Dark, intricate and moody, Lost Revolution is the new jewellery label from Sydney’s Hannah Smith. As the name suggests, Hannah’s pieces are a rebellion against the continuously revolving styles of fashion and instead showcase something new, raw and previously unfulfilled. Her debut collection, Dark Matter, is filled with organic crystal shards, lux black diamonds and sterling silver to create a fascinating textural mix with a¬n underlying cult feel. “Dark Matter was inspired by the crystals I used. They look like they have tiny light-filled universes in them and thus, an otherworldly theme was born. Some pieces have moving and spinning parts… The globes bangle and necklace remind me of orbiting solar systems or spinning planets.”

 

Coming from a fashion design background, jewellery design presented a new exploration of creativity for Hannah that was not controlled and confined by the commerciality and fast-paced nature of garment creation. “Creating my own jewellery line seemed like a natural progression and I feel I can be as creatively dark as I want,” she says. “I think working as a fashion designer, I’m always thinking of styles as an entire outfit and of course an outfit is not complete without accessories… My jewellery designs are pieces that I would wear myself. It’s so refreshing coming from fashion, to be able to design a collection that is exactly me.”

 

The inspirations behind and processes of creating each piece comes back to the crystals used and the mystical properties they possess. A mix of natural and cut crystals, which have been a fascination of Hannah’s since childhood, are handpicked and sourced from around the world to be incorporated into the range. “I usually start by researching a particular theme or idea. I look at crystals and how they would fit into that theme by colour, crystal properties and shapes, and then, I start sketching. I draw each piece in Illustrator to get the proportions correct and once I’m