Mamarua NZ Jewellery Uses Redundant Materials To Create Unique Items

Well Mamarua NZ Jewellery all commenced as merely a experiment, really a few disjointed thoughts, some scratchy drawings on the strange scrap of paper. I seemed to be always fossicking to find that special tiny something for a chum that had integrity, was NZ jewellery made to gave you that warm sentimental feeling. And every year, there had been a definite lack of Xmas decorations that meant something to us, with our devotion to New Zealand-made Pacific design.

I had a creative itch that required scratching and added to that was the attraction of being my very own director at Mamarua. I realized I didnt want to consider all the stuff I wanted to do but never really get them done, so with help from a brilliant young illustrator and plenty of people steering and supporting my vision, my vague ideas of Mamarua started to turn into reality.

Lovely hand-carved originals were finally finalised, and the process of finding an acceptable molding method was underway. Hugely necessary to us were the materials our fledgling business had to be sustainable. The possibility of recycling something that would otherwise fill our valuable landfills became something of a preoccupation, so after lots of experimenting we revealed that we could get the specified effect with the utilization of recycled material. 18 months later , in October 2007, Mamaruas Mementos of the South Pacific were launched.

Electrified by our South Pacific environment, the 1st Mamarua range includes three designs Aroha, Koru and Tapa. The 3 NZ jewellery designs are offered as recycled resin mementos and pendants and recycled rubber pendants.

Mamarua to us means two mummies, and thats just what we are : two working mummies who have pooled our talents and resources to steer our creative energies in a new direction thats ours alone. Mamaruas kaupapa ( mission ) includes not only designing beautiful mementos harking back to our Pacific heritage, but also producing them one hundred percent in Aotearoa, using all recycled materials with eco friendly packing.

We are very proud that our mementos are made in New Zealand and employ eco-friendly guidelines, establishing once more that supportability can be shocking!

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