Sustainability-first AW22 knowledge share
Sharing is caring and a vital part of moving forward as an ethical jewellery brand is learning from other industries outside your own.
Fair Luxury Open House: Provenance Power
I recently hosted a session talking about Provenance Power - The Positive Impact of Traceable Gold.
Our Fair Luxury Pledge
Just like a New Year’s resolution, at the beginning of the year we took a Fair Luxury Pledge as a way of setting a goal for our business.
Fairtrade Fortnight 2021
This Fairtrade Fortnight we celebrate 5 years since we launched our first fully Fairtrade Gold Collection: GoldRush. I’ve delved back through the archives and want to share with you everything we’ve learnt along the way, our progress and why we are still proud to be a Fairtrade licensee.
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
A snippet from Susi's travels to Tucson, full blog of adventures to follow!
Knowledge share with Dan Odida from Kenyan Gold mining co-operative MICODEPRO
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Rough Topaz & Diamond Engagement Ring
Our oath to the newly engaged : A truly unique union.
The process of designing a bespoke engagement ring, from start to finish.
Fairtrade GoldRush Nugget Earrings - Barbaras Story
20 years ago, my Nanna and I went on an adventure to New Zealand, and went gold panning in Arrowtown. We took it very seriously and eventually found the tiniest flaky grain of alluvial gold...
CanadaMark™ Jewellery Design Competition 2016
There are many jewellery design competitions throughout the year however when we heard that CandaMark™ were looking for entries to their inaugural Jewellery Design Competition, we couldn't wait to take part.
Launch of our new 18ct Fairtrade Gold collection GoldRush
Bringing Aesthetics To Ethics. We are proud to announce the launch of our new fully Fairtrade collection, GoldRush.
Why is it so hard to be ethical in the coloured gemstone industry?
Sometimes it takes stepping back from a situation to really get a handle on where you are with things. Hence why I’m staring out of a tiny plane window, looking at the blindingly white clouds and writing the first blog article for The Rock Hound.