Materials & Manufacturing

Intentionally produced, we create products with craftsmanship & care in mind. We prioritise using recycled metals & materials and do not use animal products.

Vermeil is a benchmark of quality. 'Vermeil is different from regular ‘gold plated jewellery’ as to be legally called ‘Vermeil’ it has to comply with US standards:

The base metal must be pure silver or 925 sterling silver
Gold plate needs to be 2.5 microns thick or higher
Gold karat needs to be 10k or higher

We produce in recycled 925 sterling silver with a gold overlay of 14k gold. All our jewellery is plated in a minimum of 2.5 microns - depending on the piece up to 4 microns are used.

Together we work alongside our manufacturers, to produce & manufacture our jewellery in a way that is sustainable, ethical & responsible.

Almost daily, our Founder and Designer, Nina, will be in touch with our Production Manager, discussing designs, processes and receiving the latest updates from the production team.

RECYCLED METALS

Our jewellery is created in recycled metals preserving what materials are already on offer and not contributing to mining earth's resources. We switched to using recycled metals in early 2020, since then we have saved approximately 162kg of new metals from being mined.

We create our jewellery using 9k gold & 14k gold, 925 sterling silver and a combination of both to create our Vermeil products.

GEMSTONES

To date, we have used a variety of stones in our collections including; Black Onyx, Tigers Eye, Lemon Quartz, Topaz & Peridot Gemstones.

These stones are ethically sourced by our manufacturers and are traceable back to their original origins. We are currently working towards switching to recycled gemstones for our future collections.

RECYCLING JEWELLERY

We are committed to working with precious metals that hold their value, can be used over and over again and have the ability to be recommissioned to take on a new life.

We save all jewellery, components, parts and spares. These parts are remade into new pieces in-house or kept for repairs. Faulty or broken items that we’re unable to repair are all sent back to our manufacturer; these pieces and parts are melted down, purified and recycled.

ARTISANAL

Creating an artisan product, about 95% of product processing is done by manual effort - filing, stone setting, polishing, texture, pipe & wire drawing and gemstone cutting.

EMPOWERMENT

Within our manufacturing unit, women do all the beadwork, pearl drilling and threading, It’s our goal to upskill as many women as possible to enable & empower them and in turn, produce more aspects of our jewellery

SUPPLIER CODE OF CONDUCT

We commit to working & aligning ourselves with other like-minded people and businesses; together we recognise that although some changes are small, they are still hugely significant in the big picture.

Our Code of Conduct and Social Policies outline the base requirements for responsible behaviour and ethical standards that we will accept from within our business and from any other manufacturers whom we choose to work with.

OUR GUIDELINES

We choose to implement these guidelines alongside local and internationally recognised laws to promote awareness of social responsibility and ethical standards within business and hold all business partners to the same standard.

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Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Certification assures that companies are adhering to responsible business practices & assures that jewellery has been manufactured according to the RJC code of practices. This code covers human & labour rights, environmental impact, mining practices & product disclosure. RJC Certification is only attainable through a rigorous third-party independent audit.

Materials