Find beauty
in a meaningful transformation.
Article 22 celebrates stories of positive transformation and makes a real impact through jewelry handmade in war-torn countries.
They partner with artisans in off-the-beaten-track places to create modern heirlooms that are beautiful and meaningful.
Bridging Destruction and Creation
Article 22’s REVIVAL collection works to forge beautiful pieces from what was meant to destroy.
This collection features the work of acclaimed contemporary artist Stanislav Drokin. Based in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Drokin creates jewelry that includes detonated shrapnel pieces from around the region of his hometown.
For each REVIVAL pendant sold, 5% of the proceeds will go to MAP (Mines Advisory Group).
Pieces of Transformative Beauty
Article 22’s PEACEBOMB collection is made from the shrapnel and debris left behind by millions of bombs dropped in Laos during the Vietnam War.
Through their sustainable work, Laotion artisans are taking unexploded bombs and transforming them into beautiful, meaningful jewelry.
A Positive Impact
Artisans are turning bombs into beautiful pieces with the PEACEBOMB and REVIVAL collections from Article 22.
By transforming something negative into a positive, partnered artisans create meaningful jewelry from aluminum and iron shrapnel using existing and invented methods.
Each piece of jewelry helps MAG (Mines Advisory Group) clear unexploded bombs, making land safe and providing new metal to artisans to craft more original designs.
Behind the Name
Article 22 got its name from the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eleanor Roosevelt was the driving force in creating this 1948 declaration to prevent World War II's atrocities from being repeated.
Article 22 of the declaration states that "everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social, and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality."