Sustainable Luxury and Jewelry (Environmental Footprints and Eco-design of Products and Processes)

This book discusses the current trends in luxury and jewelry and presents how to make these sustainable for a better future. In the age of sustainability, we increasingly see how designers and consumers begin to think beyond a product's look&feel and operation, and are especially concerned about what has happened during its manufacturing process and what will happen once its useful life comes to an end. Today, consumers value that every industrial product and process should be sustainable, beneficial for the people, the economy and the planet, and so is the case for jewelry. Preface Contents About the Editors Encoding Values and Practices in Ethical Jewellery Purchasing: A Case History of Italian Ethical Luxury Consumption 1 Introduction 2 Methodology 3 Ethnographic Research 3.1 Gioielleria Belloni: Contextualization of Ethnographic Research on Italian Fine Jewellery Purchases 4 Encoding Values: How Italian Ethical Consumers Perform Jewellery Purchases 4.1 Performance in the Discursive Universe on Ethical Jewellery 5 Territorialization, Ethical Jewellery, and the Made in Italy Concept: How Italian Ethical Consumers Interpret Canadian Ethical Diamonds and Fair Mined Certified Gold References Disrupting the Chain: The Luxury of Craftsmanship 1 Craftsmanship 2 The Supply Chain—From Corrupt to Care 3 Diamonds Are Forever, or Are They? 4 Change—Green or Greenwashing 5 Conclusion References Indian Luxury Jewellery—Going #VocalForLocal 1 The Mughals and the Maharajas 2 Sabyasachi and the Launch of Sabyasachi Jewellery 3 Jewellery Production: Behind the Doors 4 The Kolkata Connection 5 The Sabyasachi Art Foundation 6 The Story of New India 7 Conclusion References Viable Pearls and Seashells: Marine Culture and Sustainable Luxury in Broome, Western Australia 1 Pearls and Seashells as Underwater Luxury Goods 1.1 Illuminating the Luxury of the Hidden Sea Gems 2 Sustainable Luxury, the Jewellery Sector and Shell Mania 3 Indigenous Integration of Seashell Luxury in Australia’s Northwest 4 The Multicultural Pearling Industry’s Impact on Broome 5 Conclusion: Australian Pearlescence References The Pearls and Their Soul References Traceability, Sustainability, and Circularity as Mechanism in the Luxury Jewelry Industry Creating Emotional Added Value 1 Introduction 2 The Lost Traces of the Origins of Precious Jewelry in the Industry: From Past to Present and Beyond 2.1 The Traditional Definition of Luxury and Luxury Jewelry 2.2 Luxury Materials and Making Along with the History 3 The Transparent Supply Chain of the Jewelry Craft as a Result of Traditional Trade Routes 4 Loss of Transparency During the Industrial Revolution and as a Colonialist Act 5 The Shift from a Linear and Discreet Jewelry Supply Chain Toward Traceability 6 Sustainability Issues in the Luxury Jewelry Supply Chain 6.1 Social and Environmental Problems 6.2 Economical and Political Problems 7 New Concepts for Sustainable Luxury Jewelry Production and Supply Chain 7.1 Materials and Standards 7.2 Technological, Political, and Economical Tools 8 A New Definition of Sustainable Jewelry and a New Set of Sustainable Requirements 9 The “See Through” Methodology as a Tool for a Transparent, Circular, and Sustainable Luxury Jewelry Supply Chain 9.1 Sustainability and Traceability as a Unique Selling-Point Opportunity 10 The See-Through Methodology—Description, Visualization, and Target Group 11 Design Strategies for Transparent and Traceable Luxury Jewelry 12 Final Remarks References Tanzanites: The Maasaï Sustainable Dilemma for the Rarest Gemstones 1 Introduction 2 Part 1: Mining Operation and Controversy 2.1 General Information 2.2 Nationalization of Tanzanite Mines 2.3 Tensions and Insecure Mining Environment 2.4 Infrastructure and Legislation to the Benefit of Local Communities 3 Part 2: Ethical Distribution 3.1 Workers—Stones Dealers—Stones Extractors 3.2 Relocation of Tanzanite Value Chain 3.3 Education 3.4 Certification and Traceability 3.5 Undergoing Projects and Future Potential Initiatives 4 Part 3: Apprehension About Tanzanite and Potential Future Sustainable Contingencies 4.1 Culture and Local Communities: The Roots of Tanzanite Mining 4.2 Tanzania Facing the Growing Demand of the Chinese Market: Who Is Ruling the Game? 5 Conclusion References Jewelry Design in the Luxury Sector: Artistry, Craft, Technology and Sustainability 1 Introduction 2 The Craftsperson 3 The Jewelry Designer 4 Luxury Jewelry Design 5 Jewelry Design and Technology 6 Sustainability and Ethics 7 Introduction to the Jewelry Designers 8 Kari Woo 9 Mark Bloomfield 10 Gina Ferranti 11 Queenie Cao 12 Tiffany & Co. 13 Conclusion References Luxury and Sustainability: An Experimental Investigation Concerning the Diamond Industry 1 Introduction 2 Sustainability Issues in Diamond Supply Chain 3 Lab-Grown Diamonds 4 Marketing Campaigns in the Diamond Industry 5 Scarcity Effects and Their Importance on Diamond Perception 6 Perceived Authenticity 7 Experiment 8 Procedure and Measures 9 Results 10 General Discussion 11 Managerial Implications 12 Limitations and Future Research Directions 13 Conclusions References Sustainable Industrialisation for Luxury Products: Manufacturers and Retailers Must Commit to Tackling Modern Slavery in Africa 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Background 2.1 Luxury Products 2.2 Mapping Africa’s Natural Resources 2.3 Luxury Products’ Manufacturing Processes 2.4 The Global Scenario on the Hidden and Everyday Problem: Modern Slavery 2.5 Sustainable Industrialisation for Luxury Products 3 Methodology 4 Generalised Results 4.1 Modern Slavery Information Within Africa for Luxury Products 4.2 Modern Slavery Act (MSA) Statement in African Countries 5 Discussion 5.1 General Discussion 5.2 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Versus Global Slavery Index (GSI) 6 Concluding Remarks and Recommendations 6.1 Conclusion 6.2 Social and Practical Implications 6.3 Future Research References Lab-Grown Diamond–The Shape of Tomorrow’s Jewelry 1 Introduction 2 History and Techniques of Lab Grown Diamond 2.1 The Birth of Lab-Grown Diamonds 2.2 Unbiased Description 2.3 Making Process 2.4 Certification or Certain Fiction? 3 Marketing and Feasibility 3.1 New Story in the Contemporary Trend 3.2 Selling a Jewel of Values 3.3 Sustaining a Conversation on Conscious Luxury 4 Sustainability 4.1 Why Buy a Lab-Grown Diamond? 4.2 The Reality of Lab-Grown Diamond 4.3 Why Not Mined Diamonds? 5 Conclusion References This book discusses the current trends in luxury and jewelry and presents how to make these sustainable for a better future. In the age of sustainability, we increasingly see how designers and consumers begin to think beyond a product's look & feel and operation, and are especially concerned about what has happened during its manufacturing process and what will happen once its useful life comes to an end. Today, consumers value that every industrial product and process should be sustainable, beneficial for the people, the economy and the planet, and so is the case for jewelry