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Danielle Monnet – leather goods handmade in Colombia

June 22, 2021 by Federica

Danielle Monnet’s products are made with love, carefully handcrafted in Colombia by mostly female and male artisans. We believe in our products as pieces of power, of art, of design

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Retropose – leather bags made in Rome

March 9, 2021 by Federica

Retropose is a brand whose main value is the uniqueness of its products, its manufacturing and its refined craftsmanship. Founded in 2012 by Federica Cremisini and Giulia Mitarotonda, Retropose has

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Abilmente – the creative ideas show

October 18, 2020 by Federica

Abilmente is probably the most famous DIY Italian craft fair which takes place two a year – March and October – in Vicenza and recently also in Rome. I have

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Belli Grau

July 21, 2020 by Federica

Belli Grau is a leather handbags brand founded by Sol and Carla, two friends who have found the way to express their creativity. It was 1995 when we met each

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Roccamore – the world’s most comfortable shoes

July 13, 2020 by Federica

The Founder of Roccamore, the Danish brand of comfortable high heels, Frederikke Antonie Schmidt (in the photo below), never set out to be an entrepreneur. She just wanted to create

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Designer Calla Haynes, founder of CALLA (2009-2015), has created a sustainable line of Babouche slippers that embody conscientious design and celebrate Moroccan craft. Each pair is handmade and one-of-a-kind, upcycled

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Nannacay

May 6, 2018 by Federica

Marcia Kemp always had a strong desire to help those in need. This passion began with a volunteer job at the children’s institute and later led to many corporate citizenship

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Cat and King

April 2, 2018 by Federica

Exclusive interview with American fashion brand Cat and King. Q: What’s the real meaning of the name “Cat and King”? A: Literally speaking, Cat and King are our nicknames for

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Opaline

November 30, 2017 by Federica

Tedesca di nascita e italiana per amore, Ingrun Von Keudell lancia Opaline dopo una laurea alla Parsons School of Design e una significativa esperienza come fashion designer presso brand di

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Coast and Koi

October 9, 2017 by Federica

How Caryn Wilensky built her handmade shoe design brand, Coast & Koi, one step at a time. If Matisse and Marie Antoinette were to have met across the time-space continuum,

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Danielle Monnet – leather goods handmade in Colombia

Retropose – leather bags made in Rome

Abilmente – the creative ideas show

Belli Grau

Roccamore – the world’s most comfortable shoes

Calla – Babouche slippers

Nannacay

Cat and King

Opaline

Coast and Koi

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