About

Born in Galway, on the west coast of Ireland, Berina lives 5 minutes from the Atlantic Ocean.

After studying to be a Goldsmith with the Design Crafts Council Ireland, Berina went on to finish her  degree in Fine and Applied Art  at  the Belfast  College of Art, she has worked nationally and internationally with a number of goldsmiths and set up her own workshop in Galway in 2000.

Berina designs and makes exhibition and collectable  pieces in precious metals. Her diffusion collections blend elements of her work in sterling silver, for everyday wear.

Berina’s work has been described as…

‘delicate, generous, yet imaginative’

‘exaggerating the more conventional elements of Jewellery Design’

‘pushing the barriers of wearability, with the use of strong shapes, in delicate applications’.