Jewellery design is my business. The minimalist pieces I conceptualize are only statements to be expressed by women who are not shy of asserting their unashamed presence. My design follows two lines: Afterlife and Vasco da Gama. The frist celebrates the resurrection of beauty of previously live materials such as petrified wood or seashells. The Vasco da Gama line celebrates the globalization of tastes brought about by the Portuguese navigators of the 15th through 18th centuries. This is how Asian pearls came to be woven into Braziian silver brocades. My pieces consist basically of rings, bracelets necklaces and earings which are manufactured in 950 silver which hold pearls, semiprecious gemstones, seashells, coral and like materials. Production I can hardly deliver more than 100 pieces a month. Prices and deductions A 50% advance deposit with orders will grant you a 25% discount on ex-works prices listed. Delivery of goods will take place upon payment of balance. Payment for packaging, handling may be waived for orders over USD$1000.00. Insurance and freight will be at your cost. Return policy Mine are handcrafted goods which vary in shape, colour,texture, weight and even in size. Returns will be accepted only in the case of good damaged upon receipt with acompanied statement of the freight carrier issued on the date of delivery to yourself by the carrier. No further questions will be asked and upon oure receipt of the returned goods you will be entitled to a full deposit of your purchase with a deducted of transportation, packaging and handlings costs. Designer Alfredo Behrens was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Cambridge. He studies and publishes on the relation between culture and management in the Americas and works as a business consultant in Brazil and elsewhere.