Catarino jewels creates fine jewellery pieces in the vanguard of design, born from the imagination of a true visionary that saw what no one’s ever dreamed to be possible.

Joining the most elegant handmade art of filigree with the most beautyfull gemstones , giving birth to a new concept of “Luxury Filigree”.

A dream came true now, the art of the old generations wont be lost, it’s a reinterpretation offering a unique twist with innovative design.

Taking inspiration in Nature and sacred femine forms, Filipe Catarino also creates other lines of glamorous fine jewellery and unique engagement rings that stand out and stand for a concept of craftsmanship and cutting edge design.

The designer

My name is João Filipe Catarino, I design and make the most unique fine jewellery of our time.

My experience across the world and sensibility to capture the feminine essence when I design, make each piece of jewellery special.

I studied Jewellery making in the best schools of Portugal and I'm a G.I.A. acredited jewellery designer.

I won design contests and I`ve made the crown for Miss Portugal 2010.

The crown

In the year of 2010 I was chosen to give birth to the crown of Miss Portugal.

I designed this crown with 2 front wings made of Portuguese traditional filigree. This was my first piece shown to the public, where this concept of joinning a very traditional handmade process with the modern days design and technniques took place.

The 2 front wings where simbol of this new "Era", where women assume their place of balance in the world that was ruled and managed by men.

They loved so much the crown that they used the same crown in the contest for 3 years.