Small businesses with a social mission
Mixy Fandino jewellery was born in 2011 from my passion for fashion design and my love for Colombia and the inspiration that I glean from the natural materials of my native country. Our high-quality products are made with care and skill from natural, sustainable and highly wearable materials ? totumo, tagua , wood-. Also, we are working with sterling silver using the ancient technique of Origami.
We provide direction in terms of what is on trend in Europe while allowing the artisan partners the freedom of expression to create standout pieces that fuse the ancient and the modern. As a member of BAFTS Fair Trade Network UK since 2013 we ensure that work is guided by principles of mutual respect, social justice and equal partnership.
We are working towards improving the living conditions of the producers and striving for better ethical trading practices, as well as paying fair prices to producers for their work.
Our Butterfly pendant features a blue hand painted butterfly on an adjustable cord. All our products are hand made by skilled artisan jewellers in Colombia.
Our Totumo jewellery starts its life as fruit, growing on Calabash trees in the beautiful Colombian forests. The fruit is transformed by our artisan partners in Colombia into beautiful and unique pieces of wearable art.
The shell of the totumo fruit (often referred to as being gourd-like) was traditionally used by indigenous people to manufacture essential items, like water containers, kitchenware and musical instruments. Totumo fruit extracts have often been used to treat fevers.
In order to produce the jewellery, the fruit are harvested, and then they are cut and dried, ready to be transformed. To create the beautiful finish you see in our jewellery, the pieces of dried fruit gourd are died and polished, prior to engraving.
The entire process is done by hand to produce truly unique jewellery with unique and interesting designs.