Truly Natural Jewelry

This gorgeous jewelry is Verde by Gwen Davis. Gwen is dedicated to creating really beautiful and 100% sustainable jewelry. Using bamboo, Tagua nuts, vintage beads and Swarovski crystals, and recycled elements, she creates everything from earrings and bracelets to dramatic neck cuffs and pendants (above). Every part of the process is low-impact, including beeswax finishing polishes and 100% recycled pagaging. Gwen sources all the raw materials for her jewelry herself, and makes sure that fair prices are paid for both materials and to workers.

Gwen describes her dedication thusly:

I work with Tagua nuts and other exotic materials,
and you know that by using these things, we can help people on a social level, as well as be eco-friendly. For me being sustainable is not enough, I intend to make a real impact in developing countries like Chile, and in my own community by creating satisfying skilled jobs. And it all begins and
ends with me. I live by my principles and I will not waver. I1m committed to Conscientious Capitalism. Being a responsible business on all levels. Making certain no harm is done from the very bottom of the supply chain, all the way to production and on to the finished product. This is what makes me and
Verde different. This is no easy feat.

I wore a few of her gorgeous pieces to the POMED party, and they got a great response! Each piece is unique, so you’ll never see anyone wearing the same adornments as you.

bamboo, business, community, eating, Jewelry, party, recycle, recycled, style, sustainable, vintage

Starre Vartan is the founder and editor-in-chief of Eco-Chick and author of The Eco-Chick Guide to Life (St. Martin's Press). A problogger and oft-quoted green living expert who has been featured in the NYTimes, Elle, Glamour and Whole Living, she is a contributor to The Huffington Post, Inhabitat, and Hearst's The Daily Green, and is currently editor-at-large for Coco Eco Magazine. An active ecofashionista, she has style edited for Plenty magazine and coordinated runway shows. She splits her time between Connecticut and NYC and calls Sydney, Australia her second home, even though it was her first (as that's where she was born and most of her family resides). When not writing, blogging, or researching her next book, she is trailrunning, trying to cook, or snowboarding.

5 Comments on “Truly Natural Jewelry”

Beklina

Oooh, so beautiful. Would to purchase a pendant.
Let me know.
Thanks!!

07/07/06 » 10:18 am »
starre

Just click on the link above (Verde by Gwen Davis in the purple text). It will take you to the site and you can order away! Or you can put http://www.gwen-davis.com/ into your browser. Or you can call them at (520) 572-7554.

07/07/06 » 10:22 am »
Kristin Ealy

HI! I live on the Eastern Shore of Viriginia, and I just wanted to bring to your attention my good friends’ eco-jewelry business. You can check out their website at http://www.moonrisejewelry.com I know Meredith would love to give you addtional info about their products, all of which feature sustainably mined and manufactured gems and metals. These ladies are truly making a wonderful contribution, both on a local and nationwide level! Anyone would be thrilled to get some of their jewelry this season, and all with Mother Earth in mind!

12/07/06 » 12:09 pm »
wedding anniversary rings

hey,

looks pretty good….

02/22/07 » 10:41 pm »
buy designer engagement rings

oooh what an unusual selection of materials. Beautiful pieces. I’ll keep you in mind for Christmas pressies

07/31/09 » 3:45 pm »