Bernard Delettrez

Bernard Delettrez is something of an enigma. A quiet, well travelled man who prefers to let his jewellery speak for itself. After 30 years of designing, his unique pieces do just that! Always willing to go the extra mile, Bernard prefers to mix a prize gem with materials that are both complex and surprising to continue a lifelong fascination. Born in Casablanca but raised in Paris, this world citizen’s fascination for all things precious led him to California where he studied at the Gemological Institute of America. Impulse led him to Brazil to manage a friend’s emerald mine in the late 70s and just two years later Bernard owned his own mine and was designing for prestigious houses like H. Stern. The nineties brought change again, and after building a successful empire he sold it all to sail around the world, a trip that lasted almost 10 years. Now settled in Rome, Bernard focuses on designing his own jewellery for his eclectic, free-spirited and devoted clients. His ever-expanding avant-garde taste is a continuous life pursuit that takes him from his palazzo in Rome, to his house in Kenya and everywhere in-between on a constant search’s for the rare and the beautiful.