Product Spotlight:

Where the Urban Meets the Artisan

Contributed By: Heidi Atwal

Where others see contradiction, The Andean Collection sees the opportunity for fashionable harmony. Diversity, community, and natural beauty inspire the jewelery and accessories line, whose collection includes pieces both bold and subtle, dramatic and classic, shockingly bright and painted in soft hues. Whether it’s a color-blocked infinity scarf or statement-making ring you’re after, chances are there’s something in their caboodle of wares to suit your personal style.

But for The Andean Collection, it’s so much more than aesthetics that matters. Are their pieces pretty? Decisively, yes, but the line was founded with the focus of bringing sustainable change to Ecuadorian communities first and foremost. They do so by partnering with local artisans who are trained to hone and share their craft, giving us ethically-minded consumers scores of beautiful, hand made designs with which to adorn ourselves. The production process is just as admirable as the founders’ social undertaking: jewellery is made of natural, sustainably harvested materials via a very low energy process. The Andean Collection stands for fashion with integrity, and that’s no fleeting trend.