Hortense Crystal Tiny Hoop Earrings

• Colour: Silver/Green or Gold/Red
• Hypoallergenic
• Nickel free
• Sterling Silver Posts
• Hand-Made Brass
• 50% of the brass used is recycled
• Silver or Gold Plated

Plated jewellery has the same quality as fine jewellery, however, with time, the plated layer will wear off. For that reason, Big Metal apply a layer of clear resin to prolong durability.

• Keep jewellery dry
• Be careful with fragrances; apply lotions and potions before jewellery
• Limit exposure to direct sunlight
• Store jewellery in cool, dry place.

“At Big Metal London, we believe that the future of fashion lies in sustainability, and the reduction of negative impact to our people and our planet. We consider both environmental and ethical principles and apply these to our production to ensure that both our workers and customers benefit from this ethos.”

“We drive innovation without compromising our own needs or those of future generations. We believe that jewellery should not only be beautiful and fashionable – it should also be good for our planet.”

HOW ARE WE SUSTAINABLE?

“Resin – we make our resin earrings by upcycling the leftover products from sunglasses frames. We collect them, design our beautiful, vibrant patterns and give them a new life in the form of jewellery.

At least 50% of the brass that we use is recycled.

At least 20% of the other metals that we use is recycled.

We use recycled castings for our silver and gold-plated ranges.”

Based in - London, United Kingdom

Big Metal London is a sustainable fashion jewellery brand with a long history and a focus on the future – they believe in the importance of sustainability in order to meet the needs of the present without compromising those of future generations.

James McGrath, founder of Big Metal, was first inspired to start making jewellery whilst living in Papua New Guinea 30 years ago and working with natural materials with the local artisan people. When he returned to London after his travels, he set up a workshop in his mother´s garden shed where he taught himself to make jewellery out of metal too. He then progressed to setting up a stall in Portobello Market which had so much success that, one day, Jean-Paul Gaultier asked him to design the jewellery for a movie for which he was designing the clothes – this movie was The Fifth Element which had, and continues to have a huge impact on fashion, redefining what a futuristic aesthetic can be. Big Metal believes that that aesthetic is sustainability.

That is when Big Metal London was born and now James and his team design everything in-house in London, following all the latest trends, where he also has a small workshop.