A Peace Treaty Bling

For the Thar jewelry collection, A Peace Treaty makes use of traditional metal-smithing skills of desert artisan families in Rajasthan, enabling the revival of centuries-old recycled materials and sustainable techniques including the use of discarded camel bone.

(Above image is from this collection, the Kokna necklace, though it's sold out on the website. Probably a good thing, because it was $225...) Other goodies from this collection:

Baiga bangle, $130

Parja ring, $90

Then there's the Sunari collection, inspired by the Kuchi nomadic tribes of Afghanistan and the Turkoman tribes of Central Asia and is made by Turkish artisans:

Talogan necklace, $168

Chiras ring set, $72

A Peace Treaty started off making stunning scarves. I'd go into them, but the backgrounds and options are just too awesome and I'd blab on and on. So learn about them all for yourself here. Or check out one fave below:

Ondo Sand scarf, $160 (from the Adire line)

While its a bit expensive, these are some of the most high fashion collections I've seen in my time blogging with an awesome concept, definitely worth checking out. The first paragraph of the company description: "Born as a personal pact between Farah Malik, a Pakistani Muslim, and Dana Arbib, a Libyan Jew, A Peace Treaty creates employment for skilled artisans working in places of socio-political strife, effectively supporting their craft while elevating their products to the level of high design for an exclusive, international audience." Read the rest, but right???

Oh, and they donate to Counterpart International -- this season's funds are going to reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan.

You can find A Peace Treaty goodness at Urban Outfitters, Need Supply Co., Polyvore (which actually links to sites where you can make purchases), Shop Acrimony, and Cloak & Dagger, to start.