Specific Gravity

Specific Gravity is a jewelry store in Brooklyn, New York, at 613 Vanderbilt Ave. It operates as a hybrid gallery and jewelry space with a storefront in Prospect Heights, showcasing a curated selection from the artists of the Brooklyn Metal Works community. The work spans conceptual pieces, from sculptural fine jewelry to reinvented modern approaches, and each piece is assessed for quality of workmanship and artistry. The store also offers a custom process in which customers meet, consult, design, and refine an idea with a jeweler. Specific Gravity holds a rating of 4.60 based on 34 reviews.

The shop carries jewelry and objects made by artists working in the studios of Brooklyn Metal Works or within its larger community, meeting criteria of originality and quality of craft. Its roster includes Alex Rosenbaum, a Brooklyn glass artist whose one-of-a-kind sculptural flowers are made at her torch working bench; Amelia Toelke, who shows jewelry and visual art, including works on paper using 24K gold leaf; Anna Koplik, a blacksmith and metalsmith who forges spoons from rough bars of metal; Archaea Studios, Jessica Shen's handcrafted silver jewelry and sculpture studio; Aur Jewelry, Bianca Abreu's color-shifting glass jewelry shaped over a 2000-degree flame; Jackie Barbosa, who uses responsibly sourced materials; Brice Garett, who employs lost wax casting, fabrication, and digital design; Kate Taylor, who hand-carves wax models; Matia Lia Baroni, who launched her brand in 2019; and Futaba Hayashi, whose engraved pieces draw on symbols with a punk spirit. Brian Weissman and Erin S. Daily are co-founders of Specific Gravity and Brooklyn Metal Works. Store manager Jade and sales assistant Molly staff the shop.

The store sits on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights, about a tenth of a mile from the Prospect Heights Community Garden and the Prospect Heights Community Farm, and the same distance from Luria Academy of Brooklyn and PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School.

Specific Gravity has built a solid reputation among the customers it has served, with a steady record of repeat and referred customers.

Services:

• Consultations
• Curated Jewelry Selection
• Custom In-House Repairs