Ana was born in Lisbon, Portugal where she grew up. After graduating in Economics, she embarked in a career in marketing that took her to Luzanne, in Switzerland and then to Paris, in France. Her fascination for jewelry started in her early years, while browsing through her mother's jewelry. There was a particular piece that amazed Ana and made her believe in the sentimental value that jewelry has: a gold necklace 60" long that was in her family for more than 300 years, passed through mother to the eldest daughter. In 2005, Ana decided to change her life and follow her passion for jewelry seriously. While in Paris she decided to start creating her own jewels. To develop her skills she trained for two years at the École du Louvre where she learned to handcraft jewelry in the traditional European way.