Born in Galway, Berina trained with the Crafts Council of Ireland as a Goldsmith in the early 90's, she went onto achieve a first class honours degree in Fine and Applied Art At the University of Ulster in 1997.

Berina's work has been described as:

‘delicate, generous, yet imaginative’

‘exaggerating the more conventional elements of Jewellery Design’

‘pushing the barriers of wearability, with the use of strong shapes, in delicate applications’

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