Smitha Sadanandan

London

Journalist- Luxury/ Lifestyle-Jewellery @AzyaaMode @UpscaleLivingMG @adorn_magazine @LuxeBusinessLine @businessline (Former Co-Editor https://t.co/Pt0pnulkLC)

Articles

HOWL’s New Collection Hits Different

1 week ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

In her latest collection for COUTURE, Tini Courtney of HOWL dives headfirst into color. Known for her elemental approach to fine jewelry, Courtney now charts a bolder, more expressive path, exploring saturated tones and unexpected gemstone combinations that channel both instinct and artistry.
Enamel, Evil Eyes, and Disco Chains — Buddha Mama Goes Bold for 2025

1 week ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

For Buddha Mama’s collection for COUTURE, the mother-daughter design duo Nancy and Dakota Badia dial up the color and craft with their signature boldness and spiritual flair. Known for their maximalist enamel work and eclectic symbolism, the new collection brings fresh momentum to their creative legacy: this time with a palette that includes juicy enamel shades like Kelly Green and Clementine.
Stacked and Sculpted: By Pariah’s Quietly Bold Debut at Couture

1 week ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

Debuting at COUTURE this year, British fine jewelry brand By Pariah steps into the spotlight with a collection that celebrates its signature sculptural minimalism, honed through intuition rather than formal training. With a background in luxury fashion communications, Sophie Howard founded the label in 2016. She brings her instinctive design eye to a new evolution of the brand, one rooted in elemental forms and refined layers.
Susan Cohen’s Circa 1700 Turns Jewelry into Time Capsules

1 week ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

Circa 1700 debuts at COUTURE in JuneIn the slew of jewelry brands vying for attention, Circa 1700 stands apart for the deeply personal narratives encoded in every piece. Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles by Susan Cohen, Circa 1700 is more of a storytelling studio where every design is a portal to memory, meaning, and mechanical wonder. Susan’s path to jewelry was anything but traditional.
Raffia, Reimagined: Yvonne Léon Spins Summer Gold

1 week ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

Paris-based jewelry designer Yvonne Léon has always had a knack for rewriting the codes of fine jewelry with a wink. For her latest high-summer collection, she has taken one of the season’s most beloved materials, raffia, and recast it in 18-karat gold. The result is a sun-drenched series of rings, necklaces, hoop earrings, and bracelets that conjure the spirit of Mediterranean summers. Where most see raffia as humble, Yvonne sees jeweled inspiration.
Grace Tang’s All-Gold Clutch Redefines Red Carpet Glamour

2 weeks ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

Shanghai-based designer Grace Tang is redefining the language of fine jewelry. Trained at GIA, in Shanghai, and shaped by years in the gemstone trade, Tang brings a design approach that marries the rigor of appraisal with the spontaneity of artistic exploration. She balances cultural nuance, technical sophistication, and instinct with finesse. “I think I was already practicing creativity before I had a concept of the word,” she says.
Muria: Charting the Spice Route in Gold

2 weeks ago | gjepc.org | Smitha Sadanandan

Along the Arabian Sea’s storied coast, where merchant dhows once carried frankincense and saffron across continents, sisters Fatma and Maryam Al Barram embark on a new journey. Muria, their fine-jewellery brand, becomes a channel through which the heritage of the Spice Route finds new light in Gulf modernity. “Oman has always been a crossroad along the Spice Route,” says Fatma, Creative Director. Growing up in Oman, the exchange of cultures was woven into the lives of the siblings.
Geometry of the Galaxies: Ralph Masri Unveils Andromeda

2 weeks ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

After two years of delays due to the Beirut port explosion and ongoing instability in Lebanon, Ralph Masri unveils Andromeda — a bold new jewelry collection named after the galaxy. The Beirut-born designer, now dividing his time between Lebanon and Barcelona, channels the vastness of space through a meticulous interplay of geometry, color, and light.
Margot McKinney Brings Color and Grandeur to Beverly Hills

2 weeks ago | upscalelivingmag.com | Smitha Sadanandan

Beverly Hills has a new jewel in its crown with the arrival of Margot McKinney’s first standalone boutique outside Australia. “It is a thrill to be opening my first independent Margot McKinney store outside of Australia,” she says. Located within The Peninsula Beverly Hills, a five-star hotel, the new store reflects the designer’s vibrant aesthetic and her deep-rooted love for storytelling through sumptuous gemstones and pearls.
Paula Doebrich: From Catwalk to Carats

2 weeks ago | gjepc.org | Smitha Sadanandan

When Paula Doebrich landed in New York City in 2018 to begin a master’s in public health at NYU, jewellery design was nowhere on her radar. The Warsaw-born former model had already reinvented herself once, swapping runways for a nutrition-consultancy practice, yet something still felt missing. In New York, she finally paused long enough to hear an inner voice.