“The hardest part of owning this business is we want to keep all the gorgeous jewelry," laughs Laura Beaumont, who recently moved to Portland with her daughter and business partner Chloe Beaumont to open Beaumont Jewelry Collective, a Portland-based online jewelry store.

Joking aside, the spirit of this mother-daughter venture is much more aligned with giving away. Beaumont Jewelry Collective donates a portion of its profits from each one-of-a-kind piece to causes that support sustainable mining practices and the environment.

They support Gem Legacy, Protect the West Coast, Academia da Serra, Mercury Free Mining, and Pure Earth—nonprofits and initiatives focused on reducing mercury use, supporting small-scale miners and their communities, and advocating for more responsible sourcing practices worldwide, like fairmined metals.

“I don’t know another retail collective of independent jewelry designers that gives back with every single piece,” says Chloe, a Gemological Institute of America graduate. “Generosity is a core component of our ethos.”

While working for Monica Stephenson at ANZA Gems, Chloe was able to visit artisanal mining communities in Kenya and Tanzania. It was hugely impactful and channelled the direction of her career toward affecting positive change.

“It was an incredible opportunity to be that close to our sources; I saw how empowering the mining industry can be—especially for women miners,” says Chloe.

While this mother-daughter duo invites customers to participate in a supply chain that is more transparent, equitable, and humane, they equally prioritize artistry. Chloe has a studio art degree, and Laura was an abstract artist for 20 years before recently transitioning into gemology. She hopes to soon have her own line of jewelry, which she’ll sell at Beaumont Jewelry Collective.

“We seek out unique pieces from independent designers that make you want to just stare at the jewelry as you do a piece of art,” says Laura. “No one is going to see something from our store on someone else in town or in a department store.”

Perusing the decadent array of bracelets, rings, necklaces, and pendants at Beaumont Jewelry Collective, customers can find pieces made with rare materials like pearls from the Sea of Cortez in Mexico—harvested from small batches of rainbow-lipped oysters and sourced from Columbia Gem House, a family-run Fair Trade Gem company based in Vancouver, Wash.

“The iridescent quality of these pearls is so unique, from lavender to peacock blues,” says Laura. “They are otherworldly, and only 4,000 are produced per year.”

Lately, vivid pinks and oranges are captivating Chloe’s attention, specifically in the fierce Solvera Vis necklace by Dylann Wolfe, designed by Morgan Burger, which features an Oregon sunstone encircled by diamonds. The piece has a line from the poem “Defeat” by Kahlil Gibran engraved on the back of the pendant: “We shall stand in the sun with a will, and we shall be dangerous .”

The jewelry at Beaumont Jewelry Collective reaches beyond trends and sparkly decoration. Their collections pay homage to stories–stories of the miners who contributed raw material; the memories the jewelry evokes; the narratives we create about ourselves, who we are, and who we aspire to be; as well as those tales-to-come, important moments the jewelry will accessorize or even guide in small ways.

As Beaumont Jewelry Collective is an online retailer, Laura and Chloe are happy to arrange Zoom meetings with potential clients to show and explore pieces in more detail. Additionally, they are very active on Pinterest and Instagram.

“To get through tumultuous times, what better thing to do than focus on something beautiful. What better thing than diamonds and gemstones?” says Laura.