist and advocate, using and promoting responsibly-sourced materials for couture and conceptual art jewelry.
Alexandra Hart is known for her sophisticated and artful couture jewelry and metal sculpture. With both Bachelors and Masters degrees in art and metalsmithing, with fashion experience designing for Lagerfeld and Givenchy jewelry, and with fine jewelry design and manufacturing with Barbara Heinrich Studio, she has achieved the synergy among artistic inspiration, high design and skillful craftsmanship that many artists spend their entire careers chasing.
Alexandra has been working to promote socially and ecologically responsible business practices in the jewelry industry and to consumers since the launch of her business in 1995. She actively serves as in advisory and Director roles with Ethical Metalsmiths, Compassion for African Villages, and Jewellery and Gemstone Association Africa, and is involved in other organizations for good, blending her designer business with activist roles.
FAIR TRADE GEMS Video
I am so pleased to share one of my favorite suppliers of exquisite gemstones has been a PIONEER in Fair Trade Colored Gems, long before consumers and industry really wanted to think about sourcing... Columbia [...]
Environmental Activist- InStore Magazine
Great coverage of the contemporary jewelry consumer's picks: an Environmental Activist using her purchasing power to better the world! Thank you Barbara Palumbo for a great feature in InStore Magazine. Have you noticed that becoming an [...]
Gift Idea: Reclaimed Silver Diamond Radiant Pendant
Another example of 100% sustainable jewelry, this 16mm hammer textured pendant and chain are made of sterling silver from Certified Reclaimed suppliers features a natural silvery color diamond mined responsibly by Rio Tinto in Australia. [...]
NEW Book: Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Silver and Other Jewelry Metals
My work is featured inside and on the cover of Renee Newman's up coming book: Gold, Platinum, Palladium, Silver & Other Jewelry Metals, which explains how to test, buy, sell, and care for jewelry with precious and [...]
Palladium Cuff in W Magazine, September issue!
The Luxury Palladium promotions prominently feature a great image by Robert Weldon of the Alexandra Hart Feather Cuff bracelet in the September 2012 issue of W Magazine:
hot off the press: MJSA
It was a great pleasure to re-introduce myself to one of my favorite designers, John Iversen, who's work I thoroughly respect and admire!
Radical Jewelry Makeover: Antler & Diamond Ring
One of my most curious and exciting diamond ring "makeovers" was this: the client's favorite ring was always this antler slice ring, into which I set her diamond to create quite a nice piece!
Launch of Additional Traceability Procedure
It has always been a great concern of mine to operate as Responsible a business in the jewelry industry as possible and fortunately many of the issues are now reaching consumers. A long time member [...]
Exhibition: Symbiosis, Review Part 2
Looking back at the exhibition: symbiosis at Sparks Gallery, Sept 30 to Dec 3, 2017, the entire experience of such a great opportunity for avant-garde exposure! Tea Ninkovic and I collaborated in depth for each outfit, this [...]
