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In honor of Earth Day, Cindy Edelstein tracked down pieces of jewelry from eco-conscious designers who are trying to lessen their impact on Mother Earth.
In celebration of Disneynature’s Monkey Kingdom, Alex Woo created the Little Love Monkey pendants, which are made in New York using eco-friendly precious metals from American refineries. Alex Woo Inc. will donate 20 percent of proceeds from sales of this design to benefit Conservation International ($158 in sterling silver, $748 in yellow gold). AlexWoo.com
Happy Earth Day! This is the day in our business when we talk about green jewelry practices and try to help consumers understand that there are ways our industry can help make a smaller footprint on Mother Earth.
Sustainable mining, recycling materials, greener manufacturing processes and renewable resources are all key to a growing generation of green jewelers.
Here are 11 new styles that remind you to manufacture responsibly in a most beautiful way. All prices listed are retail.
In celebration of Disneynature’s Monkey Kingdom, Alex Woo created the Little Love Monkey pendants, which are made in New York using eco-friendly precious metals from American refineries. Alex Woo Inc. will donate 20 percent of proceeds from sales of this design to benefit Conservation International ($158 in sterling silver, $748 in yellow gold).
AlexWoo.com
AlexWoo.com
This Elizabeth Crandall necklace is set with ethically sourced natural grey druzy with recycled 14-karat setting and fringe ($830).
ElizabethCrandall.com
ElizabethCrandall.com
This 14-karat yellow gold band has flush-set fair trade blue sapphires ($1,500).
EastFourthStreet.com
EastFourthStreet.com
Designed by Kathie Mai for TriGem Designs, this is a Cortez mabe pearl pendant in 14-karat gold with Mexican blue chalcedony drops. These pearls were cultured in the Sea of Cortez under careful environmental conditions that have helped established an oyster feared to be extinct just 20 years ago ($2,490).
CortezPearls.com
CortezPearls.com
Judi Powers’s “A Tree Grows” necklace is 14-karat recycled gold with a 14-karat recycled gold chain. It features three flush-set 1.3 mm “Harmony” “recycled” diamonds ($2,250).
JudiPowersJewelry.com
JudiPowersJewelry.com
This 18-karat yellow gold band with white diamond baguettes set in double milgrain setting is from designer Jennifer Dawes’s company, Dawes Design ($3,245).
Dawes-design.com
Dawes-design.com
Todd Reed uses recycled metals and ethically sourced diamonds. This necklace, crafted of 18-karat recycled gold and reclaimed silver, has rose-cut diamonds (2.86 total carats) and rough diamond cubes, 0.6 carats total ($5,280).
ToddReed.com
ToddReed.com
This 18-karat yellow gold solitaire ring is made with “Harmony” recycled gold and set with certified conflict-free Canadian diamonds, including a 0.41-carat brilliant-cut center stone ($9,250).
AnnieFensterstock.com
AnnieFensterstock.com
Ana Katarina’s Sumerian ring is set with 0.53 carats of conflict-free black diamonds in 18-karat recycled gold ($10,560).
AnaKatarina.com
AnaKatarina.com
This 14-karat rose gold ring is set with Mulanje sapphires from Malawi. Products from this mine help support the local school, water well projects, clinics and the planting in the village. The center stone is a 1.5-carat oval, with matching 1-carat stones on each side.
FairTradeGems.com
FairTradeGems.com
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