Give Mom a Day Off And Say "I Love You!"

Looking for something cool and eco-friendly for mom? Here are our picks for you! These are also classic styles that would last a lifetime!

 

 Shop hoveylee.com

USE CODE HAPPYMOM for 20% OFF!
Offer good till Mother's Day, May 12 2013. Free standard shipping as always! :)

 

LA Fashion Week Recap

Fashion shows are fun and cool! We were happy to be a part of two shows in the LA Fashion Week event. It's a citywide series of fashion shows, trunk shows, often involving emerging designers. At the first show on March 7 at the LA Fashion Council, we collaborated with our favorite eco clothing line SOLDAT tailoring, which many of you have seen our photoshoots together. And at the second show on March 14 at the EPIC boutique, we showed with three other clothing lines- Soldat, Peri, Ism and these are the images from that night, showing four looks from our one-of-a-kind Fall 2013 collection. Materials used are all vintage, fair-trade, and recycled. Keep 'em all eco-friendly!

Photography: Orville Griffiths. To see the description for each look and give your review, visit our Facebook - fb.com/hoveyleejewelry

Elements 2.0!

So excited to be launching the second installment of our Elements collection. Found this template from a fellow blogger, andrealyip.com, and modified it to highlight the new pieces along side the design elements that we focus on: aestheic, compassion, sustainability, human-centered, prototyping, and empathy. 

With this collection I named ELEMENTS I attempt to take a more elemental and architectural approach towards the basic forms, mimicking the natural and curvilinear forms found in nature. It's a parallel universe of the representation of animals or florals we did before. Take a look, I hope you like it!

What is your favorite Element? View the entire collection here.



Bench Pictures

Studio pics from our local jewelry makers:

May We Suggest These For Your Love?

Giving thanks is what we have in mind around the holidays. We want to highlight these 9 styles from our current collections to help you find the perfect gifts for your friends, sisters, significant others and moms! Is she a Fashion Lover, Nature Lover, or Classic Lover? Read on :) To view the full description of these styles, visit hoveylee.com and enter the name of the piece in the search box.

p.s. Save 20% by entering code HLHOLIDAY at checkout on hoveylee.com, now through Dec 31. Enjoy shopping!

For our Fashion Lovers --

Macy Clark  

Dague

Collinear Cross

For our Nature Lovers --

Athena IV 

King Shell 

Earth IV

 

For our Classic Lovers

Lotus II

Mya 

Heart 2 Heart 

Our Interview with Ethical Ocean

*Repost from our partner Ethical Ocean 11.5.2012

Inspired by nature, Hovey Lee—the designer of the self-named beautiful line of handmade eco-friendly jewelry created from recycled materials—has a keen eye for combining timeless style with social responsibility and sustainability. Her designs offer thoughtful, inspired, and meaningful pieces that are meant to be classic and incorporate principles of socially and environmentally responsible business by partnering with fair-trade vendors and eco-friendly material producers.

Not what you might expect, Hovey started her career in information sciences. As a hobby during college, she also attended student jewelry workshops, which lead to her interest in learning about the history of jewelry and different creative techniques. Over the years, she started making her own pieces and experimented with reclaimed metals and partnering up with local jewelry manufacturers.

“I started using reclaimed metals because it’s good for the environment. We also are able to have better control over the quality of the pieces because we work with local craftsmen,” says Hovey. “We source from different local and national vendors that are well-known in the eco-friendly world and jewelry industry – they are all certified green manufacturers. We also go to their site to monitor the process just to ensure the level of quality is up to our standards.”

And the social aspect of her business doesn’t stop there. Hovey is also committed to supporting a variety of different charities including UNICEF, Project Angel Food, and Stand Up for Cancer. “We are doing more and more business with stores and buyers who are eco-conscious, and charities that our values are aligned with. Together, I am hoping we can make a difference in educating our customers and raising awareness of the importance of social and environmental responsibility,” adds Hovey.

Let's Celebrate!!!



Tell us your favorite now! Visit hoveylee.com.