Opal Minded
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Black Opal, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Opal, Sterling Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Brooches
Opal, Sterling Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Opal
2010s Australian Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Black Opal, Opal
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Earrings
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
White Diamond, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Loose Gemstones
Opal, Black Opal
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cuff Bracelets
Opal, Diamond, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Black Opal, Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1990s Australian Romantic Pendant Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Black Opal, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cufflinks
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Black Opal, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, Black Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Fashion Rings
Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Multi-Strand Necklaces
Opal, Sterling Silver
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Engagement Rings
Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Black Opal, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Black Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Ruby, Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Opal, Blue Sapphire, Black Opal, White Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Cocktail Rings
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Drop Necklaces
Black Opal, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Opal, Yellow Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
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Opal Minded For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Opal Minded?
Renata Bernard for sale on 1stDibs
Through the Australian jewelry brand Opal Minded, Renata Bernard creates contemporary jewelry featuring gorgeous opals sourced from Australia's renowned opal mines. Her pendant necklaces, cocktail rings and dangle earrings showcase the beauty of the multicolored gemstone. She also designs one-of-a-kind opal engagement rings as striking alternatives to classic diamond rings.
Bernard moved to Australia from Eastern Europe in 1994 with only $100 in her wallet. She met and later married John Bernard, who had founded Opal Minded in Sydney in 1989. The brand is dedicated solely to opal jewelry made from stones unearthed from its own Queensland mines. While Australia is not the only source of opals in the world, it provides some of the rarest and most sought-after stones.
An ex-academic with a Ph.D. in cinema, Bernard fell in love with opals after meeting her husband. She became an accredited gemologist and valuer and took up the position of creative director at Opal Minded. She now designs every piece of Opal Minded jewelry in-house at the company’s design studio in the Dymocks Building in Sydney. The pieces are sold in Opal Minded’s chic boutique in The Rocks, a historic Sydney neighborhood.
Bernard reveals the inner beauty of Australian opals with jewelry ranging from understated bracelets that allow the stones to shine to glamorous necklaces with sparkling diamond embellishments. She finds inspiration everywhere, such as the organic forms in nature and the clean lines of modern architecture. By approaching every stone individually, she creates keepsakes made to be passed down through generations.
On 1stDibs, find Renata Bernard necklaces, rings, earrings and more.
A Close Look at contemporary Jewelry
Contemporary jewelry is inextricably linked with the moment in which it is created, frequently reflecting current social, cultural and political issues such as environmental consciousness, identity and sustainability. It’s informed by fashion trends, from the chokers of the 1990s to the large chain necklaces of the early 2000s.
Jewelry is one of the oldest forms of adornment. Lockets made of silver or gold have been treasured gifts for hundreds of years, for example, and charm bracelets, which have existed since prehistoric times, didn’t become especially popular until the 19th-century reign of Queen Victoria. For many centuries, fine jewelry was used primarily to express wealth or status through lavish materials. Then, in the 1960s, a concept known as the “critique of preciousness” emerged, with jewelers creating pieces that did not get their value from gemstones or precious metals. Instead, it was the jeweler’s artistic vision that was prized and elevated.
This shift still informs Contemporary jewelry being made by artists today. Whether they are using cheap, found materials and working with provocative geometric shapes or seeking out the rarest stones, they are imbuing their work with meaning through their skills, techniques and ideas. Innovative designers such as Elsa Peretti, who popularized sculptural sterling-silver jewelry for Tiffany & Co., and David Yurman, who twisted metal into the simple yet striking Cable bracelet, have also influenced the direction of Contemporary jewelry’s forms and aesthetics.
Meanwhile, technological advancements like metal alloys and laser engraving have led to new possibilities in jewelry design. Now, edgy makers and brands as well as minimalist designers are pushing Contemporary jewelry forward into the 21st century.
Find a collection of Contemporary rings, earrings, necklaces and other jewelry on 1stDibs.