VL featured on one of our favorite blogs: Thank you EcoCult!

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Last week, Vanessa Lianne was featured on one of our favorite blogs, EcoCult. If you don't already know and love this blog, you should definitely check it out! The editor -- Alden -- does an excellent job curating all things awesome, delicious, edgy, well-designed and fun in sustainability. We think she does it all beautifully!

Alden came by the VL studio and interviewed Vanessa for this wonderful post about our commitment to sustainability,  "Vanessa Lianne jewelry is for stylish chicks who care".  Thanks Ecocult!

 

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Now Available: the Esme Collection

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Just in time for Spring: our new Esme collection is now online and available for purchase! We are in love with this organic braided metal collection; striking and understated, designed in the timeless VL tradition.  These are beautiful pieces you'll be guaranteed to love.

Well, what are you waiting for? Check out the Esme collection here.

 

 

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Vanessa Featured in Cosmopolitan!

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Vanessa was recently selected for Cosmo’s “Get That Life” series, where interesting women discuss their professional paths, and how they’ve gotten to where they are today! 

In the piece, she goes in-depth about VL, her passion for jewelry, and the ups and downs of running your own growing fashion company.

You can read the article here. Congrats, Vanessa!

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VL Jewelry and Sustainability

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Slate Ring with Diamonds

A recent Discover magazine article detailed the growing problems regarding gold production, and its potentially negative impact on the environment, most notably in South America. Gold mining can lead to deforestation, and mercury used in mining operations can damage rivers and ecological food chains.

At Vanessa Lianne, we take these matters seriously, and strive to use the most environmentally sound and ethical practices possible in creating our line. We do this not only for our own satisfaction, but also so that our customers can feel good about wearing the pieces we create. Here are just a few of our methods:


- We ensure our jewelry is cast from 100% recycled metals. We only utilize vendors that purchase metal from green refineries.

- All diamonds used in our jewelry are certified through the Kimberley process, a joint initiative created to curb usage of conflict diamonds industry-wide.

- All of our plating companies take advantage of the most sustainable methods. Our electroplating processes employ the latest non-cyanide based chemistries, and safest methods around.

The environment -- and the jewelry industry's impact on it -- is something very dear to our hearts, so we do all we can. However, customers are the most powerful change agents. Doing your research (making sure recycled metals are used, and that companies are minimizing their environmental impact) is the best way to "do something." Collectively, your purchasing choices are a huge influencer.

For more information, check out Ethical Metalsmiths, an organization spearheading the movement for responsible and sustainable jewelry production.

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VL Camille line featured in Refinery29

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Camille Necklace | Vanessa Lianne Jewelry

Our Camille Necklace was recently featured in Refinery29's "Beginner's Guide to Mixed-Metal Jewelry". The necklace -- a standout piece in our Camille line -- is available in a variety of options, so you can mix and match to your heart's content! We're stoked to be included in the piece, alongside a group of other super-talented designers.

Also, the Camille Ring with Diamond was chosen as one of "37 Dream Engagement Rings You Haven't Seen", and we couldn't agree more! The Camille Ring's distinctive hammered quality and variety styling options make it a great choice for popping the question. Thanks, Refinery29!

 

 

 

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