created by two jewelry lovers hoping to share their love of shiny things, molimo was born in an effort both to express ourselves creatively and help address the need for sustainability in the jewelry industry.

we both curate vintage and design pieces inspired by our Congolese and Chinese heritage, and the common threads we've found in our different cultures. 

our backgrounds have helped us witness both the positive cultural influences that hand-me-down fine jewelry played in our lives, but also exposed us to the socio-environmental harm caused by the exploitation of miners.

on top of being more environmentally conscious than newly-mined or gold-plated jewelry, each piece of vintage jewelry we offer is unique and rich in history. in a similar vein to how oral tradition once determined how society passed down values and traditions from one generation to the next, these vintage pieces represent moments and memories or people that we cherish and attach to these times.