By: Laura Galvis, Fairmined Account executive at the Alliance for Responsible Mining
Halfway to completing 100 collections made with Fairmined certified metals, the first 50 participating collections represent an incredible milestone on their own: the Fairmined initiative is proud to showcase for the first time the work of the licensed brands in one place. All of the collections will be representing Fairmined in its marketing communications by being featured in the Fairmined 100 challenge video and digital catalog.
We are thrilled to share the first fifty participating brands from the Fairmined 100 challenge, an incredible journey of creativity, craft, commitment, and originality for all the participating licensed brands in support of the artisanal and small-scale mining communities.
An incredible exhibition of diversity and a world of possibilities to create with Fairmined metals: from debuting collections to collections made by the first brands to ever join the initiative 10 years ago; from collections created by emerging designers who had traditionally made bespoke pieces, to designs full of heritage and significance worthy of being displayed at museums; from everyday and stackable pieces to statement designs that shine best on their own; we hope this is an inspiring preview of what can be achieved using gold to be proud of.
There is still opportunity for designers and brands to develop and launch a collection using certified Fairmined gold, silver, gold plating or coating until August 31st of the current year.
All the participating collections are eligible to win the Fairmined challenge awards in at least one category, where they will be recognized as one of the best Fairmined collections from the challenge by an incredible panel of judges: Annabel Davidson Editor of Vanity Fair on Jewelry Edition, Elle Hill Founder and CEO of Hills & Co, Celine Dassonville
Founder and Director of Ethiwork , Michelle Graff Editor in Chief National Jeweler, Pernille Møbjerg Co-founder of The Jewellery Room, and Victoria Gomelsky Editor in Chief JCK Magazine. Learn more from the Fairmined challenge awards, categories and judges here.
The Fairmined team and the certified artisanal mining organizations from Peru and Colombia thank the first 32 brands to join the challenge for impacting the industry positively with every gram of gold they purchase and for bringing visibility to responsible sourcing and transparency.
Here are the first 50 collections
Brilliant Earth – Fairmined for Brilliant Earth: Gold for Good
Karin Jacobson Design – Fairmined Gold and Ethical Gems Collection
Michelle Pajak-Reynolds – Pleiades: Jewels Inspired by the Seven Sisters
- Lebrusan Studio – Fancy Athena engagement rings
- Malleable Jewelers – New collection
- Cosmos Circle Jewelry – Antik Qa
- Cosmos Circle Jewelry – Origin
- Bytomski Bytomska jewellery – Aqua Drops & Sunny Dots
- Ofrenda Jewelry – Unity Charms collection
Join the group of brands transforming artisanal and small-scale mining
Contact us by writing to info@fairmined.org and check it all about the challenge here
