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Jewellery with 3500-year-old wood

by admin In Blog, ecofashion, Inspirations, Woodwork

This is a story about plains, along the meanders of Po river. A new adventure for us too. Always dealing with wood, in cabinet making, sculpture and artistic restoration, I obviously knew bog oak. It is called a semi-fossil wood: not yet fossil, but on the way to become it.It is well known for pipes making, it is also used for luxury furniture and furnishings.While participating in international fairs, we recently met a company that sells bog oak, at staggering Read More

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Fashion and design a Dynamo

by Admin In Blog, ecofashion, Events, Exhibitions

Lo scorso weekend abbiamo partecipato all’esposizione di design e autoproduzioni a Dynamo, la velostazione di Bologna. Tra i vari eventi, allo scoccare della mezzanotte la sfilata de Le Giraffe, di Valeria Sacenti: anche Ooak,  la collezione che abbiamo realizzato in collaborazione con la stilista Meike Everaarts, ha sfilato insieme ai modelli de Le Giraffe. Past weekend we take part to handmade and design exhibition at Dynamo, bike station in Bologna. Between others events, at midnight a fashion show took place, by Le Giraffe, di Valeria Sacenti: Ooak, Read More

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“Faun” bangle wins international jewelry award

by Admin In Blog, Contemporary jewelry, ecofashion, Events

“Faun” bangle wins international jewelry award “Gioiellodentro Design 20.15”. With “Reskate” pendant it takes part at art jewels exhibition at Abate Zanetti glass school in Murano, Venice. Open until 2nd Ocotber. Il bracciale “Faun” si è aggiudicato uno dei premi del concorso internazionale Gioiellodentro Design 20.15. Insieme al collier “Reskate” è esposto alla mostra presso la scuola del vetro Abate Zanetti, nella splendida cornice di Murano, Venezia. La mostra sarà aperta fino al 2 ottobre.        

Made in Bologna – guida al design indipendente

by Admin In Blog, ecofashion

Siamo lieti di annunciare l’uscita in libreria di Made in Bologna, un progetto di Silvia Santachiara, Silvia Gaiani e Alessandro Boselli, edito da Giraldi Editore. Made in Bologna è la prima guida per città che raccoglie i più innovativi designer/makers emiliani e accompagna il lettore in un viaggio alla scoperta di negozi, showroom, laboratori in cui trovare le loro creazioni. Siamo felici di essere una delle cinquantanove realtà raccontate nel libro, parte del fermento creativo e del design indipendente sul territorio bolognese. Read More

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Wooden Memories – Art City White Night

by Admin In Blog, Contemporary jewelry, ecofashion, Events, Exhibitions

Saturday 24th January 2015, 17.00 – 22.00, Bologna – during Art City White Night @Art Hotel Orologio. Exhibition/tableau vivant with our jewels and wood accessories. Like a picture, or better a daguerreotype, faded and ruined by time, ethereal and bohemienne, to create a dandy British atmospheres and to let guests feel curious and be amazed, like a into a daydream. A special occasion to present “Ooak”, a project made in collaboration with Meike Everaarts, Dutch fashion designer and maker. Ooak: “One Of A Kind”, like our  unique Read More