Readers often send me tips on awesome designers they have come across. One, Neva, mentioned rather glowingly about her granddaughter-in-law's salvaged wood jewelry designs. I had a look at California-based Angie Scooma's Woodkeeps (also on Etsy as Company Kind)and was suitably impressed with the eco concept and contemporary approach.
Woodkeeps is Angie's team effort with her husband's fine cabinetry business. The salvaged wood comes from "overshoots and cut-offs" of the furniture making process. So very little is wasted as she is able to reclaim or recycle these scraps.
They do use laser cutters to produce the clean cuts for the minimalist jewelry pieces. The designs often benefit from the varied wood grains and natural wood colors. The beautiful wood is allowed to shine as the pieces are just coated with a non-toxic hypoallergenic finish.
Angie explained, "We started small with big ideas and zero time. In the beginning, with Rob being consumed with the demands of Maker's Edge (formally known as Scooma Woodworks) and myself squeezing in bits of time from being wife, mom of three (now 4) wild little boys, lots of bookkeeping, and never ending projects, WoodKeeps often seemed like a nice dream. Somehow, between the help of friends and family, all-nighters, and endless work weeks, we found time to grow."
And grow they did. They are now a team of 5 who manage and create the jewelry, furniture and other small wood products.
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Woodkeeps is Angie's team effort with her husband's fine cabinetry business. The salvaged wood comes from "overshoots and cut-offs" of the furniture making process. So very little is wasted as she is able to reclaim or recycle these scraps.
They do use laser cutters to produce the clean cuts for the minimalist jewelry pieces. The designs often benefit from the varied wood grains and natural wood colors. The beautiful wood is allowed to shine as the pieces are just coated with a non-toxic hypoallergenic finish.
Angie explained, "We started small with big ideas and zero time. In the beginning, with Rob being consumed with the demands of Maker's Edge (formally known as Scooma Woodworks) and myself squeezing in bits of time from being wife, mom of three (now 4) wild little boys, lots of bookkeeping, and never ending projects, WoodKeeps often seemed like a nice dream. Somehow, between the help of friends and family, all-nighters, and endless work weeks, we found time to grow."
And grow they did. They are now a team of 5 who manage and create the jewelry, furniture and other small wood products.
Before You Go:
- Minimalist Exotic Wood Jewelry by Nicole Gagnon
- Minimalist Acrylic Jewelry by Helena Ribeiro
- How to Make Contemporary Wood Earrings
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Original Post by THE BEADING GEM
Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips -Jewelry Business Tips
Those are beautiful designs!
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't usually associate a furniture making business with a jewelry line but then again - why not? Architecture does have a lot to do with jewelry making.
Thanks for sharing Pearl! Another inspirational blog post.
I like the not-so-minimalist pieces more but the designer deserves our admiration for taking the idea into a viable and growing business!
ReplyDeletebeautiful; the feathery necklace has made me think of wood in a very different way
ReplyDeleteWOW! I'm loving all these designs! Greta piece! Make sense with the furniture wood working!!
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