The Monica Vinader X Mother of Pearl collection is what happens when two female powerhouses have a meeting of minds around sustainability, business and design. Amy Powney, creative director at Mother of Pearl, and Monica Vinader, founder of the eponymous jewellery brand, have teamed up to create a delightfully wearable (and pleasingly affordable) jewellery collection that celebrates the imperfect beauty of nature, and even better, it ticks the sustainability box too.
The Monica Vinader X Mother of Pearl collection combines responsibly sourced pearls and galaxy diamonds, so-called for their starry inclusions.
Not a day passes at Vogue House without my receiving a virtual truckload of emails promoting a sustainable jewellery brand. But on further inspection, many are paying little more than lip service to what is a challenging, complex and multi-layered issue. Both Vinader and Powney, however, put sustainability at the core of everything they do. “People say sustainability is about the supply chain, but I’ve always thought it’s really about a mindset. Every decision I make is made with that mindset, from fabrication to employment to materials,” Powney says. “It encompasses the entire brand. It’s about putting people and the planet into the boardroom, rather than just profit.”

“It’s about the joy of something beautiful, whether it’s a dress that you wear or a pebble you find on the beach,” says Vinader.