Australian jewellery is mined light: opal fire, pearl water, boulder stone straight from Winton. Opal Minded keeps an Australian opal jewellery boutique in Sydney. Cygnet Bay Pearls farms Australian South Sea pearls. Outback Opals Winton sells boulder opals direct from second-generation Winton miners. Opal argues with daylight, so watch the stone against a dark sleeve and again under the shop's own lamp.
Tjanpi Desert Weavers is a social enterprise of the NPY Women's Council representing over 400 artists from 26 communities on the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Lands, with a gallery at 3 Wilkinson Street, Alice Springs. Artists work with natural plant fibre, including raffia, to make woven baskets, sculptures such as dogs, lizards and birds, wall hangings and jewellery.
Working from a studio at the Salamanca Arts Centre, award-winning jeweller Emily Snadden designs and hand-manufactures botanical-inspired pieces drawn from Tasmania's endemic flora and landscape. Every piece, from bespoke commissions to bridal jewellery, is made on site by Snadden herself rather than outsourced to a production house.
Led by master jeweller and multiple national design-award winner Chris Hood, Metal Urges makes diamond, platinum and 18ct gold engagement rings and custom pieces to order in its own Hobart workshop. Its team of qualified jewellers, valuers and setters describes itself as the largest working group of jewellery makers in the state, with every piece produced by the person the client speaks to.
Best for Custom-made fine gold and diamond jewellery
APS Jewellery is a boutique jewellery studio in East Melbourne, Victoria, operating by appointment only, designing and making bespoke engagement rings, wedding rings, pendants, earrings and necklaces. Wedding rings are offered in platinum, white gold, yellow gold and rose gold, and the studio is noted for its Mokume Gane wedding rings.
Black Finch designs and handcrafts fine jewellery - rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets and charms - from its studio on Smith Street in Collingwood, working in recycled gold and ethically sourced sapphires and diamonds. The studio focuses on engagement and wedding jewellery and also offers custom design, heirloom redesign and a gold swap program.
Best for Engagement rings and ethical fine jewellery
Boom Gallery, established in 2011 and now at 41 Pakington Street, Geelong West, sells handmade ceramics - from breakfast bowls to stoneware cups and vases - alongside jewellery, painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking. It represents primarily Victorian artists, both emerging and established.
Geneine Honey Bespoke Jewellery was established in 2002 by designer Geneine Honey and makes custom and ready-made jewellery - rings, earrings, necklaces and brooches - in 9ct and 18ct gold, sterling silver, Australian sapphires and lab-grown diamonds from its studio at 685 Nicholson Street, Carlton North. The studio also remodels and repairs pieces and reuses gemstones from existing heirlooms.
Best for Bespoke and heirloom remodelled jewellery
The Heide Shop is run by Third Drawer Down for the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Bulleen, Victoria, selling art books, jewellery, homewares, and exhibition tie-ins like its current Brassai: Secret Paris collection. Purchases can be made online or in person at the museum, which sits on sixteen acres along the Yarra River.
Best for Museum-shop, art-books, jewelry, homewares
Kim Victoria Jewels is a handmade jewellery studio at 5 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East, producing bespoke rings, earrings, necklaces and bands including the Sylvara Solitaire and Daphnae designs. The studio describes its pieces as responsibly sourced and works by appointment.
Linden Cook is a Fitzroy jewellery studio, at 79 Gertrude Street, making handcrafted rings, necklaces, earrings, bracelets and charms in silver and yellow gold. Its Signature Impression collection uses lost wax casting to create custom fingerprint pieces, alongside a laser-engraved Laser Impression line.
Best for Custom fingerprint and engraved jewellery
Tallulah Studio is a custom fine jewellery studio at Level 1, 28 Block Place in Melbourne's CBD, founded by gemmologist Rebecca Sampson in 2006. It makes rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets including the Marry Me engagement and wedding collection and an Art Deco-inspired line, by appointment.
On Hastings Street in Noosa Heads, Isabella's has sold antique and handmade fine jewellery since 1993, sourcing rare and vintage pieces from dealers worldwide. Necklaces, rings and brooches can be browsed in the Fairshore Building boutique or bought through the online store.
Best for Antique jewellery, fine jewellery, handmade jewellery
Inspired by the orangeries of France, this Noosa Heads boutique curates activewear, leisurewear, jewellery, beauty and homewares from labels such as Varley and PE Nation. The full range can be shopped online or in the Arcadia Street store.
Best for Activewear, leisurewear, accessories, jewellery, beauty
Giulians has designed fine jewelry from Australian opals, South Sea pearls and diamonds since 1966, now working from an atelier and shop inside the Four Seasons Hotel on George Street in Sydney. Founded by Ivan and Vivienne Vortouni, the business is now led by master jeweller Gary Coffey and sells both ready-made and bespoke pieces worldwide.
Opal Minded has sold Australian opal jewelry from its boutique on Argyle Street in Sydney's historic Rocks precinct since 1989, with two in-house gemmologists on hand to help customers choose a piece. The company also mines its own stones at Jundah-Opalville and sells its collections through an online shop.
Spirit Gallery is a physical Aboriginal art and didgeridoo shop at the Rocks Centre on Argyle Street in Sydney, where customers can handle and hear the instruments before buying. Its range includes termite-hollowed eucalyptus didgeridoos by recognized Aboriginal makers, Aboriginal art and jewelry, with worldwide shipping and tax-free sales available for qualifying international customers.
Allure South Sea Pearls has for over three decades created pearl and diamond jewellery using Australian South Sea pearls in white, gold and black, sold as couture and ready-to-wear collections including earrings, rings, bangles and necklaces. The Broome showroom is at 25 Dampier Terrace, with a second showroom in Perth.
Aurealis is a full-service jeweller on Airlie Beach's Main Street, crafting custom engagement rings and personalized pieces on site along with repairs and stone setting. The shop also carries ready-to-wear designer collections from Europe and the Caribbean.
Best for Custom engagement rings, on-site stone setting
This Abbott Street boutique designs bespoke jewellery and works with pearls, opals, gemstones and diamonds, with proprietor Winnie handling custom commissions. It operates as an independent studio rather than a chain outlet.
Cowell, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
This maker works nephrite jade, black and green, from the Cowell jade province of the Eyre Peninsula. The carvings and jewellery are sold through its own website.
Best for Genuine Cowell (Australian) nephrite jade carvings and jewellery
Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm has grown Australian South Sea pearls off the Kimberley coast since 1946. Its Broome showroom on Dampier Terrace sells jewellery set with pearls carrying certified farm origin.
The pearl and opal showroom of Hoskings Jewellers in Smith Street Mall, specialising in Australian South Sea, Tahitian and freshwater pearls and Australian opals. Its own Arafura Collection sets pearls and opals in gold and sterling silver earrings, pendants and rings.
Eka Filigree sells handmade jewelry made in Skopje's Kisela Voda district, including bracelets, earrings, necklaces, rings, brooches and pendants. The shop also offers a dog jewelry line with pieces styled after breeds such as the Akita, Afghan Hound and Australian Shepherd.
Best for Handmade filigree jewelry and dog-breed themed pieces
Fellini is an independent Cairns jeweller specialising in opals, South Sea pearls, pink diamonds and Australian sapphires, with a second store in Port Douglas. Its range runs from rings and pendants to enhancers built around these stones.
Ikuntji Artists Aboriginal Corporation, nestled in the West Macdonnell Ranges at Haasts Bluff, has operated continuously since 1992 among 150 Luritja speakers and was the first art centre established by women in the Western Desert Art Movement. Artists including Mitjili Napurrula and Keturah Zimran OAM work across paintings, screen-printed fabrics, wearable art, jewellery and printed editions.
Kailis's Broome boutique centres on Australian South Sea pearl jewellery, with diamonds appearing alongside pearls in the collection. The family's first pearl jewellery shop opened in Broome in 1978, following its involvement in the region's pearl farming. Visiting the boutique allows customers to compare jewellery in person, including the differences in lustre and shape between individual pearls.
Best for Australian South Sea pearl jewellery in Broome
Kailis builds its jewellery identity around Australian South Sea pearls and a family history linked to the sea. The Kailis family traces its seafaring tradition to the 1900s, when family members worked as merchant seamen from the Greek island of Kastellorizo. That history gives the pearl business a specific lineage without reducing the current jewellery to nostalgia. The company describes each Australian South Sea pearl as naturally individual, then designs around differences in surface and shape as well as radiance. Its collections provide distinct frameworks for that material. Everlasting draws on the native Western Australian everlasting flower, while Fleur and Melody sit beside Classics and Strands & Studs as named lines. The range moves from earrings and pendants to necklaces and bracelets as well as rings, with accessories forming a separate group. Kailis also publishes material about pearl care and design, reinforcing that the pearl is the starting point rather than a decorative afterthought. The merchant's defining combination is clear: a seafaring family story, a geographically named pearl type, and jewellery collections that translate natural variation into repeatable design languages.
Established in 1985 and run across three generations, this independent jewellery house deals in rare antique and modern jewels, from 19th-century old-cut diamonds to Australian pink diamonds and south sea pearls. Its LD Atelier handles bespoke design, remodelling and restoration, with viewing appointments at boutiques in Brisbane City and Toowoomba.
Ngarru Gallery has traded contemporary Indigenous fine art from Macrossan Street in Port Douglas for over a decade, representing both established investment artists and emerging painters from desert and urban communities across Australia. Open seven days a week, the gallery sells its full collection through an online store as well as in person.
Steve and Narelle are second-generation Winton miners, selling Australian boulder opals direct—from essential and jewellery grades to collector stones and roughs. The stones are hand-mined from the Winton, Opalton, Vergemont and Elva fields their family has worked since 1964.
Best for Australian boulder opals direct from second-generation Winton miners
Pearls of Australia has cultivated pearls in Australia for 80 years, operating a showroom in Broome alongside farms at Broken Bay on the NSW Central Coast and Cygnet Bay in Western Australia. The company sells Australian Akoya and South Sea pearl jewellery, loose pearls and giftware, with Broken Bay pearls marketed without bleaches or dyes.
RJ Pearce Designer Jewellers is a Perth fine-jewellery house founded by Gold and Silversmiths Guild fellow Robert Pearce, working with diamond designer Bez Ambar on custom rings, opals, and Broome pearl pieces. The London Court storefront sells its designer jewellery in person, with payment-plan financing available.
Best for Jeweller, Fine Jewellery, Diamonds, Opals, Bridal
Stelios Jewellers is a bespoke jewellery studio in Mt Hawthorn where master jeweller Stelios and his team hand-craft engagement rings, pearl jewellery, and custom pieces including the 2020 Miss Universe Australia crown. The Scarborough Beach Road showroom sells directly to walk-in and consultation clients.
Best for Jeweller, Bespoke Jewellery, Engagement Rings, Pearls
The Artisan Store Fremantle is an artist-run gallery and retail space bringing together more than 170 Western Australian makers, selling handmade jewellery, art, textiles, ceramics, woodwork, glass, prints and gifts. It was founded on the principle of artists supporting artists, with every piece made in WA.
On Hutchison Street, this underground opal mine pairs a free museum with a retail gallery of genuine Australian opals. Loose stones and finished pieces—pendants, rings, earrings—each come with a certificate of authenticity.
Best for Genuine Coober Pedy Australian opals and opal jewellery
Unearthed Australian Opal is run by Dan Measey, who grew up in Coober Pedy and mines rough opal and opalised fossils from his own working claim, selling them alongside finished jewellery and cut and polished stones with no middlemen. Dan has appeared on Discovery Channel's Outback Opal Hunters and also runs hands-on mining experiences for customers.
Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre has operated from a heritage building at 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle, since 1973, hosting exhibitions, workshops and live music on Whadjuk Nyoongar Boodjar. Its WFAC Shop sells contemporary Western Australian craft, art and design including paintings, jewellery, textiles and Indigenous-made items.
Willie Creek Pearls farms South Sea pearls at a tidal lagoon north of Broome and sells finished jewellery through its town showroom. Visitors can tour the working farm to watch the seeding and harvesting process.
Wonambi Opal is owned and operated by Kenneth Davis, a local of Coober Pedy, selling opal jewellery including rings, pendants, bracelets and earrings in solid and doublet forms, plus polished stones cut by Kenny Paul. Rough opal and opalised fossils are sourced exclusively from the Coober Pedy Opal Fields.