Large Huia Feather Earrings | Recycled 3D Printer Waste

While our standard Huia Feather Earrings have been an absolute hit (with over 7K pairs sold to date!), there's now a larger design too! These have come about because the sheets of recycled plastic I have end up with large chunks where the black and white blend together too much for the smaller earrings, but makes them perfect for this larger feather, that is able to capture more of the white on the tips. 

The Huia is a NZ native bird with stunning, white-tipped feathers. In pre-European times only high-ranking chiefs and their whanau wore the tail feathers in their hair. By 1900 huia numbers were decreasing mainly due to habitat loss, but an international fashion craze for the feathers was started when one was gifted to the Duke of York in 1901 during a visit to NZ. The huia was then slowly pushed to extinction.

Our recycled plastic huia feather earrings represent the impact that our fashion and consumption decisions can have on our environment.

Dimensions: feather 5cm x 1.4cm at widest point.

Hooks: Hypoallergenic (silver in colour). Clip on option available (silver in colour, comment at the checkout). 

Made from PLA (3D printer waste) in Christchurch, NZ by Remix Plastic. Find out more about how and why they are made here. 

Each feather is unique with its own colours (and blemishes) - they are fully functioning and we celebrate their uniqueness, as we hope you do! Please get in touch if you are not satisfied with your purchase and we will do what we can to resolve any issues in a timely manner. 

We always ship plastic free.