Andrew Logan is the kind of jewelry designer you’ll only come across once in a lifetime. I remember when I first found out about the brand, in 2013 when I was studying abroad in London and researching some of the iconic eclectics of the past decades: Zandra Rhodes, Vivienne Westwood and Andrew Logan himself.
Back then, in the early 2010s, the jewelry designer had a majestic little shop in London. The tiny space was stacked full of Logan’s iconic glass and mosaic jewels: brooches, earrings, rings, necklaces in a small case, each one dated and signed by the artist himself, and each one truly one of a kind. I obviously had to get something, and ended up buying an oversize pair of orange glass and mosaic clip-on earrings. Andrew was in the back making jewelry. Years later, I would wear the earrings to interview designer Jeremy Scott, who would immediately comment on them and recognize them as being made by Andrew Logan.
Andrew Logan is very much a designer for the niche and fashion following crowd–I’ve never encountered anyone else that knows of his work, but wearing a piece by Andew Logan is definitely a conversation starter, even if you’re around people who don’t consider themselves big fans of art and fashion.
Logan started his career in the 1960s, in architecture and according to his website, he has worked across the fields of sculpture, stage design, drama, opera, parades, festivals and interior design. It’s easy to see why his jewelry is so stand-out and quite different from anything else out there: it’s literally mini sculptures.
Of course, the designer at one time had an incredible home in London that was decorated in his signature colorful, wacky aesthetic, but he now lives in Wales and has a museum and workshop. He still releases his signature, whimsical jewelry on his website, which is the only place you can get it. The Met Museum also collects his work.
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