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 'Alkemie' Accessories Make an Eco-Conscious Fashion Statement Published: Sep 20, 09 Comments: 1 Views: 1,830 Alkemie is a jewelery design studio that focuses on the transforming the ordinary into the precious. The designers are husband-and-wife Ashley Lowengrub and Dara Gerson. Their unique, one-of-a-kind designs are forged from 100% reclaimed materials to make artful personal adornment accessories and include earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, belts, and cuffs. The cuffs are particularly beautiful bits of small sculpture. Many of the pieces use a metallic blend of sterling from old silverware and coins, copper from electrical wires and zinc from zincograph printing press sheets. Custom pieces can be made from reclaimed gold and silver. The initial ‘green’ design was made completely from recycled non-conflict bullet casings. All designs are made by hand in downtown Los Angeles, California.  We have been designing green jewelry for 1 ½ years. Prior to starting Alkemie, we each had successful jewelry lines that were carried in major retailers and doing really well, and we both used fine metals and gems in our designs. But when we started to learn more about the industry and the really startling harmful effects of mining for metals and gem stones – social issues, like children working in dangerous conditions to mine and mount stones, and environmental issues, such as toxic chemicals from mines seeping into the surrounding environments - we knew it wasn’t a trade that we could continue to support. But we both felt such a passion for designing beautiful jewelry, and that’s when Alkemie was conceived.
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