Chloe Shay

From a young age, creativity was the cornerstone of Chloe Shay’s childhood. It was this creativity that later fuelled a love of fashion design, which then turned into a knack for jewellery design.

It was in 2003 when Chloe Shay’s foray into jewellery commenced. She designed and hand crafted beaded jewellery while studying fashion design - Certificate 3 in TCF Studies (Apparel – Small Business) at TAFE SA Marleston Campus, SA. Working with jewellery became her thing. Chloe’s wearable works of art evolved as she completed a Bachelor Visual Art and Applied Design (Jewellery), TAFE SA Adelaide Centre for the Arts 2009. During her studies, she was invited to be an access tenant at Adelaide’s renowned Gray Street Workshop, an impressive coup for any aspiring artist.

Since then, Chloe Shay carved out a name for herself as a bespoke jewellery designer among Adelaide’s iconic design markets and retail outlets.

Over the years, her jewellery featured in a gamut of local and interstate galleries, namely: Jam Factory, TAFE SA Adelaide Centre for the Arts, Light Square Gallery, SALA Festival, ZU Design, Red Poles Gallery, Helpmann Academy and Adelaide Town Hall to name but a few. Her creations having also appeared in various media such as Vitamin Archive Episode: The Redux, SA Life Magazine and City Mag.

Chloe Shay currently works from her boutique studio space in North Adelaide, specialising in hand-made sterling silver jewellery. Her unique designs stem from an enchanting mix of whimsical taste, a love of bold, geometric shapes and a penchant for textures.

It’s her keen eye for detail coupled with exceptional craftsmanship that has garnered Chloe Shay a reputation for ‘eclectic yet contemporary’ bespoke jewellery.