about
FA2BRO is my last name.
Well, that’s how I spell it.
And I always say “2B” twice, because people don’t get it the first time. (Some might say I don’t speak loudly enough).
Also, “Fabbro” means blacksmith in Italian. Knowing that, could you say it inspired me to forge silverware into jewelry? Maybe. Who knows?
Otherwise, my first name is Marion.
If everything here is written in the first person, it’s because I do everything myself.
At 28, I decided to leave the world of fashion and luxury to resolve my cognitive dissonance. My life has always revolved around creation and design, but very quickly, the desire to do it with respect for people and the environment became essential.
So today, I’m happy to be working in my little workshop in Nantes, surrounded by lots of idealistic and dreamy artisans and designers
I design and craft everything myself. Starting with a quick sketch—or just a clear idea in my head—it’s through working with the metal that everything takes shape.
I work at the bench, which means I work directly with the metal, forging it, so to speak. This imposes a number of constraints and techniques that are themselves sources of inspiration.
In short, I roll the metal, I weld, I draw wire, and I cut pieces with a saw. And I shape them with pliers, hammers, and a wide variety of tools specific to jewelry making.
upcycling
All the jewelry are made from old silverware and secondhand chains. Everything is crafted from 925 sterling silver.
I cut the silverware into pieces and use the different parts to create various components of the jewelry, without melting them down.
I chose this method—and therefore not to work with commercially recycled silver—for environmental reasons. By working with this silver cutlery without melting it down, I’m truly upcycling it. This avoids the industrial melting process.
I also make the packaging myself, using molded recycled paper (water and paper mixed together). The clasps are made from aluminum salvaged from scraps in the metal workshop of my shared studio.
website
If you’ve made it this far, you’ve probably realized that the environment is a major concern in my life. (It’s a major concern period, by the way—hello, politicians.)
So I’ve asked myself quite a few questions about a website’s carbon footprint. And I’ve tried to make this one as minimalist as possible.
That’s why the site focuses on the essentials and most of the images are bitmaps. This allowed me to reduce their file size by a factor of six.
As a result, my site’s carbon footprint is 0.11g of CO2 per visit—less than 89% of other sites.
If you want to see more content with a significant carbon footprint, feel free to visit my Instagram page.