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MANA Recycled Jewelry

12 by LiveOAK Staff on November 10, 2008

Mana Recycled Jewelry

Brazilian designer, Mana Bernades works with teenagers and students in Brazil teaching jewelry making and creative re-use. She sees luxury in seemingly unusable materials using mini-flasks, PET bottles, phone cards, toothpicks, hair clips, plastic netting, pearls & silver to create unique, modern jewelry crafted by hand. By using recycled materials, the Mana collection demonstrates that re-use can be beautiful and this is done through collaborative education engaging young people to create beauty through eco-friendly design.

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  • Sansia

    These are absolutely stunning. Essentially wearing trash around you neck can be beautiful

  • http://www.greenertrends.com Kate

    This jewelry is really beautiful. I love the glass necklace with matching earrings and bracelet. The pearls with toothpicks are beautiful as well; I do not think I have seen such beautiful jewelry made from recycled materials.

    Thank you for the great post!

  • Randy Burks

    I love Mana’s jewelry! It is amazing to see what can be done with a litte ingenuity, a little creativity and a whole lot of talent. I can’t wait to see what she will come up with next. Nicely done!! Recycle Renew Reuse Re-adorn Rebeautify Reinvent

  • http://www.800miles.wordpress.com Emerald

    Very inspiring! Great pieces.

  • august

    absolutely beautiful…does anyone know what the first piece of jewelry is made out of?

  • http://greenupgrader.com Matt

    @AUGUST

    I believe that they are little circles cut out of plastic bottles.

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  • http://nandugreen.com Marlene Affeld

    Unusual and trendy jewelry – look nice. I am always heartened when I find posts that focus on environmental awareness and recycling – thanks for sharing this information.
    Wishing you the best.

  • Andrea

    padrisimo!!! los diseños se ven fresquisimos!! muy originales!!

  • judith okeme

    i love mana’s collection.they are absolutely stunning.pls is there a way i can learn from her weath of experience?

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