About Inga
Being a manufacturing jeweller Inga has worked at a bench practicing the craft she loves for over 30 years. Inga has enjoyed a very successful career, working in exclusive jewellery stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle and Brisbane, where she specialized as a goldsmith, handcrafting and designing mainly diamond engagement rings, creating antique replicas plus special orders and repairs. For the past 16 years Inga has been happily settled in the hinterland of Byron Bay, where she successfully runs her jewellery business. Inga designs and creates individual pieces for her clients worldwide. Inga will take the time to draw, design and handmake the masterpiece that you have in mind. As a gemologist Inga takes great pleasure in sourcing the perfect gemstones including high quality diamonds for your creation. Inga is proud of her body of work that she has designed and created over many years. Inga has a range of old-world art deco inspired pieces influenced by her European, Dutch heritage. And the latest work is inspired by her love of Australian nature. Inga is passionate about the environment and the wonders nature creates in intricate details. Her timeless pieces seem to resonate with many walks of life. Inga currently sells her work to exclusive jewellery stores and art galleries. She has had many successful exhibitions, including private functions in the hinterland of Byron Bay. November 2018 Inga exhibited with renowned Archibald winning artist Craig Ruddy in Paddington Sydney. Over 300 people came to the opening night! Inga lives on a farm in Mullumbimby with her beloved family and 6 horses and other animals. She loves her community and local friends. Inga spends a lot of time in nature with her family. Her hobbies are mostly horse related, she competes in showjumping, dressage, and endurance riding. "As a gemmologist, valuer and diamond grader, I am fascinated and passionate about good quality diamonds. I have predominantly used the same reputable Australian wholesale diamond and precious gemstone company for over 25 years. All diamonds are conflict free and ethically sourced. Each diamond over .50ct comes with a GIA certificate and a laser inscription on the girdle of the diamond."
"Inga did an amazing job on my engagement ring. My husband designed the ring and Inga brought it to life better than we could have imagined."
Amanda Mackinnon
Inga Genis: Biography
Born in New York, Inga returned with her parents to their home in the Netherlands while still a baby. When she was seven years old, she and her family emigrated to Australia, settling on nine acres of beautiful bushland on the outskirts of Sydney. Inga grew up surrounded by nature and as a daughter of lithographer Fred Genis, met many inspirational artists throughout her childhood. Inga has had over 30 years’ experience in the jewellery trade, which began in the early 90s with a four year apprenticeship. During that time she honed her craft as a manufacturing jeweller specialising in goldsmithing. Along the way she studied many aspects of the trade, which included a two year jewellery design course in Sydney. More study followed and in early 2000, she was awarded a Diploma in Gemmology and a certificate in diamond grading from the Gemmological Association of Australia (GAA). Having gained these qualifications, Inga was then entitled to further her study through the GAA to become a qualified registered jewellery valuer. With her studies completed, Inga spent many years working as an in-house jeweller for a number of exclusive jewellery companies in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Brisbane. She has successfully run her own jewellery business, designing, making and repairing jewellery for her own clientele. Specialising in engagement and wedding rings, Inga loves turning sketched designs into creative reality. In 1998, a $17,000 platinum and diamond ring she manufactured was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Australian Jewellery Design Awards - a fitting reward for many years of study, creativity and hard work. Since settling in the Byron Bay hinterland with her partner Gary and their two beautiful children Elsa and Reuben, she has created a stunning new range of individually crafted pieces that make up her current body of work. Gathering her inspiration from the beauty of nature, Inga especially loves the complexity of flowers with their geometrical patterns and perfect detail. Inga’s passion for living speaks clearly through her intricate and exquisitely handcrafted jewellery.
