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Cobalt Chrome Spotlight: Sarah Graham
Sculptural and tactile, the jewelry of Sarah Graham is inspired by the forms and textures of the natural world, from grasses and pebbles to corals and single-celled organisms.
PHOTO These Fingerprint Stacking Rings are customized with a customer’s prints captured by an in-store scanner. The custom rings are 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome ($785 - $1,445).
PHOTO These Fingerprint Stacking Rings are customized with a customer’s prints captured by an in-store scanner. The custom rings are 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome ($785 - $1,445).
PHOTO Sarah Graham’s classic Rattlesnake Grass necklace has more than 300 pieces and a hidden steel chain infrastructure that helps it lay beautifully on the neck. The necklace is 16 inches long in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome with diamond pave and a magnetic clasp ($23,210).
PHOTO The Bee Three Stone Ring is 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome with 0.35 carats of diamonds ($5,165).
PHOTO The Pebble Circle rings in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome are set with 0.08 carats of diamonds ($770 – $2,565).
PHOTO This CAD rendering is an exclusive preview of designs from Sarah Graham’s newest collection, tentatively named Oakleaf. The collection is inspired by the environmental art of Andy Goldsworthy and the way wet fallen leaves wrap around rocks in the autumn woods. The rocks are oxidized cobalt chrome and the leaves are 18-karat gold.
PHOTO Graham is known for her extensive variations of stacking rings, which are available in oxidized cobalt chrome and 18-karat gold in varied styles and textures with different sizes, colors, and numbers of gemstones. There are hundreds of thousands of possible combinations beginning at $133.
PHOTO The Radiolarian Double Talon pendant is inspired by the form of a single-cell organism. The pendant is 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome, set with .018 carats of white diamonds ($4,780).
PHOTO The layered Fingerprint Pendants, seen here in an oxidized cobalt chrome oval and in 18-karat gold, are created from a client’s fingerprints using an in-store digital scanner ($1,840).
PHOTO The Fingerprint Toggle Diamond necklace in 18-karat rose and white gold with a 1.50-carat diamond drop has stations textured with a client’s fingerprints.
PHOTO Graham's Iron Single Station Earrings are, left, 18-karat yellow gold with sapphires ($2,610) and, right, oxidized cobalt chrome and 18k gold with sapphires ($1,285).
PHOTO The Iron necklace in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome is set with white diamonds and sapphires on both sides of the stations ($6,270).
Sculptural and tactile, the jewelry of Sarah Graham is inspired by the forms and textures of the natural world, from grasses and pebbles to corals and single-celled organisms. But, despite its organic feel, her work is also deceptively high-tech, with innovative materials and construction.
Her fingerprint collection, for example, uses in-store scanners, CAD models, and 3-D printing to create the feeling of casual wax impressions.
Graham’s signature is a velvety oxidized cobalt chrome alloy, which creates a matte-black foil for richly textured 18-karat gold. Each of her collections has a distinct inspiration, yet her unified aesthetic, characteristic palette of metals, and variety of textures encourage collectors to mix and match.
Click through to the slideshow to see examples of Sarah Graham’s unique creative vision, including an exclusive preview of the soon-to-debut Oakleaf Collection.
These Fingerprint Stacking Rings are customized with a customer’s prints captured by an in-store scanner. The custom rings are 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome ($785 - $1,445).
Sarah Graham’s classic Rattlesnake Grass necklace has more than 300 pieces and a hidden steel chain infrastructure that helps it lay beautifully on the neck. The necklace is 16 inches long in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome with diamond pave and a magnetic clasp ($23,210).
The Bee Three Stone Ring is 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome with 0.35 carats of diamonds ($5,165).
The Pebble Circle rings in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome are set with 0.08 carats of diamonds ($770 – $2,565).
This CAD rendering is an exclusive preview of designs from Sarah Graham’s newest collection, tentatively named Oakleaf. The collection is inspired by the environmental art of Andy Goldsworthy and the way wet fallen leaves wrap around rocks in the autumn woods. The rocks are oxidized cobalt chrome and the leaves are 18-karat gold.
Graham is known for her extensive variations of stacking rings, which are available in oxidized cobalt chrome and 18-karat gold in varied styles and textures with different sizes, colors, and numbers of gemstones. There are hundreds of thousands of possible combinations beginning at $133.
The Radiolarian Double Talon pendant is inspired by the form of a single-cell organism. The pendant is 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome, set with .018 carats of white diamonds ($4,780).
The layered Fingerprint Pendants, seen here in an oxidized cobalt chrome oval and in 18-karat gold, are created from a client’s fingerprints using an in-store digital scanner ($1,840).
The Fingerprint Toggle Diamond necklace in 18-karat rose and white gold with a 1.50-carat diamond drop has stations textured with a client’s fingerprints.
Graham
The Iron necklace in 18-karat gold and oxidized cobalt chrome is set with white diamonds and sapphires on both sides of the stations ($6,270).
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