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This updated and extended edition of our best-selling book on sustainable jewelry includes new case studies and revised, up-to-date texts and brand profiles.
Sustainable Jewellery contains all there is to know in order to start down the path towards sustainability in the jewelry business, from the traceability of gems and metals to responsible production, the impact of the purification, smelting and polishing processes, and the greenest ways to work with certified raw materials. In the jewelry industry and beyond, consumers are demanding products that are ethical, hand-crafted, personal, and created with respect for the environment. This implies a sustainability strategy that takes into account the entire supply and sales chain, from the extraction of metals to the materials used as packaging. Updated texts and chapters include the latest developments in sustainable jewelry, with new case studies and fresh interviews with international designers and firms who are already creating ethical, responsible jewelry. With an introduction written by jeweler and activist Greg Valerio, this book is a unique and essential guide for all designers who want to ensure their products are ethical, sustainable and respectful of the environment.
<p><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Jose Luis Fettolini </span></strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">is a jewelry designer and creative director with extensive professional experience working with large firms in the jewelry and fashion industries. He also works as a consultant for jewelry brands and entrepreneurs who want to improve their value proposition. In the field of education, he collaborates with the prestigious Istituto Europeo di Design in Barcelona, Spain, and runs Workshop R2, his own training platform, from which he teaches courses and seminars on design, brand creation and sustainability in the field of jewelry. As a collaborator with the Fairmined® certification organization, he advises artisans in creativity, commercial development and sustainability, and mining communities on ecology, organization, marketing and networking.</span></p>
Introduction.
Chapter 1: What is sustainability: The impact of the consumer society / New habits and values/ Panoramas in other sectors / Fashion: PATAGONIA: Worn Wear (US)/ Rethinking the jewelery industry. / Interview: Lia Terni.
Chapter 2: Reality and needs: The harmful impact of jewelry / Goals for a sustainable jewelry/ New business models. Case study: MARTALÍA: Carbon Neutral (EC)/ Interview: Arabel Lebrusan.
Chapter 3: Sustainable Design: Think before designing / Create a value proposition./ Materials selection / Creative recycling: extra image CAMILLA PIETROPAOLI inmoriam (IT); THE GLED: upcycling glass (US)/ Case study: Article 22.
Chapter 4: Origin and impact of raw materials: Metals / Gems and diamonds/ Echo of the problem
New text on documentaries that talk about the problem: Hija de la Laguna (PE); The gold rush (ES).
Illegal and high risk raw materials / Case Study: BIBI VAN DER VELDEN: Mammoth Tusk (NL) / Interview: RAÚL DE LA FUENTE: documentary director The Gold Rush (ES).
Chapter 4B: Sustainable raw materials: Sustainable metals / Interview: ROC MAJORAL/ Metal certifications / Ethical gems. / Lab Diamonds: New Text and New Examples from Smiling Rocks (US); VRAI (US); LIGHTBOX (US)/Case Study: MIADONNA (US) / Other materials / Secondary materials: EDEN: vegetable pigments (CO); DESERTO: cactus vegan leather (MX) / Interview: Toby Pomeroy.
Chapter 5: Production processes: From idea to product /Organizations of Interest: Review / Responsible production / Sustainable innovation / Labor practices / Crafts of indigenous communities: CAROL LEAL (VE); ACCOMPANY (US) / Case Study: BAMBOLEIRA (CO) / Interview: Johanna Mejía (Amalena).
Chapter 6: Marketing: More sustainable sales systems / The packaging / More sustainable solutions: SAFIRA (SWE) / Carbon reduction / Interview: Laura Deakin (Coral Covey).
Chapter 7: Sustainable strategies: Entrepreneurship in a sustainable way / Greenwashing: update and expand text / Integrate sustainability / Key Alliances: New Collective Oh My gold (ES). Fair Luxury Collective (UK) / Dissemination of values / Interview: THE GOOD TRADE BLOG / Case Study: Chopard / Interview: Joan Gomis (Misui).
Last thoughts.