Tara Lois Mansell was born in the UK but grew up in France surrounded by contemporary art, which inspired her love of bold colours. Whilst studying art and sculpture, she was increasingly drawn towards creating miniature works. Her passion for jewellery was ignited whilst working with an artisan jeweller, and became a reality when she was accepted as 1 of only 10 students to train as a jeweller with the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London. Her award winning career began at the age of only 18 when she won a coveted Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Award.

To develop her contemporary vision she studied Jewellery & Metal Design at DJCAD at the University of Dundee, focusing on emotional design. Since then she has resided in Malta on the small island of Gozo at the centre of the Mediterranean. Tara Lois has been recognised internationally for her exclusive sustainable jewellery which bridges the worlds of conceptual contemporary design and ancestral jewellery making skills, using recycled precious materials, while remaining true to her core colourful, sculptural and emotional aesthetic.

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