Our Story
A vision to craft ethical fine art jewellery
Coral Covey was founded and established in 2014 in Munich by Australian jewellery designer Laura Deakin.
In November 2017, after living and working in Munich for over 13 years, Laura re-located back to her hometown of Melbourne.
The name, Coral Covey, is the unity of Laura’s two grandmothers, Coral McKissick and Gladys Covey, who were both important influences in the designer’s life, and taught her the importance of caring for her community and environment.
Coral Covey is a business committed to sustainable jewellery practices. It is Laura’s goal to continue making a positive environmental difference within her field of bespoke art.
Meet Your Maker
Laura Deakin is an established Australian contemporary jeweller, fine artist, gold & silversmith, photographer & illustrator.
Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours from Monash University and a Masters of Fine Art from the Munich Art Academy, she currently practices as a fine artist in her field of contemporary jewellery. In addition Laura is a lecturer at RMIT University’s Gold & Silver Smithing Department and, in collaboration with fellow artist Blanche Tilden, she teaches the Blak Design courses at Koorie Heritage Trust.
With over two decades of professional experience, Laura Deakin creates for the love of making. She takes pride in every aspect of her work and pays attention to every tiny detail.
With a deep understanding of her artform, coupled by her innate ability to capture the essence of a personal story and translate it into wearable art, each one-of-a-kind piece is expertly designed and hand-forged in her Melbourne studio.
Laura is a certified member of The Gold & Silversmiths Guild of Australia.
This respected organisation has a comprehensive system of cataloguing precious metal artwork.
Guild member’s names and marker’s marks are permanently recorded and their work can be traced and dated
for valuation and authentication.
Our Approach
Learn more about the Coral Covey approach to sustainability and ethical jewellery-making process.
Retail
To view the Coral Covey collection in person, visit Laura at the next market. Click here to see when and where the next Coral Covey display will be featured.
Coral Covey Essentials
Handcrafted every day essential jewellery that captures the contemporary design signature of Coral Covey.
