Carla Maxine Jewellery
Carla Maxine Germann creates bespoke pieces of jewellery that tell stories; magical tales of the alchemy of nature’s own jewels – precious metals and gems found in the depths of the earth’s core. These pieces are put together in a way that challenges the status quo of the jewellery design industry. It’s something different, something unique. Something made specially for you.
Together, let’s create the ring of your dreams.
Custom Jewellery
Learn more about the process behind commissioning a custom jewellery piece. Explore our gallery of previous commissions.
All Carla Maxine bespoke commissions are created exclusively for Courtesy of the Artist in the Strand Arcade in Sydney, Australia.
Feel free to contact us for a digital or in person consultation.
Articles & Advice
Read all about the different components of our industry, and arm yourself with the knowledge to enter the process of commissioning a custom piece of jewellery with confidence. Learn about the different colours of Sapphires and Tourmalines, the 4 C’s of Diamonds, how to take care of your jewellery and how to get your ring finger sized.
Rare Earth:
Australian Made
Rare Earth: Australian Made is a collective of incredible Australian Gems designed and made into jewellery by the seven resident artists who make up Courtesy of the Artist Custom. Carla Maxine Germann is honoured to be part of this prestigious collective.
Courtesy of the Artist have one of the most spectacular collections of Australian Gems, including Australian Sapphires, Opals, Australian Zircons, Chrysoprase, etc. Read more about this incredible vault of gemstones on their website.
Hybrid
The Hybrid Collection is an ongoing project. It was inspired by my love of hybridity in aesthetics, the development of my Cluster Collection as well as our move to Australia from our country of birth, South Africa. My husband and I made the move in April 2016, and it has been an interesting experience and amazing journey – setting up a life in a new country, especially a new continent that I visited for the first time only in December 2015.
I find that creating art is a way of dealing with emotions when overcoming something big that happened in your life. That’s the way it is for me, anyway. And that is how I see my jewellery – as little pieces of art.
