Sustainable Luxury

Prioritizing quality and longevity over quantity and speed, we make all
our jewelry by hand using ethically sourced materials and time-
honored techniques. Our process is as beautiful as our final product.

Prioritizing quality and longevity over quantity and speed, we make all our jewelry by hand using ethically sourced materials and time-honored techniques. Our process is as beautiful as our final product.

To avoid the harmful environmental impacts of mining, our jewelry is made with 100% reclaimed silver and gold that has been melted down and given new life.

Excess precious metal scraps generated during production are recycled and reincorporated into future pieces.

Our circular process means nothing usable is wasted. Less than 1% of our materials find their way to a landfill.

Our commitment to sustainability is made real and tangible each day
through the way we source our materials, operate our business and
invest our resources. It’s been part of who we are since the beginning.

Our commitment to sustainability is made real and tangible each day through the way we source our materials, operate our business and invest our resources. It’s been part of who we are since the beginning.

The Early Years The Early Years

Our Artisan Collective was founded in Bali in 1975 by artist and ecoactivist John Hardy. Throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s, he worked alongside local artisans, mastering centuries-old jewelry-making techniques, while developing his pioneering approach to eco-conscious, small-scale jewelry production.

These early years crystallized our brand’s enduring commitment to living and working in harmony with the natural world.

Our Artisan Collective was founded in Bali in 1975 by artist and eco-activist John Hardy. Throughout the ‘70s and ‘80s, he worked alongside local artisans, mastering centuries-old jewelry-making techniques, while developing his pioneering approach to eco-conscious, small-scale jewelry production.

These early years crystallized our brand’s enduring commitment to living and working in harmony with the natural world.

1996 1996

Our Artisan Workshop is built in Bali out of low-impact, native materials—bamboo, adobe, thatch—amid 400 acres of rice paddies and an organic permaculture farm. All waste water generated by the workshop is recycled and used to water the farm.

2004 2004

Our Kapal Bamboo Boutique is constructed out of bamboo, thatch and native grasses. It is designed to “float” above the Subak, the sacred irrigation system that waters Bali’s rice fields and flows, undisturbed, below the structure. Fittingly, the 90-foot boutique derives its name, Kapal, from the Balinese word for “boat.”

It is built in such a way that it can be moved at any time and the land returned to its original state.

2007 2007

In partnership with the Environmental Bamboo Foundation, we launch our ongoing Bamboo Agroforestry project—partnering with local climate activists and farmers to plant bamboo seedlings as part of a larger effort to drive environmental and social change in rural Indonesia.

To date we have planted nearly 1.5 million seedlings.

2013 2013

We become a certified member of the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC)—a global standard that evaluates supply chain, business ethics, labor and human rights, health and safety, environmental performance and management systems.

2021 2021

We start using 100% renewable energy to run our production facilities, substantiated through the purchase of REC (Renewable Energy Certificates).

2024 2024

This year, we double down on our support of bamboo agroforestry through partnering with The Bamboo Village Trust—a global sustainable development project led by eco-pioneer Arief Rabik, pictured left.

It Takes a Village

Working across three continents (and counting), the Bamboo Village project aims to restore degraded land and create sustainable rural livelihoods through the planting of bamboo—the world’s fastest growing sustainable raw material.

When you use code BAMBOO10 at checkout, we’ll donate 10% of proceeds from your order to the Bamboo Village Trust.

“Bamboo is this giant, magic grass that stitches up the landscape. When you plant bamboo, you bring back the water and suck up the carbon dioxide. You’re also planting a livelihood for that community—an annual harvest that can be sold as a sustainable alternative to timber, concrete, steel, plastic. You’re providing an economic backbone for rural villages.”

—Arief Rabik, Executive Director, Bamboo Village Trust

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