BrilliantCuts
Fine Art & Jewelry
Elevating Lifestyle. Empowering Creativity.
BrilliantCuts is the work of Logan Newman, a multidisciplinary glass artist, metalsmith, and gemstone cutter from New Jersey. A self-taught creator with a foundation in architectural glass with over 10 years in the indusry.
My work bridges optical glasses, crystal, precious metals, and hand-cut gemstones — exploring how materials can shift perspective, spark emotion, and elevate everyday life.
✦ The Art & Vision
“I believe art should challenge, comfort, and inspire.”
My work is rooted in neuroarts — the idea that beauty, light, and material can influence emotion, memory, and the way we interpret the world.
To me, glass is more than a medium. It’s a mirror of mindset. Light becomes story. Color becomes feeling. Even a piece of jewelry can change your mood the moment you put it on.
My practice keeps evolving, pushing the boundaries of glass, metal, and design.
✦ Journey
My passion for creating began younger than most. While other kids were outside or playing games, I was turning my bedroom closet into a studio. By nine I was painting, sketching, building things from scraps, airbrushing, soldering electronics, modding game controllers, even running YouTube pages at twelve to show off DIY projects and Minecraft worlds. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I was already training the instincts I rely on today.
I grew up surrounded by glass. My dad owned a commercial glass and architectural metals company, so my childhood was spent around mirrors, edges, polishers, and shop floors. Precision became second nature early — long before I knew how much it would shape me.
After university, I stepped into the family business, fabricating everything from bulletproof windows to full building systems. The work taught me discipline and craftsmanship, but journey really took shape in the most unconventional way. After long days working, I’d come home and start experimenting with whatever tools I could find. I borrowed a belt sander from work and began grinding down glass rods on the floor of my one-car garage...There was no real studio back then, No tables, No ventilation. Just concrete floors, a classic car pushed against the wall, and everything covered in cerium dust.
..But that tiny space was where everything started. Eventually buying a cheap faceting machine off eBay, contiuing to cut glass and gemstones. Slowly those experiments turned into real pieces, collaborations and collectors noticing my work.
Naturally expanding into jewelry and gemstones. I learned to forge rings, solder chains, design settings, and cut stones by hand. Coldworking gave me an edge, and gem cutting brought my practice full circle. Now I merge glass, metal, and gemstones into cohesive pieces that feel alive.
After more than a decade in the glass industry and years of building BrilliantCuts after dark, I finally stepped away from the commercial world to commit to my work full time. I’m still evolving — merging glass, metal, and gemstones in ways that feel alive, intentional, and deeply personal. My mission is to create pieces that move people: art that lifts mood, changes perspective, and carries meaning through light and form. My goal is to grow BrilliantCuts into a studio and jewelry brand that not only showcases craft, but helps people feel connected, inspired, and seen in their everyday lives.