All Machete jewelry starts out as thick blocks of cellulose acetate*, which are then cut into smaller sheets and developed into blocks again by mixing the different shades together to create the unique tortoiseshell shades.

 * The Italian acetate Machete sources uses is made from cellulose – a natural, renewable material extracting cellulose fibers from cotton and wood pulp to make a transparent paste that can be colored, processed, and molded into different shapes.