Sandra Alexandra’s Murano Glass Brooches Return in Jewelled Tones

Before they become wearable jewels, Sandra Alexandra’s brooches exist as individual discs of Murano glass, each one handmade and waiting to meet its pearl. The assembly happens in trios: three components converging into a single, lustrous whole, a quiet geometry of craft and intention.

The designer returns to the palette that caught collectors’ eyes last winter. Honey amber catches the light like old Cognac held to a lamp; cognac deepens into something almost treacled, rich with depth; onyx black delivers that necessary counterpoint, a visual breath between the warmer shades. The contrast between the glass and the pearls is where the magic lives, that unexpected meeting of matte translucence and cool luminescence, of Venetian tradition and organic grace.

What makes these brooches distinct is their scale and their presence. The Murano glass discs are substantial enough to command attention on a jacket lapel or dress front, yet the pairing with pearls keeps them refined, never heavy handed. Each brooch carries the slight irregularities that mark handmade work: tiny variations in tone, the way light moves differently through each disc depending on how the glass was worked and cooled.

These pieces are now available again, for those who discovered them the first time and those meeting them fresh. Sandra Alexandra’s studio operates from London, and the brooches can be seen and acquired through her website.

Imagery courtesy of Sandra Alexandra Studio (@sandralexandra_studio).