Renata Bernard Bracelets
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.
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2010s Australian Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s American Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, Silver, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, 18k Gold
2010s American Art Deco Renata Bernard Bracelets
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Renata Bernard Bracelets
Fire Opal, Opal, Diamond, Silver, Gold Plate, 24k Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Renata Bernard Bracelets
Diamond, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Renata Bernard Bracelets
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Ruby, Turquoise, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Peridot,...
21st Century and Contemporary French Renata Bernard Bracelets
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, 18k Gold, 22k Gold, Sterling Silver
2010s Greek Renata Bernard Bracelets
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Diamond, Opal, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Australian Contemporary Renata Bernard Bracelets
Opal, Sterling Silver