Hawaii Style Magazine

We had the privilege of being hilighted as a premier local artist and vendor in Japan’s “Hawaii Style” Magazine. Featured are our exclusive 24kt and copper electroplated items, which are signature pieces to Flotsam & Co, found nowhere else!

Ward Village Feature

A big Mahalo to Ward Village for the feature!

"Karen Sawicki isn't your typical entrepreneur. As the owner and founder of FLotsam & Co., a hip boutique with a focus on locally made jewelry, Sawicki sources many of the shells she uses in her designs by free diving up to 100 feet, scouring the sea floor for the perfect shell. The result, as you'll see in her Ward Warehouse boutique, is a line of jewelry that's unlike anything you'll find anywhere else."

Pacific Business News

Pacific Business News reports on new South Shore Market and merchants of this exclusive retail & shopping location at the Ward Village.

"The 11 tenants confirmed for the market include Big Island Delights; Big Bad Wolf, a children's retailer; Cameron Hawaii, a beach resort lifestyle brand; Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf; Eden in Love; Flotsam & Co., a jewelry retailer; Holoholo Market; Kealopiko, a clothing retailer; Manaola, a boutique; Mori by Art + Flea; and Salvage Public, a menswear retailer."

We are excited to be a part of this project and anticipate opening our new location November 2016! Click for the full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2016/08/10/howard-hughes-identifies-most-tenants-in-south.html

Ward Village International Women's Day Feature

In light of International Women's Day, it was an honor to be hilighted by Ward Village's blog as a female entrepreneur!

"...One of Ward’s latest retail additions, Flotsam and Co., opened their doors in Ward Warehouse just last week. The store’s founder, Karen Sawicki, carries an eclectic collection of jewelry and other inspiring items that reflect her passion for design and diving. In fact, many of her pieces she stocks in her charming space are composed of shells she finds while diving. When the opportunity arose to manifest her passion into her own brick and mortar store, Sawicki dove right in. The result was an awe-inspiring feeling that she’ll carry with her forever. "For the full article click here!

"My Only Hawaii" Travel Guide Feature

MY ONLY HAWAII-- a Japanese travel guide exploring the fashion, food & culture of Honolulu stopped by the storefront for a visit!

サンライズシェルファンの皆さま！お待たせしました！ワードウェアハ ウスに新しく、ジュエリーショップ Flotsam & Co. がオープンしました！デザイナーであり、店長のカレン自らダイバーで潜って貝を見つけ出す。 Flotsamはがらくた、漂流物をいう意味。がらくたが息を吹き返したように、美しいジュエリーとして生まれ変わる。以下映像をみてもわかるように、彼 女の思いのこもったハンドメイドジュエリーは、使うこちらも大事にしたいと思うアロハを感じさせる作品ばかり。
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サ ンライズシェルはハワイでしか見つけられないとの事で、希少価値が高く、ロコにも大人気のシェルの一つ。日の出に見立てたような独特の色合いが名前の由 来。最近はグレーがかったムーンライトシェルも人気。色形ともにすべて自然のもので、世界に一つしかないので気に入ったものがあったら即購入しよう！デザ イン、クオリティー、種類、金額ともに、ここに優るところは、ホノルルにはありません。直輸入のタヒチアンパールのジュエリーもお勧め！２５セントでトラ イできるガチャガチャもあり。運が良ければ、ミニミニサンライズシェルがゲットできるかも！！

Ward Warehouse welcomes “Flotsam & Co.” a new jewelry boutique that incorporates beautiful shells into wonderful ocean inspired designs “Flotsam & Co.” owner and designer Karen; is one of the divers that find the shells and materials. Sunrise shells are one of the most scarce sea shells as they only live in the waters around Hawaii and are very difficult to find.Sunrise shell jewelry have recently becoming increasingly popular in island jewelry as they are a great way to represent the beauty of Hawaii to the world. This boutique has many selections in size, design and price. You may also find a beautiful moon light shell which is has beautiful light and dark hues. As you can see in the video below, Karen's deep passion for her jewelry is evident in the extreme lengths she goes to procure the most beautiful shells and the beautiful designs she uses to compliment them, making flotsam jewelry true treasures of the islands. Be sure to try your luck at the 25 cent jewelry capsule machine, If you’re lucky, you can get a mini sunrise shell!

Mori x Flotsam Valentine's Day Custom Rings Workshop

Had a great time teaching some new metalsmithing skills in our Mori x Flotsam Valentine's Day Workshop. Photographer Mark Wu was on board to capture all the fun of making customized stamped rings while we soldered, hammered, shaped and texturized silver! Stay tuned for more workshops in the future! (If you're a couple that participated and didn't receive your personal photos let us know and Mark will email them over!)