RECYCLED JEWELLERY

KATE HAMILTON-HUNTER

Above: Recycled vintage tin jewellery

Kate Hamilton-Hunter uses recycled biscuit tins, tea caddies, sweet tins, toffee and tobacco tins in her jewellery designs. After 4 years in college and five years teaching Art & Design, a career change was brought about for Kate through the discovery of metal. She started with aluminium, copper and brass, but she soon discovered a new material to make jewellery from – recycled and reclaimed biscuit tins. Kate says "Friends and family give us lots of them, especially after Christmas, and we buy more from charity shops, antique shops and bay." Next time you have a Spring clean, don't throw away any old tis that you think Kate could use! send them over to her studio.

Above: Recycled vintage tin cuff-links

MODERN VINTAGE

I have just spotted these great bangles form Modern Vintage in USA. Crafted in a state-of-the-art polyurethane resin, slices of recycled cans have been embedded within each bangle. The cans themselves are made from 51% metal that has been previously recycled,

Each bangle is a unique work of art. No two are identical. When you order, you can expect the overall effect and colors to be the same as pictured, but the details vary.

Completely hand-cast from a custom mold in my workshop, lovingly finished, and polished to perfection.

To see more or to buy, click HERE.

JEMIMA LUMLEY

I love the use here of recycling and it has been done with such a beautiful way. Jemima Lumley who is a silversmith also makes fantastic jewellery out of old watch parts. The combination of of the inside mechanisms of the watches and her silver smith work gives the pieces a wonderfully fresh contemporary feel.

Jemima part owns a shop called Fig on Gloucester Road, Bristol where you can buy her work, or you can buy from her website by clicking HERE. Her particular clock pieces will will on display at the Clifton Rocks during October 2010