FEATURE
WOULD YOU WEAR CREMATION ASH JEWELLERY?
Would you wear
cremation ash jewellery?
Cremation ash jewellery seems to have struck a chord with online communities, indicating a more
positive response to what some would consider to be an unusually dark way to honour our deceased.
ALESSANDRO CARRARA speaks with industry professionals to get a better understanding of this
seemingly controversial, yet thought provoking form of jewellery
S
avvy social media users in the jewellery world
might have noticed the increased popularity
of memorial pieces trending online in 2018.
For the uninitiated, memorial jewellery is designed
to either hold cremation ash in a small capsule or
is made entirely from the ash itself. It’s a naturally
divisive form of jewellery, and in just a couple of
lines at the start of this feature, you probably already
know what your stance is, positive or negative.
Memorial jeweller Ashes into Glasses has over
a million people following its Facebook page and
receives numerous posts from clients showcasing
its products on a weekly basis. Additionally, those
posts come from a huge variety of people, including
mothers who have lost their children, sons and
daughters mourning the loss of a sibling or a parent
and even those who have had memorial jewellery
created from the ashes of pets.
Many of the posters thank the company for being
able to capture the memories of departed loved ones
in a tangible way. Adele Gregory writes: “The ring I
received today is more than just a piece of jewellery
this is having my boy by my side where ever I am,
forever.” Alice Frigo posts: “The pieces you create
are so much more than just a ring or necklace”.
For these individuals, cremation jewellery is much
‘‘
Memorial
jeweller
Ashes into
Glasses has
over a million
people
following
its Facebook
page and
receives
numerous
posts from
clients
showcasing
its products
on a weekly
basis
‘‘
38 JEWELLERY FOCUS
February 2018 | jewelleryfocus.co.uk