Beatriz Jardinha is a Portuguese designer creating jewellery that approximates ancient and rudimentary techniques to ethereal concepts. 

Enamoured with both the inherent creativity of design as well as the rich, many times forgotten, heritage of craftsmanship, Beatriz Jardinha started her career in the world of design and fashion. It was at an internship at London-based label Faustine Steinmetz that she first caught a glimpse of how the artisanal, weaving in Faustine’s case, could be rescued and elevated through design not only innovatively, but also in small-scale and sustainable models. 

Above any formal training, a free-spirited and wandering disposition towards life has informed Jardinha’s creative path. Jewellery was first explored by her during extended travels to both India and Peru where she had the opportunity to learn silversmith and filigree techniques from old masters in immersive experiences. Through these trips and other adventures, Jardinha also became aware of the naturality with which different cultures approached beauty and ornamentation; jewellery can be big, bold and powerful but it need not be intimidating. Collecting experiences and knowledge on-the-go, Jardinha’s style reflects this inner freedom with every creation more of a study into an idea than a finished concept. 

In 2020, Beatriz Jardinha established her eponymous atelier in Lisbon where she designs, makes and reproduces every piece by hand. While unpolished gems and the marks left over from rudimentary techniques of soldering and forging invoke earthly and rugged qualities to her jewellery, the usage of symbols calls forth the celestial and divine. With references to ancient mythology, religion and esotericism, Jardinha uses symbolism not as a way to extol specific meanings, but rather to convey the power of these enduring emblems and the cultural and anthropological memories associated with them.