Eco-Friendly Diamonds pair with Luxury Jewelry Designers

(via www.earthtimes.org)

D.NEA rings by Steven Kretchmer and Jane Taylor Consumers now have a socially-conscious choice when it comes to diamonds and designer jewelry. With lab-created diamonds, you can now have a diamond that is guaranteed eco-friendly and conflict-free.

For generations, a mined diamond was the way to show your love for your partner. These diamonds are extracted through massive environmentally harmful mining operations, with many coming from war-torn third-world countries; not exactly a message of eternal love. Being physically, optically and chemically identical to mined counterparts, lab-created diamonds provide a socially-responsible alternative, not only in colorless diamonds but also in fancy blue, pink and yellow ones. D.NEA Diamonds CEO Eric Franklin says "most of our customers are bridal, searching for an alternative to mined diamonds due to environmental, conflict or other social issues. For them, our laboratory created diamond represents a true symbol of love".

D.NEA is rebranding itself from a former Adia Diamonds to focus on a high-end bridal and fashion jewelry made with laboratory created diamonds. It collaborates with well-known luxury jewelry designer houses to bring exceptional diamond jewelry to the public and can be seen on their website http://d.neadiamonds.com.

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Ethically-sourced gemstones & precious metals

On May 17th, 2008 corrinacorrina says:

This has been a long time coming but now it's really heartening to see more and more transparency around commodities that have for so long been acquired under conditions we wouldn't wish on anyone. Thank you for posting! I am including the link to a flowgram I made that includes a frame reference to ethical jewelry: http://beta.flowgram.com/f/p.html#JVNLT1WCBWKQ09

"Deep in our bones resides an ancient, singing couple who just won't give up making their beautiful, wild noise. The world will not end if we can find them." Martin Prechtel

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On May 17th, 2008 corrinacorrina says:

Thank you for posting this leading edge information.

I loved this Ed Zwick endquote on his 'Thinking About Diamonds' speech:

"...What would happen if the industry decided to dedicate a portion of every single African diamond sale – to the rebuilding of infrastructure and the creation of sustainable development? The Red Campaign is doing it with Gap t-shirts and jeans, American Express is using credit cards, what’s to stop the branding of West African diamonds.

I know how idealistic this sounds, and probably how unrealistic. But one more thing I have learned over these two years is that there is really no such thing as the “diamond industry.” No institution is a monolith, it’s a community of souls. Of people, thousands of individuals who, deep in their hearts, if given the chance, would like to do well by doing good. To all of you, I say, if you truly believe that diamonds represent love, what greater love is there than that of one’s fellow man?

And the irony is, if ever such a marvelous thing could come to pass… it would probably end up being good for business. Imagine how a woman would feel to know that, in being given a diamond, not only that she is loved, but that she is giving love in return.." http://www.diamonds.net/fairtrade/

I featured ethical diamonds, etc. in this little wedding flowgram: http://beta.flowgram.com/f/p.html#JVNLT1WCBWKQ09

Eco-Friendly Diamonds pair with Luxury Jewelry Designers