Monique Péan | Minéraux Collection

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To promote sustainability and social responsibility through wearable art.

— MONIQUE PÉAN highlights art, culture and global environmental issues through design. Known for its sculptural and structural one-of-a-kind pieces and unique materials, MONIQUE PÉAN is committed to partnering with artisans around the world to support traditional craftsmanship.

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MONIQUE PÉAN pieces are handmade by master craftsmen in New York City using sustainable materials sourced globally through fair trade initiatives.

Proceeds from MONIQUE PÉAN jewelry sales contribute to global philanthropic organizations, which provide clean drinking water and basic sanitation to people in developing countries.

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Monique Péan launched her eponymous socially responsible and environmentally friendly fine jewelry company in 2006. The MONIQUE PÉAN collection promotes positive environmental and social change through its exclusive use of sustainable materials, which are sourced globally through partnerships with local communities and artisans.

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In 2009, Péan was one of the recipients of the prestigious CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award and received Tiffany & Co.’s former CEO Michael Kowalski as her mentor.

Péan was raised in the Washington D.C. area and received her B.A. in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Following her graduation, she worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs & Co. while simultaneously taking design classes. She has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, the University of Pennsylvania, The Smithsonian Museum and Parsons The New School for Design. Additionally, Péan founded The Vanessa Péan Foundation, which raises funds to provide scholarships to underprivileged students in Haiti,and is a founding board member of Beespace, a nonprofit incubator that helps to identify and launch the next generation of innovative nonprofits.

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MONIQUE PÉAN pieces are handmade by master craftsmen in New York City using sustainably gathered materials sourced from artisans around the globe through fair trade partnerships. In an effort to limit the significant ecological damage and human toll caused by industrial mining procedures, MONIQUE PÉAN exclusively uses 18 carat recycled gold and recycled platinum in its pieces. The Recycled gold and recycled platinum used in MONIQUE PÉAN jewelry is identical in appearance and quality to newly mined gold and platinum and comes from a number of different sources, including existing jewelry.

MONIQUE PÉAN is a supporter of the No Dirty Gold campaign.

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MONIQUE PÉAN diamonds are either repurposed antique diamonds, with no new mining involved, or are sourced from environmentally responsible mines with strict labor and safety guidelines. MONIQUE PÉAN works to track each of its diamonds throughout each step of the supply chain to ensure that no diamonds are being mined, cut or polished in regions that are engaged in conflict. We only purchase diamonds from countries that are full participants in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), an international cooperative monitoring system created to eliminate the flow of conflict diamonds. The Kimberley Process requires participating countries to tightly control the import and export of rough diamonds with documentation proving that the diamonds are conflict free.

diamond sculpture ring with diamond pavé and diamond baguette bracelet

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Monique Péan is renowned for her sculptural oeuvre, designing one-of-akind fine jewelry pieces and objects with rare and ancient materials such as fossilized dinosaur bone, meteorite, and fossilized walrus tusk alongside conscientiously sourced precious stones and 18-carat recycled gold and recycled platinum. Each year, Péan introduces a new selection of work to the SIGNATURE, ATELIER, MINÉRAUX, and HOMME collections.

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Inspired by modern and contemporary art, architecture and the natural environment encountered during her travels, Monique Péan juxtaposes the expressive natural gradients and relief patterns of the rare materials with an architectural and artful discipline.

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MONIQUE PÉAN’s MINÉRAUX Collection was inspired by the designer’s search for the perfect engagement ring for her nuptials. Pairing distinct diamonds with recycled platinum and 18 carat recycled gold, Péan creates engagement and diamond rings that speak to exceptional design and craftsmanship. As diamonds are the strongest and most durable natural minerals, minéraux, the French word for minerals, highlights the prominence of the diamond in this collection.

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MINÉRAUX features one-of-a-kind rings that are hand crafted by master artisans in New York City. The collection includes rare cuts of diamonds such as the hexagon, trillion, waterfall and rose cut, which stylistically lend each ring a modern quality. The MINÉRAUX rings have stunning and detailed micropavé settings that emphasize the individual diamond’s unique attributes. Of the collection, Péan remarks, “It was important to me to design and create pieces that highlight the true brilliance and distinct nature of each diamond. I wanted to add novelty and modernity to an otherwise traditional and symbolic piece of jewelry.”

The MINÉRAUX Collection achieves an aesthetic that is avant-garde yet timeless with an innovative perspective. MONIQUE PÉAN is committed to sustainability and works with reputable sources to ensure the exclusive use of antique or conflict and devastation free diamonds.

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MNRACD634P - 1.90 carat white european cut diamond ring with white diamond pavé recycled platinum, 2.53 TCW $ 59,580

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MNRACD640XP - 1.46 carat light yellow antique old european cut diamond ring with white diamond baguettes and white diamond pavĂŠ, recycled oxidized platinum, 2.10 TCW $ 52,600

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MNRACD562XP - 0.95 carat champagne hexagonal cut diamond ring with white diamond pavĂŠ, recycled oxidized platinum, 1.78 TCW $ 18,010

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MNRACD532P - 2.78 carat black oval waterfall cut diamond ring with white diamond pavé, recycled oxidized platinum, 3.30 TCW $ 16,160

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MNRACD530P - 1.03 carat champagne oval cut diamond ring, with white diamond pavĂŠ, recycled platinum, 1.28 TCW $ 24,460

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ATRACD550W - 2.73 carat black kite diamond ring with white diamond baguettes and white diamond pavĂŠ, 18 carat recycled white gold, 3.18 TCW $ 15,200

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ATRACD581Y - Yellow, champagne and white rose cut diamond band, 18 carat recycled yellow gold, 4.90 TCW $ 23,870

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ATRACD611W - Champagne pear-shaped rose cut diamond open ring with white diamond pavĂŠ, 18 carat recycled white gold, 0.79 TCW $ 7,320

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MNRACD662R - 0.66 carat champagne marquis rose cut diamond ring with white diamond pavĂŠ, 18 carat recycled rose gold, 0.97 TCW $ 14,890

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ATRACD671Y - White diamond baguette open eternity band, 18 carat recycled yellow gold, 0.84 TCW $ 6,690

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ATRACD582R - Champagne, grey and white ombré rose cut diamond eternity band with white diamond pavé, 18 carat recycled rose gold, 3.20 TCW $ 27,740

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ATRACD671W – White diamond baguette open eternity band, 18 carat recycled white gold, 0.84 TCW $ 6,690

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Proceeds from MONIQUE PÉAN sales contribute to global philanthropic organizations that provide clean drinking water and basic sanitation to people in developing communities. MONIQUE PÉAN has partnered with charity: water to provide clean drinking water to thousands of people in Mozambique, Malawi, Haiti, Ethiopia, Mali and Nepal. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean, safe drinking water to people in developing countries. 100% of charity: water’s donations go directly to the field to fund water projects.

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Nearly one in ten people in the world (663 million people) lack access to clean drinking water and more people die from dirty water and poor sanitation every year than from all forms of violence, including war.

Women are responsible for 72% of the water collected in Sub-Saharan Africa and when a community gets water, women and girls get their lives back.

They start businesses, go to school, improve their homes and take charge of their futures.

fossilized walrus ivory ring with diamond pavé

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MONIQUE PÉAN strives to ensure that all of its fine jewelry materials are sustainable. MONIQUE PÉAN uses fair trade standards for materials that it obtains.

18 CARAT RECYCLED GOLD AND RECYCLED PLATINUM: Gold mining is an environmentally destructive process that dumps cyanide, lead and mercury into local water sources. Gold mines are also linked to poor working conditions and low safety standards. In an effort to limit the significant ecological damage and human toll caused by gold mining procedures and reduce the demand for the dirty mining process, MONIQUE PÉAN exclusively uses 18 carat recycled gold and recycled platinum in its fine jewelry pieces. The recycled gold and platinum used in MONIQUE PÉAN jewelry is identical in quality to newly mined gold and platinum and comes from a number of different sources, including existing jewelry. MONIQUE PÉAN is a supporter of the No Dirty Gold campaign.

REPURPOSED AND CONFLICT AND DEVASTATION FREE DIAMONDS: MONIQUE PÉAN utilizes repurposed diamonds, which require no new energy to create and thus leave a smaller ecological footprint than newly mined diamonds. MONIQUE PÉAN tracks each of its newly mined diamonds to the best of its ability throughout each step of the supply chain to ensure that no diamonds are being mined, cut or polished in regions that are engaged in conflict. MONIQUE PÉAN only purchases diamonds from countries that are full participants in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), an international cooperative monitoring system created—to ensure that the diamonds are free of conflict. Additionally, MONIQUE PÉAN diamonds are sourced from environmentally responsible mines which work in accordance with strict labor and safety guidelines.

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REPURPOSED DIAMONDS AND DIAMOND SLICES: Repurposed diamonds are existing stones formerly used in antique jewelry or for industrial cutting purposes. These diamonds, including diamond slices, require no new energy to create and thus leave a smaller ecological footprint than newly mined diamonds.

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FOSSILIZED DINOSAUR BONE: Agatized fossilized dinosaur bone is extremely rare as it has been petrified with crystals during the fossilization process. This preserves the original cell structure of the dinosaur in the fossil, which can be found in its original bone shape. Due to impurities that were in the surrounding sediment, the fossils range in color from lavender to black with red, yellow, brown and blue. the Colorado Plateau is the only source of agatized fossilized dinosaur bone in the world, which ranges from 146 to 156 million years old and correlates with the Late Jurassic Age. FOSSILIZED WALRUS IVORY: The walrus is a mammal (Odobenus Rosmarus) found in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic areas of the Northern Hemisphere. Previously inhabiting tundra areas, walrus remains, including their ivory tusks, have been organically preserved in ice. As ice in the Arctic Circle melts and shifts, pieces of fossilized walrus ivory rise to the surface. MONIQUE PÉAN sources fossilized walrus ivory from indigenous Alaskan Natives who gather material from the Arctic Circle.

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METEORITE: Siberian Meteorite is an iron that fell to earth during the middle of the 20th century. It is dark silver grey with black tones and possesses a rough and unpolished finish. Scandinavian Meteorite is approximately one million years old and was discovered in melting glacial ice. It is metallic silver with a natural geometric pattern unique to each fragment.

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FAIR TRADE PRECIOUS STONES: MONIQUE PÉAN utilizes conflict and devastation free stones that are obtained in accordance with strict labor, trade and environmental laws.

We work with artisanal miners and mines that are dedicated to social and environmental responsibility. Fair trade stones are closely tracked from the source to the market to ensure that every stone has been handled according to strict protocols. Natural rutile, natural free form black and pink tourmaline, pietersite, aqua-marine and black onyx are some of the stones used in MONIQUE PÉAN jewelry.

SUSTAINABLE PEARLS: MONIQUE PÉAN works with sustainable pearl farms that cultivate pearls through environmentally conscious practices, which include the use of solar power, rain catchment water systems and ecologically responsible methods of harvesting and aquaculture.

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GUATEMALAN JADE: “Jade” is the general term describing jadeite. Jadeite is white in its pure state, with all other colors caused by inclusions of the minerals.

Guatemalan jade was discovered near the Motagua fault, where additional faults provided fractures and openings that allowed serpentine to naturally carry precipitated jadeite from the subduction zone to the surface. Guatemalan jade is found in natural colors ranging from a bright, intense green to soft lilac, blue, pink, white, yellow, grey and black. The grey and black hues are exclusively found in Guatemalan jade.

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PERUVIAN OPAL AND OPALINA: Peruvian blue opal, found in the Andes mountains in Peru, is a rare and translucent stone with pastel hues. Depending on the cut of the stone, Peruvian opal may be clear, scenic (showing varying degrees of color) or dendritic with black fern-like inclusions.

Peruvian opalina is a member of the opal family and is also sourced from the Andes mountains in Peru. MONIQUE PÉAN mainly uses vibrant blue opalina, a rare and naturally opaque stone, which occurs only in small pockets of the region. Peruvian opal and opalina are special for their unusual qualities and extraordinary beauty.

PIETERSITE: MONIQUE PÉAN uses Namibian pietersite, a mineral that is hand dredged from riverbeds by artisans without the use of chemical extraction. A naturally fibrous mineral, pietersite has been stressed and fractured by the earth’s geological processes. Deposits of pietersite are then reformed and compacted in quartz, where the mineral appears as brecciated bands of blue, gold and red. Blue is the most rare of these hues, followed by red.

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FOSSILIZED JET: MONIQUE PÉAN has worked to perfect the carving of fossilized jet, an organic material formed by the sustained immersion of wood in stagnant water over millions of years. Fossilized jet can be found in two forms: hard and soft. Hard jet is created by compressed carbon and salt water, while soft jet is the result of compressed carbon and fresh water.

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