Behind Stella & Co.
A gesture turned choice
I have always created bags and jewelry.
It is something that belongs to me: a natural talent, refined over time with study, practice, and observation.
I continued to do so even while I was doing other things, while life was taking other directions.
It was my daughters, Stella and Viola, who pushed me to take that extra step. To believe that this passion could become a profession.
A full, conscious, real choice.
That's how Stella & Vi was born.
From the gesture that becomes a project. From the desire to be an example: for myself, and for them. The name is inspired by them. By that bond that gives strength, direction, continuity.
I choose materials that show a tension between tradition and experimentation: leather, metal, precious stones, feathers.
Combined for harmony, contrast, meaning.
Every creation is handmade.
Authentic. Thoughtful. Distinctive.
Some things you've always done. Then one day you realize they're at the core. And that you can build everything else around them. An identity can be born from a detail. Or a statement. Choose what speaks to you.
♥︎ STELLA & VI ♥︎
Processing
Every Stella & Vi piece is handcrafted, one at a time.
Materials are carefully selected for their structure, luster, and reaction to time.
The leather is treated to preserve its natural softness and depth.
Metals are shaped and finished in the workshop, paired with semi-precious stones and details such as feathers or textile elements.
Each combination results from a visual and tactile balance, never accidental.
The crafting process follows artisanal timings and measured gestures.
Nothing is mass-produced. Each object has its own tension, its own coherence, its own voice.
Method
There are no mass-produced collections.
All pieces are designed in-house, drawn and tested in small quantities.
Bags are cut and assembled in the workshop using Italian leather, with clean internal finishes and minimal visible stitching.
Jewellery is created by combining a metal base with details made of carefully selected materials: hard stones, leather, crystals, feathers.
Attention is paid to every detail: from cutting to assembly, from final polishing to packaging selection.
What I do, how I do it
Each piece is born from a precise combination of elements:
leather as a structural base, metal, hard stones, feathers or other materials to build balance, texture, tension.
I don't seek perfection, but the presence of an idea.
Every combination makes sense, every detail is chosen with intention.
Bags are designed to accompany, jewelry to express.
All pieces are handmade, one by one, with careful craftsmanship and clean finishes.
I don't follow seasons or rigid collections: I prefer genuine rhythms and objects that don't need to be explained.
I am guided by an artisanal, personal vision, rooted in doing things well, and doing them with measure.
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