Ethical Metalsmiths Launches Online Jewelry Store

Ethical Metalsmiths has introduced a new online jewelry store featuring pieces made from discarded and broken earrings, bracelets and necklaces. 

The Radical Jewelry Makeover Store will feature jewels created by Ethical Metalsmith’s RJM Artist Project collective as well as the from the nonprofit’s Rejewelry Competition, it said last week. The collection uses donated, unwanted and broken jewelry, such as unmatched earrings, tangled chains and banged-up pieces that would otherwise end up in the trash, the organization explained.  

RJM is an international traveling community-mining and jewelry-recycling project that gives local designers the tools to show off their skills and creativity while helping the environment. The program focuses on education, collaboration and finding sustainable solutions within the jewelry industry. 

All pieces are hand-fabricated by jewelers around the world. New items are accompanied by the story and designer behind each collection. The jewelry ranges from under $100 to around $3,000.

Image: The Scumble necklace. (RJM)