Summer style is all about sun-kissed skin, breezy clothes, and the perfect piece of jewellery. We've curated a selection of 17+2 exciting Hungarian jewellery designers and brands, offering characterful, personal, or playful pieces. Best of all, they all have a budget-friendly range too. Whether your taste leans towards nature-inspired forms, contemporary minimalism, or vibrant summer accessories, these creators will undoubtedly elevate your seasonal look. Do check them out – and we'll be back with more soon!

Cit Jewelry – Because we're not symmetrical

The signature of Cit Jewellery is its asymmetrical designs, where the designer cleverly blends natural and geometric forms, reflecting that we ourselves aren't perfectly symmetrical. While primarily known for rings and earrings, the brand now offers necklaces and bracelets, with wedding and engagement rings available for custom order. Each collection revolves around specific motifs, with their latest pieces excitingly exploring 3D technology, merging classic techniques with modern possibilities to create truly unique items, often unrepeatable due to their intricate, regular-irregular pairings.

MATERIALS:

Currently silver and gold; previously Perspex and wood jewellery.

PRICES:

  • Earlier collection (bracelets, rings): HUF 5,000–6,000
  • Shell earrings: HUF 22,000–30,000
  • Rings: around HUF 18,000–41,000 (new collection)
  • Earrings: around HUF 20,000–38,000, with HUF 7,000–8,000 pieces planned for this category
  • Necklaces: around HUF 26,000–38,000
  • Bracelets: around HUF 8,000–23,000

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Franciska Németh – The relationship between jewellery and face

Franciska Németh designs for women who appreciate quality, unique pieces, and a clear connection to their accessories. She consistently works across multiple collections, offering both clean, classic designs like 'chunky' creole earrings and rings, alongside more vibrant, eye-catching pieces.

Her jewellery featuring shell motifs and freshwater pearls perfectly captures the essence of summer. Many also love her colourful, striking pieces, such as lifelike raspberry and pomegranate jewellery, glass flower necklaces reminiscent of the 2000s, or handmade cherry earrings. The core concept is creating jewellery that becomes a cherished, frequently worn item, with customers particularly loving the colours, material use, and natural quality of her fruit-inspired pieces. Franciska focuses on earrings and necklaces, drawn to the relationship between jewellery and the face. Her work is split between fashion jewellery from quality materials and bespoke commissions, always developed collaboratively with the client.

MATERIALS:

Precious metals, minerals, borosilicate, and Venetian glass.

PRICES:

  • HUF 24,000–48,000
  • Bespoke commissions priced according to jewellery type, materials, and complexity

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Geo Jewelry – Perfectly imperfect

Geo Jewelry emerged from a liberation of creative constraints, as Georgina Seprényi returned to silversmithing guided by intuition. The brand's core philosophy celebrates imprecision, imperfection, and unreproducibility as sources of true uniqueness.

Their diverse range includes rings, earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and even brooches, with bespoke wedding and engagement rings available. The distinctiveness comes from deliberately asymmetrical forms, unusual textures, unique pearls and stones, and personal symbols. Each piece is created instinctively, not driven by trends but by inner intuition, embracing freedom and joy in the process. Geo collections, like Controlled Chaos, Glimmer, or Tooth Fairy, are reflective of self-discovery and creative experiments, making each item more than just jewellery – they are stories, gestures, and memories.

MATERIALS:

Silver base, sometimes with 14-carat gold plating, but also made in gold for bespoke orders.

PRICES (FOR SILVER):

  • Rings: HUF 26,500–58,500
  • Earrings: HUF 9,500–58,500
  • Necklaces: HUF 28,500–32,500
  • Bracelets: HUF 23,500–28,500
  • Brooches: HUF 35,500–48,500

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Gyűrűslány – Add more personality with a unique imprint

Gyűrűslány ('Ring Girl') started making jewellery in 2023, aiming to create objects with emotional value, preserving personal stories and memories, and symbolising genuine connection. Her focus is on bespoke pieces featuring personal motifs, such as a loved one's fingerprint, a pet's paw print, or even a cherished shell or pebble from a holiday. The designer approaches creation as a free, intuitive process, resulting in standalone pieces rather than classic collections. She enjoys combining forms and surfaces to produce characterful yet everyday wearable jewellery, often becoming a favourite in the wearer's collection.

MATERIALS:

Every piece is handmade, mainly from recycled metals. The jewellery features heavily textured surfaces, large and substantial. Minerals and gemstones often appear too.

PRICES:

  • Rings: from HUF 25,000
  • Pendants/necklaces: from HUF 20,000
  • Unique imprint jewellery: from HUF 19,000

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JUICY JEWELS – The freedom of summer anytime, anywhere

JUICY JEWELS perfectly captures summer's freedom, seaside vibes, and sunshine. Each piece, except stainless steel earrings, is unique and handmade, often tailored to individual ideas for truly personalised jewellery. Offering both cleaner and bohemian styles, JUICY is an accessible choice with a range including rings, necklaces, ankle chains, and earrings. Named after global beaches, every item is a memento of sunsets and salty breezes, letting you carry a bit of summer wherever you go. Plus, from May, JUICY JEWELS hosts workshops to create your own unique cultured pearl jewellery.

MATERIALS:

Very varied material use: minerals, shells, pearls, cultured pearls, polymer clay, and stainless steel metal components characterise the collections. All components are waterproof and hypoallergenic.

PRICES:

  • Rings: from HUF 3,990
  • Necklaces: from HUF 4,990
  • Ankle chains: from HUF 4,990
  • Earrings/ear hoops: from HUF 2,990
  • Bespoke pieces: individual pricing

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Labelled Jewellery – Label yourself

Labelled Jewellery, founded in early 2022 in Budapest, draws inspiration from the sea, sand, and sun, aiming to evoke the feeling of nature's embrace. Its mission is to empower modern women to flourish through fashion and self-expression, with the message: 'to be labelled on your own terms'. The brand creates necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and various accessories in limited numbers, mostly to order, including ankle chains, body chains, and customisable monogrammed pendants. Each collection, like Sirens of Summer or Sirena di Mare, conveys a distinct feeling, resulting in jewellery that is feminine, personalisable, and a blend of bohemian, elegant, and edgy styles.

MATERIALS:

Labelled Jewellery pieces are made from gold-plated stainless steel, copper and 925 sterling silver, complemented by carefully selected cultured pearls and minerals. The handmade Sirena di Mare collection's individually carved pieces are made using lost-wax technique.

PRICES:

  • Necklaces: € 60–395
  • Earrings: € 45–169
  • Ankle chains: € 40–75
  • Bracelets: € 30–185
  • Charms: € 12–65
  • Sirena di Mare collection: € 99–168

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LUIZA jewels – Contemporary jewellery born from nature

LUIZA jewels,  a Hungarian brand since 2018, embodies respect for nature, traditional goldsmithing, and modern design. Led by Lilla Zboznovits, every piece is handcrafted in their Budapest workshopA key trademark is personalisation, allowing customers to choose minerals that resonate with their energy, making each piece uniquely reflective of inner and outer characteristics.

Their diverse range includes rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, ear cuffs, and a full engagement and wedding collection. LUIZA jewels' philosophy mirrors nature's boundless freedom, seen in their unisex collections and playful collaborations like cocktail jewellery for Budapest Cocktail Week. Nature is their constant inspiration—from organic forms to lunar cycles. Their latest collection, LUNAE (autumn 2024), highlights moonstone's radiance, evoking an ancient connection with refined elegance and earthy charm. LUIZA jewels appeals to those seeking not just adornment, but a story and meaningful connection in their everyday wear.

MATERIALS: 

Precious metals – 925 sterling silver and 14-carat gold – often complemented with raw minerals.

PRICES:

  • Rings: HUF 24,000–56,000
  • Engagement and wedding rings: HUF 122,000–460,000
  • Bracelets: HUF 36,000–80,000
  • Earrings/earcuffs: HUF 12,000–38,000
  • Necklaces: HUF 30,000–96,000

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Mirumiru – Bright, cheerful, minimalist 

Miru miru designer Gerda Garamvölgyi believes in the power of colour. Her miru miru jewellery features clean, simple forms but with bright, cheerful, and playful colours to uplift any mood. The range includes necklaces, earrings, and rings (often combinable), with ear cuffs being particularly popular.

Each season, 2-3 new shades are introduced, offering fresh takes on favourites and inspiring new collections. Despite their playful nature, the minimalist forms make them versatile for any wardrobe. These special pieces encourage creativity, allowing you to mix and match rings or vary pendant sets. Although made with a glass base, their composition and heat treatment make them surprisingly durable. The multi-coloured ear cuff is a favourite for its comfort – so much so, you can even sleep in it.

MATERIALS:

Every piece is handmade from high-quality borosilicate glass, which is surprisingly durable thanks to its composition.

PRICES:

  • Earcuffs: HUF 8,900
  • Rings: HUF 8,900–10,900
  • Earrings: HUF 9,900–23,500
  • Necklaces: HUF 23,500

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Niriana Jewellery – Nature's raw beauty, completed by YOU

Niriana Jewellery champions a simple yet profound philosophy: your uniqueness, like that of every crystal, is special and unrepeatable. Each piece embodies self-acceptance and self-love, capturing nature's unpolished beauty. At its heart are raw minerals and gemstones, shaping nature-inspired collections and carrying deep symbolic meaning. Their uncut, imperfect stones are beautiful precisely because of their natural irregularities, mirroring our own.

The brand offers rings, earrings, and necklaces, including birthstone gifts and custom commissions, with seasonal updates featuring rare minerals like raw emeralds or Herkimer diamonds. The symbolic meaning of minerals is key—rose quartz for love, for instance—making the jewellery special personal talismans.

MATERIALS: 

Gold-plated versions of the jewellery are available, but the brand often makes precious metal jewellery from silver or real gold – so everyone can find pieces with the right value proposition for them.

PRICES:

  • From around HUF 9,900
  • Final total varies depending on materials, stone rarity, and uniqueness

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Noem Jewellery – Personal stories cast in precious metal

Noem Jewellery, founded by goldsmith Noémi Mihályi a decade ago, creates more than just precious metal objects; they are wearable memories. The brand blends traditional goldsmithing with contemporary design and symbolic meaning, focusing on personal connection with clients to co-create engagement, wedding, or bespoke pieces.

Creative freedom is also key, with collections like Little People, Pasta, Acorn, or Sepia being both playful and memorable. Noémi often employs traditional methods, including cuttlebone casting and the Japanese Mitsuro Hikime technique. Her favourite is the 'cast not set' method, where gemstones are placed directly into the wax model, resulting in unique, sometimes rustic, single-unit pieces. Noémi's love for coloured gemstones and their special energy is evident, and she's currently delighting in further developing her Little People collection, indulging her passion for miniatures.

MATERIALS:

Gold and silver, sometimes with coloured gemstone decoration.

PRICES:

  • Silver jewellery: from HUF 25,000–30,000
  • Gold jewellery: from HUF 100,000–120,000
  • Gold wedding rings: HUF 300,000–400,000 (on average)
  • Prices are always unique, determined based on various parameters

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NUSKO – Minerals, minimalism, personality

The NUSKO brand was born from Tímea Klajkó's childhood love for minerals, revived later in life through photography. Due to metal allergies, all jewellery is crafted from stainless steel, making it safe for allergy sufferers.

While necklaces remain the main line, bracelets and ankle chains have also become key offerings. Horoscope-themed bracelets and necklaces, featuring five mineral pendants per sign, are particularly popular. The most characteristic aspect of NUSKO jewellery is its customisability: customers can often assemble pieces themselves, creating unique, personalised collections. Tímea's love for personalisable products and the handwritten messages on packaging reinforce that this is a genuine small business experience, appealing to those who want to wear minerals' natural power daily, in their own style.

MATERIALS:

Jewellery made from stainless steel, complemented with minerals.

PRICES:

  • Pendants: from HUF 1,990
  • Necklaces with pendant: HUF 5,490
  • Horoscope necklace (contains 5 mineral pendants): HUF 11,450
  • Three-row necklace with 2 pendants: HUF 13,990

CONTACT:

PEARLY JEWELS – Jewellery as second skin

PEARLY, launched by Viktória Rajnai in 2023, is a playful, free-spirited jewellery brand centred on self-expression and community. Collections, from wild fish necklaces to elegant baroque shell pieces, convey diverse feelings through unique pearl shapes, radiating natural beauty.

Viktória often adds a special touch to each item and welcomes custom orders, understanding jewellery can become a "second skin." Her ambition is to build a community of creative, confident, extraordinary souls, with ideas for workshops combining jewellery-making and her passion for yoga. The goal is for PEARLY JEWELS to empower wearers to be their best selves, ideally with a supportive community. It's more than a brand; it's where creativity, freedom, and self-identity converge. 

MATERIALS:

Primarily, she works with natural materials, freshwater shells, and various minerals. Additionally, some limited collection necklaces and bracelets (only 1-2 pieces) are made, complementing the pearls with individually selected ceramic/porcelain and glass beads for an extra wow factor.

PRICES:

  • Shell-based jewellery: HUF 8,490–17,990
  • Baroque shells: HUF 8,990–39,990
  • Minerals: HUF 7,490–24,990
  • Limited or bespoke pieces are priced according to composition; prices also vary by collection

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Pezi Jewellery – Ancient Greek aesthetics meet modern spirituality

Pezi Jewellery is for creative, art-loving women who blend ancient cultures into modern life. The brand aims to bridge past and present, conveying timeless elegance and inner depth. Their range of earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets can be worn as sets or individually for character.

Each collection is inspired by a thought or feeling, often from ancient Greek culture and the sea, shaping unique forms and motifs that allow for personal interpretation. The aesthetic is unusual, subtly infused with spiritual elements, fostering emotional connection. Many find these pieces feel like special archaeological finds, inviting wearers to add their own stories.

MATERIALS:

The jewellery is crafted from 925 sterling silver, brass with 24-carat gold plating, cultured freshwater pearls, and precious and semi-precious stones. Glass will soon appear as a new, expressive material. These materials represent not just quality but uniqueness, as every piece is handmade in small batches.

PRICES:

  • Rings: HUF 19,900–54,900
  • Necklaces: HUF 21,900–104,900
  • Bracelets: HUF 19,900–66,900
  • Earrings: HUF 21,900–58,900

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Rozana Glass – Wearable stories in glass

Rozana Glass aims to tell personal stories through glass, crafting jewellery that not only adorns but expresses the wearer's feelings and uniqueness. The brand forges a delicate connection between person and material through handcrafted objects. Every piece is unique, blending modern design with traditional craftsmanship's magic. The repertoire includes various shaped rings (bespoke and production), necklaces, and earrings.

Driven by concept, Rozana Glass focuses on preserving and reinterpreting the hand-worked glass tradition. Their jewellery has an organic, playful, yet clean aesthetic, feeling fundamentally special and almost coming alive when worn. These pieces are both contemporary design objects and personal talismans, casting a spell because they are absolutely not mass-produced, making wearers feel they carry something truly unique and personal.

MATERIALS:

The main material is borosilicate glass. Some pieces are chemically coloured.

PRICES:

  • Rings: approx. HUF 6,000–15,000
  • Necklaces: HUF 7,500–10,000
  • Earrings: HUF 9,000–13,000

CONTACT:

The Mama Kin – Geometry, texture, style 

The Mama Kin, a key player in Hungarian designer jewellery since 2013, creates pieces that are modern yet timeless, simple but never boring. Their goal is for jewellery to seamlessly fit into women's daily lives across generations and styles, from special occasions to busy weekdays. Core collections include rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets, enhanced in summer with ankle chains, glasses chains, and hair clips.

While engagement rings are rare, a recent bespoke commission featured cultured freshwater pearls and floral patterns in silver. The brand is known for geometric forms and architectural inspirations, though romantic floral patterns and textured surfaces also feature in their nearly 300-piece selection. Creative freedom drives their design, with popular pieces being clean, minimalist jewellery that easily combines with other items. Their main material is brass, ideal for gold-plated pieces due to its durability and aesthetic appeal. They also work with silver, ensuring something for every taste that is both affordable and high-quality.

Attention to detail – like hammered, light-refracting surfaces – makes even the most minimal jewellery exciting and special.

MATERIALS:

Jewellery is made mainly from brass and silver with gold-plated surface finishes.

PRICES:

  • HUF 13,000–25,000 (depending on materials)

CONTACT:

UTO – Galactic journeys, worn boldly

UTOs (Unidentified T-shirt Objects) are not just jewellery; they're sculptural, wearable objects that redefine fashion. Each unique t-shirt accessory reshapes both our bodies and existing garments, inviting experimentation – whether tucked into a scarf, clipped onto a bag, or worn as a necklace. There are no rules, only exciting possibilities.

Crafted with a regenerative design philosophy, each UTO is locally made by the designer, blending 3D printing with craftsmanship. They use plant-based resin with a chrome layer, finished with paint or glass crystals. Fossil-inspired packaging, made from mycelium fungi (a biodegradable polystyrene alternative), protects the jewellery. Drawing inspiration from paranormal phenomena and science fiction, UTOs are surprising statement pieces designed to spark new interactions between body, clothing, and jewellery. The mini UTO, a miniaturised version wearable as an ear cuff or pendant, is a popular entry point for experimentation.

MATERIALS:

The jewellery is made from plant-based resin, coated with chrome, and then finished with paint or glass crystals.

PRICES:

  • T-shirt jewellery: € 150–160
  • Mini UTO: € 15

CONTACT:

V e r o n by Veronika Fazekas – Intriguing shapes, enchanted frogs

The v e r o n brand champions the everyday wearability of contemporary artistic jewellery, with each piece a mini artwork celebrating life affirmation, freedom, playfulness, and the beauty of imperfection.

Key collections like Lamella and Relamella feature earrings, necklaces, and bracelets crafted from paper and corrugated cardboard, creating spectacular visual effects with their Moiré effect and vibrant colours. A standout is the Destroy Relamella earring, which Veronika burns and coats with gold smoke film for a truly unique, unregulated form.

The Flamma Palilis silver jewellery series, born during Covid, was shaped by fire and chance, resulting in light, progressive pieces like the Medusa earring. Inspired by nature walks and childlike creativity, the Holy Nature series offers jewellery that appears to be made from bent blades of grass.

Among the most popular are the playful, magically meaningful frog pieces: the Lucky Frogie earrings and pins like the Upsz (flattened frog) or the King (enchanted prince) – charming, form-breaking designs. Lastly, the Sophie and Sophie Couture collections feature special silver rings that evoke nature's rhythm, with optional diamond or sapphire accents. 

MATERIALS:

Jewellery can be made from the most diverse materials, from silver to paper to sapphire.

PRICES:

  • Lucky Frogie frogs: approx. HUF 22,000–35,000
  • Lamella and Relamella series earrings: approx. HUF 49,000–52,000
  • Flamma Palilis earrings: HUF 108,000
  • Sophie Couture rings: HUF 117,000

CONTACT:

+2: Zaldana and Zarina Jewellery – Affordable jewellery

Zaldana jewellery webshop, a Hungarian small business, shows how wearing jewellery can enhance creativity and add excitement to everyday outfits. They offer modern, interesting pieces at accessible prices, avoiding clichés.

Their webshop focuses on everyday jewellery: necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and fashion rings, specifically excluding engagement or precious metal/gemstone items, making it ideal for those on a budget. Stainless steel jewellery often features minerals like rose quartz, aventurine, and opal, with acrylic bracelets also appearing this year. One line showcases minimalist, clean designs for both everyday and statement wear. Additionally, they offer partly handmade necklaces, bracelets, and earrings with minerals, beads, and stainless steel, creating a bohemian, youthful, and cheerful aesthetic. Custom orders are also accepted for personalised pieces.

MATERIALS:

Most jewellery is made from stainless steel, which is waterproof so won't wear off. Plus it's nickel-free, so won't cause allergies. The stainless steel jewellery often pairs with minerals.

PRICES:

  • Necklaces: HUF 2,500–10,000
  • Bracelets: HUF 2,590–6,000
  • Earrings: HUF 2,000–9,000
  • Ankle chains: HUF 2,000–4,000
  • Rings: HUF 1,390–7,000

CONTACT:

Zarina Jewellery offers unique, everyday wearable, sometimes maximalist fashion pieces that transcend classic styles. The brand follows trends but delivers higher quality and durability than fast fashion, at accessible prices.

Their range includes necklaces, rings, bracelets, and earrings. The concept is accessible uniqueness, with seasonal collections featuring diverse pieces from tiny stone earrings to large, gold-plated statement wonders. Founder Dorothea Endrész discovered PVD-technology gold-plated jewellery abroad, which inspired her to bring these durable items to Hungary. She curates products from wholesalers based on her taste and customer demand. This remains a passion project, focused on low prices and direct customer relationships. While primarily an online webshop, a few pieces may soon be available in their first physical shop.

MATERIALS:

Every piece is made from stainless steel with a thin 18-carat gold or silver coating. So each piece is waterproof, hypoallergenic, and whilst it won't wear off for ages, it scratches much less than costume jewellery.

PRICES: 

  • Earrings: HUF 6,990–11,890
  • Necklaces: HUF 8,990–12,890
  • Bracelets: HUF 9,990–12,890
  • Rings: HUF 8,990–10,990

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