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Tiffany & Co.
By procuring diamonds only from validated mines and closely managing its supply chain, the blue-box idol prioritizes accountability, providing classic gems without cost to the earth.
Diamond and platinum ring, Tiffany & Co., price on request; tiffany.com
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Melissa Joy Manning
The California-born jeweler sees the beauty in upcycled materials. At her recently opened New York City boutique, display cases made of wooden doors salvaged from SoHo demolition sites house delicately sculptural treasures that glitter with ecologically mined and cut stones.
Gold, silver, and opal necklace, Melissa Joy Manning, price on request, atMelissa Joy Manning, NYC
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Melissa Joy Manning
The California-born jeweler sees the beauty in upcycled materials. At her recently opened New York City boutique, display cases made of wooden doors salvaged from SoHo demolition sites house delicately sculptural treasures that glitter with ecologically mined and cut stones.
Gold, silver, and opal necklace, Melissa Joy Manning, price on request, atMelissa Joy Manning, NYC
Monique Péan
The New Yorker travels from the South Pacific to the Arctic Circle in search of new sustainable materials. For fall, she added sky blue lepidolite from Australia to a signature lineup that includes fossilized woolly mammoth and walrus ivory.
Thomsonite, rutile, blue lepidolite, spectrolite, diamond, and gold bracelet, Monique Péan, price on request; moniquepean.com
This article appeared in the August 2014 issue of ELLE magazine.
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John Hardy
A pioneer of the green-fashion movement, the silver-wares giant crafts many of its metallic pieces from old jewelry in Bali.
Enamel and Silver Bracelet, John Hardy, $1,295; johnhardy.com
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COURTESY OF TIFFANY & CO.
Tiffany & Co.
By procuring diamonds only from validated mines and closely managing its supply chain, the blue-box idol prioritizes accountability, providing classic gems without cost to the earth.
Diamond and platinum ring, Tiffany & Co., price on request; tiffany.com
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Gemfields
The colored-gemstone producer has a mine-to-market infrastructure, ensuring that only natural, conflict-free stones go to collaborators such as Marina B.
Gold, emerald, and diamond ring, Gemfields Emeralds by Marina B, price on request, at Marina B, NYC
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COURTESY OF JOHN HARDY
John Hardy
A pioneer of the green-fashion movement, the silver-wares giant crafts many of its metallic pieces from old jewelry in Bali.
Enamel and Silver Bracelet, John Hardy, $1,295; johnhardy.com
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Monique Péan
The New Yorker travels from the South Pacific to the Arctic Circle in search of new sustainable materials. For fall, she added sky blue lepidolite from Australia to a signature lineup that includes fossilized woolly mammoth and walrus ivory.
Thomsonite, rutile, blue lepidolite, spectrolite, diamond, and gold bracelet, Monique Péan, price on request; moniquepean.com
This article appeared in the August 2014 issue of ELLE magazine.
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