From start to finish, each piece of jewellery is made by a real person with love and care. Each piece is delicately hand sculpted in wax, then casted, polished or soldered by hand and then hand set with unique and beautiful gemstones.

At no stage in our manufacturing process is any piece from a factory. What this means is, you can buy with absolute confidence knowing that your item of jewellery is high quality and was made by someone who was paid fairly in first world working conditions.

We value conscious consumerism so our jewellery is made in small batches to reduce environmental wastage.

Lost wax is the most ancient form of jewellery making. Using soft wax, this allows the designer to sculpt each piece, giving it many unique attributes that stands out from the typical store bought piece of jewellery. Each sculpted piece is then hand cast in solid metals such as bronze, brass, silver or gold. Each piece is custom made and will retain the beautiful and ancient looking textures from the lost wax casting process.

The process of lost wax sculpting is an art form in itself, when compared to computer 3D printed molds used in current mass jewellery manufacturing. 

Each original design is created wax, meticulously sculpted by hand in our studio in Sydney.

We hand polish, finish and set the gemstones in our studio in Australia.

Our semi precious gemstones that are used are natural, conflict free and sourced from sustainable businesses. We hand pick each stone individually in small batches so each stone is guaranteed to be unique and beautiful.

Earrings:

All earrings gold vermeil, which means they are made from pure solid sterling silver with 18 carat thick gold plating by Australian industry standards.

Rings and Pendants

Depending on the design, rings and pendants are solid brass with either 18 or 20 carat thick gold plating or solid sterling silver.

All metals are sustainably sourced, nickel free and won't irritate your skin. Please check each item description for the specific materials for the product.

In recent years, there's been a lot of misinformation about gold plated jewellery - especially on social media. With flash plating and gold plating used interchangeably.

The truth is, for decades within the fashion industry gold plated jewellery was a popular choice when it came to affordable alternatives to solid gold jewellery. It allows people to enjoy the look of gold without the higher costs associated with solid gold.

With the advent of fast fashion in recent years, flash plated jewellery has become very popular with mass produced fast fashion jewellery - whereby as little as 0.01 microns of low carat gold is thinly coated over cheap metals. Often times nickel is also mixed in, resulting in allergies or discomfort for those with sensitivities.

The jewellery at Venus Trine Mars is gold plated, not flash plated. Our pieces average up to 1 micron thick, with 18k or 20k high quality gold. We follow the strict guidelines determined by the Jewellers Association of Australia and our pieces are gold plated by Australian industry standards.

Our earrings (including the posts) are gold vermeil. They're made from a .925 solid sterling silver base and are 100% guaranteed nickel free.

Customers with sensitive ears have purchased from us and commented that our earrings do not irritate them. Please see our reviews for more details :)