Recycled beaten copper earrings

Make a statement and empower women in Zambia with these stunning copper earrings.

Show the world that you care for our planet by wearing eco-friendly jewellery made with upcycled copper from old hot water heaters and electrical wire. Feel great knowing your purchase supports fair labour practices, and look stunning in the unique earrings crafted by passionate artisans.

• Empowering women
• Use of recycled materials
• Eco-friendly

Length 8cm

“An amazing transformation takes place when discarded electrical wire and a corroded copper hot water heater is hacked apart with a chisel, cleaned up and recycled or upcycled and discarded electrical wire into jewellery. A group of young, inexperienced women, have undergone a similar metamorphosis; with no previous jewellery making experience have taught themselves metalsmithing using copper. Their skills have continually expanded and some women were trained in silversmithing.

For women to make metal jewellery in Zambia defies gender norms. Women generally do not use tools, particularly hammers, power tools, or torches. Typically, a women’s initiative is expected to sew or knit. 

It’s truly amazing to watch the women deftly work with their tools and create their designs while empowering themselves.”

Dawn Close, Founder