by Benn Harvey-Walker | Feb 22, 2021 | Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fair Trade, Gold, Industry, Metals, Platinum Group Metals
If you’re concerned about the climate crisis and what difference your purchasing decisions can make, there’s a really strong argument to prefer jewellery makers who only use recycled precious metals. Recycled gold produces up to 99.8% fewer greenhouse gas emissions... 
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Jan 9, 2020 | Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Environmental, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fine Jewellery, Ideas, Industry, Lab-grown Diamond
A few short years ago lab-created diamonds weren’t even on people’s radar, much less considered a serious option for engagement ring buyers. That situation is rapidly changing. Since about 2017, they’ve become readily available in the general diamond jewellery market... 
by Melinda Bailey | Nov 27, 2019 | Advice, Design, Discussion, Featured, Fine Jewellery, How-To, Uncategorized
Ethical Jewellery Australia is an online, bespoke handmade jewellery company. We make any kind of jewellery, but specialise in engagement and wedding rings. Every piece we make is for a specific person. We source the materials (recycled metals and ethical diamonds and... 
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Nov 5, 2018 | Discussion, Ethical Jewellery Issues, Fair Trade, Gold, Industry, Platinum Group Metals
“Which do you think is better: To make a mess and have to clean it up, or avoid making the mess in the first place?” If you’ve seen this phrase before: “First, do no harm.”; it was probably something to do with the medical profession. The Hippocratic Oath... 
by Benn Harvey-Walker | Oct 20, 2018 | Advice, Diamonds and Other Gemstones, Trends
It’s not often we have two similar diamonds of very different origins come across the bench at the same time. So this opportunity for a direct comparison between a lab-grown diamond and a mined diamond is too good to miss. Just looking at the two larger...
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