Environmentally Friendly Jewelry in Chicago, a Jeweler's Tradition

Environmentally Friendly Jewelry Design is a hot topic in Chicago. We live in a city that has a plastic bag ban with lots of beautiful parks and green spaces, bike lanes and divvy stations. Even our lawmakers understand Chicagoans are into the environment and have given us tax incentives for purchasing environmentally friendly products to your home and driving eco-friendly vehicles. The environment is important to everyone, consumers and jewelers alike. We all want to do our best to sustain the earth and there are lots of ways of making jewelry that makes less of an impact on our environment. 

History of Environmentally Friendly Jewelry

Fine Jewelry designers have been concerned with this subject in many different ways, for a very long time. Jewelers were, in fact, one of the very first trades to recycle. Recycling is a universally recognized practice and every fine jeweler recycles their precious materials because it is not only environmentally responsible, it is economically essential. No one in the trade throws away gold and diamonds. The only thing better than recycling is reuse. Custom Jewelers and Goldsmiths like us are all about reuse. In fact, reuse is one of our specialties because we can use our creativity and jewelry making skills to Restyle old jewelry to create fresh looks from unused or outdated jewelry. 

Recycling Gemstones and Diamonds, an Ancient Tradition

Most of the worlds diamonds and the vast majority of the world's gold has been recycled and reused. Jewelers and especially custom jewelers reuse precious gemstones routinely in their work. For centuries, in fact, jewelers have reused gemstones which were primarily for the royals and the merchant princes of the day. Precious gemstones have always been in short supply. They have been passed down through families and sold to recover investment as long as they have existed. Gemstones have been removed from their settings in jewelry and reset in new designs as fashion and ownership changed for centuries.

Conflict-Free Diamonds for Engagement Rings

Our diamonds are conflict-free... are yours?

When it comes to buying environmentally friendly diamonds for engagement rings, making sure you're getting a conflict-free diamond is key. We can't separate the impact mining and politics have on our diamonds and getting your diamonds from a reputable source can ensure that you buy a diamond that's high quality and worry-free.  The best jewelers for diamonds in Chicago will be those who are certified and use conflict-free diamonds in their inventory. You can ask how they buy their diamonds, check to see if they're certified, and check their reviews online.  Here's where reputation counts! For example, use the world-recognized Kimberly Process to determine that we use conflict-free diamonds in all of our engagement rings.

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