Why We Named Them Saltstone

Saltstone was named after the quiet palette of the coast – the one you notice when you stop looking for bright blues and bold reds and start paying attention to what’s been there all along.

If you walk the shoreline early in the morning or after a storm, you’ll see it. Beige sand smoothed by the tide. Black stones darkened by saltwater. Soft gray rocks worn round from years of waves. White shells scattered like they were placed there on purpose. Driftwood bleached pale by sun and sea, shaped slowly and patiently over time.

Those are the colors of Saltstone.

The earrings take their shape from coastal buoys — simple, functional, and built to endure. Buoys don’t need decoration to belong. They’re shaped by purpose, marked by weather, and grounded in the same environment that shapes the shore itself. Their rounded form feels at home among stones and shells, floating just offshore, doing their quiet work.

These colors tell a story of balance.

Beige reflects the warmth of sand under bare feet. Black and gray echo the rocks that anchor the shoreline, steady and unmoved by passing seasons. White brings in the light – the sun on shells, the foam left behind as waves retreat.

Saltstone is about the natural rhythm of the ocean. About materials shaped by time, pressure, and movement rather than trends. About beauty that comes from weathering, not perfection.

As kids, we collected these colors without realizing it – pockets filled with stones, shells, and driftwood pieces we swore we’d keep forever. As adults, they still ground us. They remind us to slow down, to notice texture, to appreciate the quiet strength of things that last.

These earrings are a small tribute to that natural balance – earth-meets-ocean, steady and calm. A reminder that some of the most meaningful colors are the ones that blend seamlessly into the world around them.