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.
Lets Talk Ethical Sourcing: in Chicago!
The Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference First annual: October 12-13, 2017 The Chicago Responsible Jewelry conference features panels and speakers on topics relevant to current world and jewelry industry concerns. Discussions and panels will include, artisanal [...]
Surprise Delight: Old Earring Becomes New Pendant
This client decided to surprise her daughter with a special sentimental gift for successfully submitting her dissertation... Special because it was a childhood favorite pair of earrings until one was lost, and now, all these [...]
Anniversary Celebration Radical Ring- Makeover!
To celebrate, these two decided to opt for a Radical Jewelry Makeover™ of their jewelry to these rings- "Admiring the beautiful ring redesign commissioned to mark 15 years together. Now we're matching! Thanks Alexandra Hart [...]
Modern Luxury’s SD Magazine, Riviera: “Silver Belle”
Thanks to Editor Gillian Flynn and writer Meredith Hattam at Modern Luxury-Riviera Magazine covers the Pure Flight Collection for a bit of holiday glitter with an ethical edge: 100% recycled silver with responsibly mined Silvermist [...]
InStore Magazine covers the new Quill Collection
InStore Magazine covers the new Quill Collection with Silvermist Diamonds TM in the November issue "Alternative Metals" section. Thank you Robert Weldon for the great shots, and Ralf Kircher for the inclusion! ALEXANDRA HART / [...]
Diamonds with a Story campaign: Pure Flight, part 2
The PURE FLIGHT collection is featured as the example of Sustainable Contemporary design in Rio Tinto's Diamonds with a Story Campaign, featured in this beautifully designed book . In the Diamonds with a Story article, [...]