Cradle to Cradle
Making Sustainable Jewelry from Recycled and Recyclable Materials BY NEHA SURADKAR
W
hen an architect turns into a jewelry designer, sustainabil ity starts at the design process. The products that are designed are long-lasting, which can be repaired and be fully recycled after their use and therefore can last a lifetime, based on the cradle to cradle principle. Such is the concept behind AYR TAN, a sustainable jewelry brand founded by Sandra Lettow, an architect with a decade’s worth of experience. Lettow was raised in the Black Forest region of Germany by an Italian mother and a German father. She studied Architecture at 194 Rare Magazine
