Studio Nok Nok

This brand hand makes all items them­sel­ves in Mec­he­len, Bel­gi­um. This ensu­res heal­t­hy wor­k­pla­ce prac­ti­ces that fol­low strict EU regu­la­ti­ons for ethi­cal pro­duc­ti­on. We do not have infor­ma­ti­on regar­ding the mate­ri­al sour­cing faci­li­ti­es and the­ir ethi­cal natu­re, howe­ver. The brand also con­duc­ts annu­al acti­vi­ti­es sup­por­ting cha­ri­ti­es clo­se to the­ir heart. The brand also wor­ks with Nic­kel-free mate­ri­als, which ensu­res the non-toxi­city of pro­duc­ts, and safety of the wor­kers, hand­lers, and wearers. 

Stu­dio Nok Nok uses acrylic, recy­cled and conven­ti­onal, as the­ir main mate­ri­al. Besi­des this, they also use sta­inless ste­el, brass, and gold and sil­ver for the pla­ting. Whi­le sta­inless ste­el is a rela­ti­vely envi­ron­men­tal­ly fri­end­ly mate­ri­al, we are unawa­re of the sus­ta­ina­ble sour­cing of the other mate­ri­als. The brand does not men­ti­on the che­mi­cals used in the making of the pro­duc­ts, or the­ir pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als.

Stu­dio Nok Nok uses recy­cla­ble mate­ri­als, as well as some recy­cled mate­ri­als, con­tri­bu­ting to the material’s cir­cu­la­rity. For acrylic, they return the­ir lef­to­ver she­ets back to the manu­fac­tu­rer, who then turn them into new she­ets. They also have a cir­cu­lar busi­ness model, as in they make sure to reuse any ship­ping boxes and mate­ri­als wit­hin the sup­ply cha­in. Besi­des this, they don’t pro­vi­de any take-back of resel­ling services. 

The brand is loca­ted in Bel­gi­um, and con­duc­ts all pro­duc­ti­on in the same loca­ti­on, which shor­tens the len­g­th of the cha­in con­si­de­ra­bly. Besi­des this, howe­ver, we are unawa­re of the mate­ri­al sour­cing loca­ti­ons, which makes the true len­g­th of the cha­in unk­nown. We also do not know the­ir tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods, which affect emi­ssi­ons sig­ni­fi­can­tly regard­less of the len­g­th of the sup­ply chain. 

The brand does not seem to use any ani­mal mate­ri­als, making them vegan in the­ory.

Stu­dio Nok Nok cre­ates mini­ma­list, time­less jewel­lery based on arc­hi­tec­tu­re and fashi­on. They hand make each item, and pro­du­ce on demand, avo­iding over­pro­duc­ti­on and was­te. They use high quality and dura­ble mate­ri­als, but besi­des this, they do not pro­vi­de any care tips or repa­ir or main­te­nan­ce ser­vi­ces for the­ir products. 

The brand pro­vi­des a lot of cla­rity regar­ding the­ir mate­ri­als used. We would also love to know more regar­ding the sour­cing of the mate­ri­als, and whet­her it is sour­ced ethi­cal­ly and sus­ta­ina­bly, as well as more infor­ma­ti­on regar­ding the­ir che­mi­cal use, pac­ka­ging mate­ri­als, and tran­s­por­ta­ti­on met­hods.