Diederick Van Hovell

The jewel­lery is made in Bel­gi­um by the artist, who also con­duc­ts wor­k­shops for people to make the­ir own jewel­lery. This ensu­res ethi­cal pro­duc­ti­on and wor­k­pla­ce practices. 

The artist uses vari­ous mate­ri­als such as recy­cled plexi­glass, acrylic, feat­hers, as well as brass, sil­ver, gold, wood, and ste­el. We are unawa­re of the sour­cing of the­se mate­ri­als, or the­ir sus­ta­ina­ble natu­re. Howe­ver, con­si­de­ring the artis­tic, han­d­ma­de natu­re of the­se pro­duc­ts, we can safely assu­me that the mate­ri­als do not end up in lan­d­fil­ls. We would, howe­ver, also love to know more regar­ding the pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als.

The brand uses a lot of plexi­glass and metals, which are cir­cu­lar, recy­cla­ble mate­ri­als. We are unawa­re whet­her the artist pro­vi­des repa­ir ser­vi­ces, but the pro­duc­ts can be easily disa­ssem­bled and recycled. 

The brand is loca­ted and con­duc­ts pro­duc­ti­on in Bel­gi­um. We are unawa­re of the sour­cing of the mate­ri­als, which makes the real len­g­th of the sup­ply cha­in unve­ri­fi­able. We also do not know the­ir tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods, which makes a huge dif­fe­ren­ce on the­ir foot­print regard­less of the len­g­th of the chain. 

The artist uses a vari­ety of mate­ri­als, one of which is feat­hers. Hen­ce, the jewel­lery can­not be con­si­de­red vegan, and we are unawa­re of the ethi­cal sour­cing of the feathers.

Diede­rick Van Hovell’s jewel­lery desig­ns are art pieces, and art does not fol­low tren­ds. The wor­k­shops also pro­vi­de con­su­mers with the oppor­tu­nity to make the­ir own jewel­lery to the­ir liking, which ensu­res that the pieces will be in use for a very long time befo­re being dis­car­ded or recycled. 

The artist’s web­si­te does not offer much tran­s­pa­ren­cy regar­ding the jewel­lery, except for the mate­ri­ality. We would love to see more infor­ma­ti­on regar­ding the sour­cing of the­se mate­ri­als, pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als, and transportation.