Sterling, 18k Gold and Sapphire Ring
A custom order ring like no other, this hammer formed silver ring is delicately divided by an 18k gold band with diamond cut Sri Lankan blue sapphires- both bold and delicate at the same time:
Holiday Window @ Silver Blue & Gold
Some of the most fun during holiday shopping rush is seeing how unique the window displays are- this elegant arrangement at Silver Blue & Gold in Laguna Beach, centrally features gold, including some of the finest "giftable" Alexandra Hart pieces!
Malawi Ocean Blue Sapphire in Hammered Bezel
This unusual deep ocean color Sapphire was mined in Malawi and Fairly Traded all the way to me-set in this 18k hammered bezel set on a sterling ring with accent diamonds. Now its rocking the finger of a fair minded client of Stuart Benjamin & Co!
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 Diamonds TM from Australia !
Winged Anniversary Ring Soars
Every year this client commissions a new anniversary ring, and this is the 11th! The theme was open this year- but a larger showy ring was preferred. The result is a hand fabricated 18k gold and sterling wrap-around wing ring with a natural Silvermist Diamond TM from Australia, coiled in the darkened silver... for one [...]
Gossular Garnet, Bold Brilliance
This exquisite gossular garnet, full of light and brilliance, inspired an open and airy setting. Suspended by the setting, the bright refraction of the stone is set off by the white diamonds and hammered sterling silver surround. This lucky client at Stuart Benjamin & Co was very pleased with her new Alexandra Hart pendant! View [...]
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 / ALEXANDRA HART What alternative metals do you enjoy working with and why? As a designer and metalsmith, I really enjoy [...]
Crinkle Corset Ring with Rutilated Quartz
Exciting project for a jewelry connoisseur: This client came to me with a large emerald cut rutilated quartz, some old single cut diamonds, and an assortment of gold for scrap. She wanted a showy piece which would incorporate the heavily textured crinkle style with her stones on a grand ring... this is what we came [...]
Updating your Jewelry: Rings into Earrings
Upcycle your Jewelry: This was a fun and simple way to update this client's valuable jewelry into something new and hip- she had two antique rings which were neither the size nor style she would wear, so her idea was to make the center stones into fun stud earrings!
Pieces shipped to NYC Fashion Shoot
Another great Fashion shoot this week! This time in NYC with Creative Director, Sasha Leibowitz, who shot my work a few years ago for Karen Magazine in Sydney Australia. This time she requested these pieces: