A native of Waterford, Gene is  a talented Irish Designer specialising in quality, handmade pure silver jewellery. Taking inspiration from his local environment of Waterford, Ireland’s Ancient East, Gene developed his talent for design and creativity as a master craftsman at Waterford Crystal and was subsequently invited to join Waterford Crystal’s prestigious design department.

Over the next 25 years Gene was instrumental in designing Waterford Crystal’s innovative range of solid crystal giftware. In addition to developing new products, Gene also designed many of Waterford Crystal’s one-off presentation pieces for world sporting events. He has also worked in conjunction with Disney’s art department sculpting many of their characters in solid crystal.