There’s nothing better than seeing Blue Turtles’ jewellery in the flesh – the crisp black and white of the inspiring Poetic Pieces Collection, the fire in the stones of our exquisite crystal & gemstone jewellery, the vibrant little flowers in the colourful Wildflower Collection and the graceful styles of the White Light Collection. But what happens if nobody in your vicinity currently stocks Blue Turtles? If you know of a store where our jewellery will fit in well, put us in touch with them. And if they place an order, we’ll give you a voucher worth $150 to spend on Blue Turtles ...
As you know, we’ve been somewhat focused on issues of hunger of late. In July we announced that we would be supporting Melbourne based charity FareShare with a percentage of our August Gift Fair sales. FareShare rescues good food that’s destined to be thrown away, prepares it and redirects it to feed Victoria’s hungry and undernourished (learn more about FareShare here). Very soon after we announced our intention to support FareShare, the UN declared famine in East
The German philosopher and philologist, Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900), was a controversial figure of the 19th Century. Considered as one of the first of the existentialists, his philosophical views have been an inspiration for many prominent cultural figures and professions, including writers, artists, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, revolutionaries and even dancers. Now, you can add jewellery designers to the list! There’s a lot to be said about Nietzsche. He questioned and challenged the value and objectivity of truth. He developed ...
"...When they lose their children they feel the exact same anguish anyone else would." The famine occurring in East Africa is an incredibly distressing situation. An article from news.com.au describes the horror, and highlights the absurdity of the developed world's general attitude to this tragedy. You can read the article here. If you happen to be swayed by the comments left by other readers at the end of the article to criticize the article and the importance of contributing, think for a minute how you'd feel if the starving child ...
We'd love your help, and we need your advice and suggestions! In the wake of news that Somalia is in the grip of a devastating famine, we've decided to create a pendant whose profits will be donated to famine relief. The pendant will belong to the Poetic Pieces Collection and retail for around A$55. Our plan is to keep it as an ongoing style, specifically to raise funds for whatever causes will need support in the future. We've decided to put the quote on style P-22, a small donut shaped pendant ...
If you're a jewellery or gift retailer and you're attending the Melbourne Gift Fair, you must drop by and see us! We'll have our 4 jewellery collections on display, and our cabinets and drawers will be brimming with exquisite one-off crystal and gemstone pieces. August 6 to 10 Melbourne Showgrounds In The Boulevard Stand B 2024 Remember that Blue Turtles will be located at the Melbourne Showgrounds, not the Exhibition Centre!
We’re giving 3% of our sales from the Melbourne Gift Fair this August to Melbourne charity, FareShare. FareShare’s amazing contribution to the world is that it rescues food to feed the hungry. They are a small, non-profit organization, which decided to do something about all the food that’s wasted every day – meat, fruit and vegetables that don’t look perfect and are rejected, bread not sold on the day of production, unopened items on a hospital meal tray – all destined for landfill. But FareShare collects this food from businesses ...
Confucius lived between 551 BC and 479 BC. He was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose thoughts and ideas have been developed into a detailed system of philosophy known as Confucianism. He was born into a warrior family, his father a soldier who died when Confucius was only 3 years old, leaving him to grow up in poverty. Despite economic disadvantage in his early life, Confucius went on to become the Minister of Justice in the Chinese state of Lu, and eventually to teach his philosophies on personal and governmental ...
During our recent 7 ½ weeks in Indonesia, we didn’t simply limit ourselves to designing jewellery! The family took time off to travel to Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, famous for its jungles, rivers and orangutans. You can click on the photos to enlarge them. We chartered a klotok, a 12m long wooden riverboat, and quietly glided up the rivers and tributaries of South-Central Kalimantan. It was a little intense for us, because ...
We’ve dedicated this month’s showcase to the Saray Gemstone Ring. There are, in fact, 2 versions of the Saray ring. Originally, you will have been acquainted with the plain silver version of this ring, a beautiful, seemingly freeform design featuring sweeping lines and organic shapes. This ring was so well received, that we were inspired to create more! So, we came up with a gemstone version. This gem-set version of the Saray ring features both a peridot and amethyst cabochon, ...
