Melissima
Sustainability
The most sustainable jewellery is the piece that gets worn for thirty years. Everything else follows from that.
Recycled metals
Recycled gold and silver are our default. Recycled precious metal is chemically identical to mined metal while avoiding the extraction impact almost entirely.
Small-batch production
We produce in small runs to avoid overstock and deadstock. It costs more per unit and it means we do not destroy or landfill unsold inventory.
Designed to be repaired
Solid metal can be resized, resoldered, reset and repolished. Repairability is the least glamorous and most effective sustainability measure in jewellery.
Packaging
Plastic-free, FSC-certified and designed to be kept as jewellery storage rather than discarded.