Our Difference

Milk & Rose combines vibrant visuals with responsible manufacturing techniques to create products that function as well as they look.

Using only the highest quality materials and jewelry making techniques, we aim to make pieces that last a lifetime - effectively changing the way we shop.

Being a responsible shopper isn’t easy - but it should be.

Instead of buying just to have it, buy it because you love it. We believe you should never have to decide between beautiful design and doing the right thing.

To romanticize sustainability means to…

put beauty above bottom-line

community over conversion

responsibility over profit

Sustainability

What we love the most about our production process is the efficiency of energy and material savings. Almost nothing is thrown away at Milk & Rose.

Damaged items - including your returns - get reworked into new pieces, keeping metal waste at its lowest.

This is another reason why we only use fine metals; we can up-cycle them without releasing toxic chemicals.

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Responsibility

We set out to change the way we consume, not just when it is convenient. Thus, we have set out to create a brand that builds sustainable practices at every turn.

We not only use sustainable practices and ethically source our materials; we also only use FSC-certified packaging so we know our biodegradable boxes are also supporting the environment.

Accessibility

No more compromising between price and quality.

Most companies have over a 10x markup on their fine metal jewelry. This restricts many consumers from choosing quality jewelry that will not harm the environment. We choose affordability over profit, and don’t mark up our jewelry the way most consumers are used to.

As for our handmade pieces, because we create everything in-house at our small studio, supporting 2 generational artisans, we are able to offer our high-quality products at competitive prices.

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Our Process

  • Step 1: Hand Sketching

  • Step 2: 3D Modeling

  • Step 3: Mold and Casting

  • Step 4: Assembling and Polishing

Our Pillars

  • Woman-Owned

    Milk & Rose is woman-owned and operated. We refuse investors because we never will accept prioritizing money over sustainability, and want to remain this outlier in the often environmentally-damaging jewelry industry.

  • Fair Trade

    We produce most of our products outside of the US. Our products are either made in Italy or Turkey. The materials sourced for our products are always either local to the region where they were manufactured, or ethically-sourced elsewhere. Eco-friendly practices are used by our manufacturers, and we work to ensure no fine metals are wasted.

  • Fair Wages

    We have 2 long-time generational artisans that are paid fairly and treated ethically. We support the living wage and provide safe and healthy working conditions at our small studio in our founder’s home country, Turkey. Our handmade process is slow and we intend to keep it that way to avoid high pressure at our studio.

  • Handcrafted

    Our handmade products are made using traditional methods of jewelry making. Starting from scrap silver or silver beads, pieces are built from scratch. Each item is then meticulously perfected and polished for beautiful results that honor the generations of craftsmanship that came before us.