My aim is to create contemporary glass and jewellery pieces that make a statement and draw attention while remaining practical and confortable to wear. I work mainly with silver and glass combining the techniques of glass fusing and lampworking, with metal fabrication.

Some of my jewellery designs are characterised by bold dichroic glass accents which I create in a kiln through a high temperature fusing process and use as a medium to add colour and bring contrast to the metal qualities of the silver. To balance the richness of the glass medium, I keep my silverwork simple, using slim lines, clean geometrical shapes and simple stylised natural forms.

Intensely captivated by light, reflections, and combinations of colours, I also make wide use of contrasting textures and decorative details such as highlights of 9ct or 18ct gold and, occasionally, semiprecious stones. In one of my ranges, for example, the silverwork is subtly embellished with Venetian Millefiori glass beads. These are tiny glass cylinders containing delicate flower resembling patterns. After slumping them in a kiln, I add them to my designs to give my work a colourful and feminine look.

I find inspiration in just about everything around me: a landscape element, an architectural feature, a natural object, the vibrant mediterranean colours and the fascinating beauty of the glass itself. I delight in finding new ways of translating these ideas into new pieces that hopefully will become timeless jewels to treasure and wear for years to come.

Perhaps because of my lack of formal training or maybe because of my scientific background I find myself spending countless hours at the bench playing around with glass and silver, experimenting with new materials, techniques, pushing them to the limit to see whether something new can be achieved. As a result, most of my creations stem from workshop experimentation rather than from detailed planned drawings, keeping my jewellery in constant evolution.