ABOUT ME

‘...Macha is about a quiet rebellion, not necessarily‘beautiful’, but not without nobility either, rough and warm-hearted and full of ripe character. It‘s witty, tenacious and defiant with an air of old fashioned
peace...’

Created and owned by Irish designer Bernice Kelly, the Macha Jewellery line is influenced by the vintage fashions researched in her career as a fashion designer for various well known brands.
Precious metals are used, and every piece is handmade or handfinished and antiqued for a previously worn appearance. Pieces are often created by accident, relishing in the unwanted, for an anarchaic rock n’ roll feel.

Macha Jewelry was started as a hobby whilst Bernice lived in New York, her return to London see’s her collection picked up by unique jewelry store Kabiri in London. The brand maintains a low profile appeal, stocked in independent boutiques internationally.

AW 2009 sees the launch of the men’s line, inspired by participation in the exhibition ‘Rawhide’, which exposed the jewelry making craft and was influenced by the American roadtrip. The ancient art of lost
wax casting is used, and blackened finishes are suggestive of Victorian mining techniques.