The Product:
The Bateau, or “Boat” Earring: making a bold statement with its presence, just like the beauties who wear it. A gold post pairs with geometric aluminum pieces for this fresh look!
The Details:
-Length: 3”
-Materials: gold-plated brass, steel ear-studs, and upcycled aluminum
The Story:
We believe you deserve to feel good about the stuff you buy
This is why we’ve been working on the ground with our artisans in Gonaives, Haiti for 10 years, creating recycled, handcrafted goods for a livable wage. Last year our impact enabled over 108 children to stay in school, not because of hand-outs, but through the dignity of their parents’ work with 2nd Story Goods.
All of our jewelry incorporates upcycled and/or local materials. This reflects our values of positively impacting the earth and the local economy of Haiti, as well as the redemption of giving old things a 2nd Story. Our jewelry makers have become experts in their craft since 2011 when we started teaching skills, crowded together on children’s school benches in Jubilee!
Local materials and local skills are married to make our beautiful aluminum pieces! Recycled aluminum is melted and poured into sand molds to set by who have been working with aluminum to make cooking pots for years. Each piece is labor-full. Which we love, because more labor means more people with jobs!
Key Facts:
We understand how it feels to want to buy things that are good for the people who made them, the planet, and you.
Artisans are paid a living wage (approximately 5x the minimum wage for Haiti) for the time they spend making goods, upfront, by the piece.
We have lived here in the city where we are working for 10 years. We were and still are a part of this community. All our goods are made in Haiti and most are made in Gonaives; many of our artisans are from Jubilee, a small developing community on the outskirts of Gonaives by the sea. This neighborhood is so special to us because it is where our work originally started.