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Currents

Reflections on wonder, meaning, and beauty in the everyday—guiding us toward objects that endure and inspire through life’s shifting tides.

How to Care for Gold Plated Jewelry

How to Care for Gold Plated Jewelry

Every Material Wit piece begins in our Orcas Island studio, where metal, fire, and imagination meet. With reverence for the raw materials, we craft jewelry that honors nature while inviting everyday wear. Our work is both art and stewardship—most pieces are formed in-house using traditional metalsmithing techniques, while some are finished in collaboration with trusted U.S.–based artisans for casting and plating.

August: Nostalgia

August: Nostalgia

Every season has its change. The task becomes brushing away the layers that were once labored to build. Time never stands still and life is made of moments. It’s the...
July: Catalytic

July: Catalytic

What charges you? What changes you? What compels you? Sometimes we need to reach and go further than we ever have before, to see growth, change and satisfy our purpose....
June: Continual

June: Continual

All things in nature hold continual energy.   Just look at a tree. It begins with a swelling seed pushing down to make roots, years pass. It grows up, the trunk...
May: Expansive

May: Expansive

Take a stroll in the spring and you'll see all the blooms on show. The first leaves unfurl and every bit of life buzzes with productivity. Even Fir cones snap...