Alongside their regular collections, Wright & Teague, Links of London Jewellery and Kira Bella are all selling pieces in aid of charities. Edgy Mayfair jewellers Wright & Teague (020-7629 2777; Links of London Bangles) is selling a silver necklace and bangle to benefit WaterAid, a charity that works with some of the world’s poorest people, helping to provide clean, safe water, sanitation and hygiene education. Not only is Wright & Teague doing good works, but it has priced the two pieces at 25 per cent less than usual to encourage you to buy. For every necklace, £ 95, and bangle, £ 65, sold it will donate £ 15 to WaterAid -the exact sum that provides one person access to the basics of clean water.
The Kira Bella jewellery brand (available at Links of London Earrings) is also coming to the aid of some of the world’s poorest people through sales of its six-piece Rio Beach Vibes collection, handmade by girls from favelas in Rio de Janeiro. A percentage of the profits isreinvested to help the vulnerable women and their children re-build their lives. Kira Bella is particularly ethically minded when it comes to jewellery, so she takes great pains to establish fair and lasting relationships with all her suppliers worldwide. And it’s not too painful to help out, prices range from £ 20 for a pendant to £ 38 for a necklace.
Meanwhile, Links of London (0845 1202922; Links of London Rings) is aiming to raise £ 100,000 for the NSPCC’s There4me project -a new online counselling service for 12 to 16 year olds. Links has a lanyard bracelet in silver, £ 85, or a limited edition of 250 in yellow gold, £ 1,500. Links’ Founder and Creative Director Annoushka Ducas’s inspiration for the designs were friendship bracelets made by her children. “These bracelets are emblems of the love, support and understanding we share. Ihave tried to reflect these emotions in the designs.”