How we work
Every single piece of Rachel Balfour Jewellery is made by hand at The Goldsmiths Centre in London.
The materials we use are carefully selected. We work in recycled gold with the option to have each piece cast in FairTrade Gold or Single Mine Origin Gold (SMO Gold). Everything is made to order and, as you would expect with such precious materials, there is no waste.
We love to upcycle your old jewellery and will design new pieces around heirloom gemstones and melt down old gold and repurpose it. Our favourite diamonds are the Old Mine Cut and Old European Cut Diamonds that have been salvaged from antique jewellery. We can also source carbon neutral Lab Grown Diamonds. We also work with other ethical gem suppliers including Misfit Diamonds and Nineteen48.
We give 1% of our sales to the Planet. That is 1% of our turnover, not our profit.
The charities we have supported so far through this scheme are:
The childhood Trust
London has the highest rate of
child poverty in England.
700,000 (33%) of children in the capital live in poverty.
The Childhood Trust is London’s child poverty charity that helps to alleviate the impact of poverty on children and young people living in
the capital. They bring companies, philanthropists, and donors together to fund projects that support thousands of children and young people in London each year.
Trees for cities
A greener city is definitely a happier and calmer city.
Trees for Cities are the only UK charity working at a national and international scale to improve lives by planting trees in cities.
They get stuck in with local communities to cultivate lasting change in their neighbourhoods – whether it’s revitalising forgotten spaces, creating healthier environments or getting people excited about growing, foraging and eating healthy food.
The Felix Project.
The Felix project rescues good, surplus food from the food industry that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste.
The food is high-quality and nutritious, with the majority being fresh fruit and vegetables. They collect or receive food from hundreds of suppliers, including supermarkets, farms and restaurants. The food is then delivered to vulnerable children and families, primary schools, the homeless, the elderly and those who simply cannot afford to buy regular, healthy food.
