PEBBLES : Blackened cobalt chrome creates a rich contrast with yellow gold in these elegant, organic-inspired drop earrings from designer Sarah Graham’s Pebble collection. Each of the three asymmetrical “pebbles” is laid side by side in order to resemble the irregular yet perfectly shaped stones you might find on the bed of a river. These unusual and quietly elegant earrings with the chain-link pattern are ideally suited to wear everyday.
For Sarah, design is all about contrasts. Nowhere is that better exemplified than in her unusual combinations of metals, which is a signature of hers. While expertly trained in goldsmithing, she has also delved into experimenting with other metals, settling upon oxidized cobalt chrome,a kind of steel that has a matte black appearance and is actually 60% lighter than gold. Sarah artfully juxtaposes her blackened cobalt chrome with 18k yellow, rose and white gold, adding in white and cognac diamonds, and sometimes pearls. She also has an obvious love of translating natural shapes and organic wonders into jewelry design.
