Salvaged jewelry you should know: UK-based ethical jewelery brand Lylie has fun with dental waste and electronic waste, but goes one step further with its innovative approach.
Since 2017, founder Eliza Walter has sourced her designs from British smelters using 100% silver salvaged from discarded phones, tablets and computers. Contemporary men’s and women’s jewelry starts at £70 for her and goes up to £11,000 for bespoke engagement pieces. All diamonds and gemstones used are lab-grown or recycled antique stones.
This week, Lylie announced a recycling initiative called the “Gold Exchange.” This recycling initiative allows clients to recycle their broken or unloved jewelery at our West London studio (or via prepaid mailers) and exchange it for new jewelery credit. Lylie said he would offer customers a price he 7.5% above current market value to encourage recycling. Lylie also offers “can” casting. This means our clients can reuse the exact metals we provide for their fine jewelry, ensuring a closed loop process.
Green person: The Apparel Impact Institute recently launched a $250 million climate fund for fashion and it continues to grow. The Institute recently welcomed Stephanie Warwick as Director of Industry Engagement. She will be responsible for her Aii program partnerships with global brands, manufacturers and service providers. Already a pioneer in circular design, the company counts Lululemon, H&M and others in its camp.
As of Tuesday, sustainable innerwear provider Charjour also named new executives. is loaded. She will manage Charjour’s North American operations.
In other people’s events, Carmen Gama, veteran head of circularity at Eileen Fisher Inc., was recognized last week as a finalist in New York City’s The David Prize for clothing repair and restoration work. The internationally recognized award shines a spotlight on innovators and social justice advocates working to improve the city and provides five finalists (out of 22) with her $200,000 conditional funding. increase.
If selected, Gama plans to expand her own reproduction model under her company Make Aneew.
Is it dirty?: The laundry startup, backed by sustainability entrepreneur Veronica Chow, model Su Ju Park and actor Henry Golding, is gearing up for the August retail move. Starting August 15th, Dirty Labs will roll out in Whole Foods stores in its largest retail expansion to date.
The company also closed $4 million in funding ($8.1 million total). This indicates growing investor interest in alternative cleaning solutions. Dirty Labs started his October 2020.