This is a green-black silk braided Kumihimo necklace with an Argentium silver pendant & translucent white petals. The necklace is entitled HDPE/HOPE as its petals are made from re-used plastic of a plastic milk bottle and bear the imprint HDPE which could also be read as HOPE.

The pieces in this series are concerned with the environmental crisis and seek to question our perception of beauty & preciousness and its associations to materials such as gold and silver. They draw attention to the issue of ‘value’ attached to precious resources such as gold & silver and ‘single-use’ every-day items that are discarded and end in landfill, even though they are also made from a precious resource - oil. The pieces therefore aim to elevate the material plastic from waste to elegance.

Material: recycled silver, silk, recycled HDPE plastic. Hallmarked at the London Assay Office

Length: 60 cm; Size of square: 32x32mm

My Ref: HBM107