Barrett

Slim (1960). Irish jewellery designer, born in County Galway. He studied painting at the Regional Technical College in Galway. In 1982 he moved to London where he began to work as a self-taught designer (something of which he is very proud, feeling himself free from any technical or traditional restraints). The following year he presented his first Collection. He has a faithful clientele that is a bit trendy and somewhat high society. He relaunched the fashion for tiaras with precious stones. He has designed jewellery Collections for Lagerfeld, Chanel, Versace, Montana, Ungaro, Galliano and Katharine Hammett. He works with his wife Jules de Bairead in a former match factory near Islington, a trendy area in north London. He is the designer of the small crown with 231 diamonds made for the wedding of Victoria Adams, one of the Spice Girls, to the soccer player David Beckham. He wins the De Beers Diamond International Award.
In April the tiara designed by Barrett and worn by Victoria Adams on her wedding day goes to auction for the benefit of the Red Cross. The crown, made of 231 diamonds, has an estimated value of 120,000.
Barrett is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for a gold tiara, a one-of-a-kind piece manufactured for an exhibit at Wartski in London celebrating 100 years of designs for tiaras.
The creativity of the Irish designer enters the temple of British jewellery, Asprey & Garrard in Old Bond Street, together with the work of 29 other colleagues.
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London and the Ulster Museum in Belfast put some of Barrett’s works on permanent display.