Our thinking

From guitar strings to jewellery

30 May, 2025

What if the strings that once played your favourite songs could now support your favourite cause? The guitarwrist turns that idea into something you can wear. 

At first glance, a used guitar string doesn’t seem like much. It’s bent, dull, and ready for the bin. But in the hands of the team at The guitarwrist, it becomes something completely different: a piece of wearable purpose. 

Imagine wearing a bracelet crafted from guitar strings once played by Ed Sheeran or Slash. Picture owning jewellery that once played the songs you love from artists like Coldplay, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses or legends like Paul McCartney. This is precisely what the guitarwrist makes possible: famous musicians donate their used guitar strings, which are transformed into handmade bracelets, rings, and necklaces. Each piece sold raises funds for charities chosen by the artists themselves. 

What’s truly special about this initiative is how it emotionally connects people to sustainability. Not just reducing waste, but rethinking what waste even is. Turning something disposable into something meaningful changes our relationship to materials. It encourages us to look beyond recycling towards creating deeper connections between the things we own and the stories behind them. This approach not only reduces landfill waste, but it also invites people to engage with sustainability in a personal way, through the music and causes they care about. 

As the guitarwrist beautifully puts it, it’s “recycling with resonance.” It’s a powerful reminder that sustainability isn’t just practical, it can also be personal, emotional, and deeply meaningful. 

 

By Justine Bahoumina