Help Haiti with Jewelry with Dignity
April 26, 2009 by Tracy Hopkins
Filed under Hot Picks, Jewelry, On Sale
New York designer Erica Simon’s newest collection is called “Diyite,” the Haitian word for “dignity.” Simon is donating 25% of the collection’s sales to SOIL, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting soil resources, empowering communities, and transforming wastes into resources in Haiti — one of the poorest yet most culturally rich countries in the western hemisphere.
Simon’s inspiration for the collection came from a seed necklace from Haiti she received as a gift. Her handcrafted Diyite necklaces ($160) are made with sterling silver, smoky quartz, and job’s tears, and represent her version of hand-made peonia-seed necklaces straight Haiti (also available for $16; 75% of proceeds …read more
