designer brooch

A cheerful orange hue embellishes Ghanaian artisan Janet Donkor's latest design. Handcrafted from recycled glass, this pendant bracelet also has cat's eye beads and a brass hook clasp. Janet names the accessory Oyerepa, meaning “good wife” in Akan.

Featuring an impressive array of quartz, dyed cultured pearl, and petite glass beads, this feminine beaded necklace circles the neck with a fascinating cluster of color. Thai artisan Nareerat designs the necklace, working with local artisans to diligently apply each bead by hand. The necklace is completed with a sterling silver plated brass clasp and extender chain.

The natural ombre progression of color from milk white to deep black of a boomerang-shaped pendant of horn are showcased in this necklace. The pendant is secured to a bundle of orange leather cords with a recycled button clasp. Ila Suleyman of Ghana designs and crafts this unique necklace and gives it the name Tuumsongo, a Mamprusi word meaning "good work."

The natural variations in color from milk white to beige to grey of a crescent-shaped pendant of horn are showcased in this necklace. In tangerine orange, 25 leather cords are knotted to each side of the horn pendant and a recycled button serves as a clasp. Ila Suleyman of Ghana designs and crafts this unique necklace and gives it the name Somo, a Mamprusi word meaning "goodness."

Glimmering petals distinguish the sterling silver narcissus flower at the center of this artisan-crafted beaded pendant necklace from Estuardo Jimenez. Estuardo has high hopes as he designs his one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces. “I dream about making my and my parents’ workshops grow," says the Guatemalan artisan, who says he wishes "...to improve our lives and the lives of our community by teaching more people so they have a job and income for their families.” He combines lovely rose quartz and agate beads to create the bracelet and then adds the dazzling floral pendant. A glinting sterling silver hook clasp completes the enchanting accessory.