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Gemstone Spotlight: Melissa Joy Manning
Since 1997, designer Melissa Joy Manning has created her jewelry using recycled metals and locally sourced stones.
PHOTO Manning’s 14-karat yellow gold open-faced bracelet, featuring a Mexican jelly opal and citrine ($1,210)
PHOTO Manning’s boulder opal and 14-karat yellow gold necklace ($2,025)
PHOTO This ring by Manning features Andradite garnet and dendritic agate set in 14-karat yellow gold ($1,750).
PHOTO Manning’s 14-karat yellow gold open-faced bracelet, featuring a Mexican jelly opal and citrine ($1,210)
PHOTO These are Manning’s Myanmar red spinel hug earrings in 14-karat yellow gold ($440).
PHOTO Manning’s piranha agate necklace, made in 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver ($2,525)
PHOTO These one-of-a-kind drop earrings feature Yowah boulder opal, Australian opal and raw sapphires in 14-karat yellow and rose gold and sterling silver ($2,700).
PHOTO Manning’s sapphire and opal doublet ring is set in 14-karat yellow and rose gold ($7,150).
PHOTO Manning’s aquamarine and opal doublet necklace is 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver ($1,125).
PHOTO Drop earrings boasting raw sapphire, rose-cut diamonds and fossilized shark tooth in 14-karat yellow gold ($2,625)
Since 1997, designer Melissa Joy Manning has created her jewelry using recycled metals and locally sourced stones.
With designs inspired by her passion for travel, culture, and art, Manning sources the materials for her jewelry from suppliers who share her beliefs in social and environmental sustainability.
The jewelry brand handcrafts every made-to-order piece in Manning's Berkeley, Calif. certified "green" production studio by an in-house artisan staff.
In addition to having her own stores in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood and Berkeley, Manning’s jewelry is carried in more than 250 high-end and specialty boutiques worldwide.
Click through the slideshow to see 10 of the latest pieces from the designer.
Manning’s 14-karat yellow gold open-faced bracelet, featuring a Mexican jelly opal and citrine ($1,210)
These are Manning’s Myanmar red spinel hug earrings in 14-karat yellow gold ($440).
Manning’s piranha agate necklace, made in 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver ($2,525)
These one-of-a-kind drop earrings feature Yowah boulder opal, Australian opal and raw sapphires in 14-karat yellow and rose gold and sterling silver ($2,700).
Manning’s sapphire and opal doublet ring is set in 14-karat yellow and rose gold ($7,150).
Manning’s boulder opal and 14-karat yellow gold necklace ($2,025)
This ring by Manning features Andradite garnet and dendritic agate set in 14-karat yellow gold ($1,750).
Manning’s aquamarine and opal doublet necklace is 14-karat yellow gold and sterling silver ($1,125).
Drop earrings boasting raw sapphire, rose-cut diamonds and fossilized shark tooth in 14-karat yellow gold ($2,625)
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