Ethical Sourcing

CREDENTIALS

Fout Jewelry Design owner and head designer, Emily Fout is a certified gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). This certifies Emily to identifiy gemstones and to differentiate between treated, natural and lab grown gems. 

Emily oversees every element of the gemstone and metal sourcing process, which gives FJD it's unique hand picked quality.

 

GEMSTONE SOURCING

Diamonds and gemstones have always held a stigma of unethical practices. As jewelry designers and jewelers, we have to do our part and ask the right questions when purchasing our gemstones from vendors.

To ensure ethically sourced gemstones, we only work with trusted select vendors and gemstone cutters when sourcing. We strongly believe in taking as many steps necessary to ensure that we can provide ethically sourced gems.

 

MANUFACTURING

FJD's beaded gemstone jewelry is handmade by Emily in her home studio as well as a select custom jewelry. The rest of our precious metal, diamond & gemstone jewelry line is manufactured in the United States by trusted industry jewelers with whom we have strong relationships. 

 

METAL

FJD uses recycled gold in each piece of jewelry. Our gold-filled and sterling jewelry components are sourced from trusted vendors.