From Japanese shibori scarves to English wax seal bracelets, from bags made with Argentine leather to Indian wedding jewelry, we scour the world to find unique jewelry and accessories with inspiring stories. Designers from across the globe come together on Boticca, and we have the pleasure of bringing their stories to you. We speak to them to learn all about what inspires them, their likes and dislikes, their personal style and how they found the courage to launch their own lines. From the ocean to wild animals to family dinners, our designers find inspiration everywhere they turn. Every piece is a part of a designer’s original narrative and each one is sure to capture your imagination. Discover the unique stories that inspire every collection, and learn how you can connect with your favorite designers.
Michal Lando certainly has an artistic eye, but jewelry design is actually her second career. While profiling artists as a freelance writer in Tel Aviv, Michal became attracted to the idea of creating...
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Spain’s economic climate is unstable at best, but businesswoman Cristina Alvarez Lacambra and designer Ruben Gomez are both optimists. That’s why they teamed up and founded LACAMBRA, an independent...
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“Il faut RIEN faire pour etre à la mode,” is Penny Vomva’s motto and the namesake of her brand (translation: “You don’t have to do anything to be fashionable”). RIEN (nothing) By Penny Vomva...
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“Objects alone have the potential to expand our understanding of the world and are triggers of chains of ideas and images that go far beyond their starting point,” jewelry designer Katherine Seaman...
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“The very first moment you see the prototype is like being caught with your pants down,” says Carl Hederoth. The Swedish Model is the work of creative director Carl, along with a five-strong team of...
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Madam Meme designer Fiona Sheeran is a lifelong traveler. She grew up with her maternal grandparents, a creative, open-minded couple who brought Fiona along to artists’ studios and trips to porcelain...
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For jewelry designer Milena Zu, inspiration comes from the stars. Her mesh pieces have names like Betelgeuse and Vega in honor of the stars and constellations that, according to Milena, help set our paths....
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For AssemblageUnique designer Dikla Levi-Harel, nothing is more important than originality. “Be unique every day,” is her brand motto and it is easy to see why. Dikla is a free spirit at heart, happy...
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Yasuyuki Machida’s collection began with a crumpled piece of paper. After considering the ways this act of crumpling paper completely changes its texture and function, Yasuyuki set out to apply those...
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Torula’s designer Emeline Coates has perfected the art of the classic handbag, though she hasn’t always worked in design. After traveling and working in TV production and finance, Emeline had the opportunity...
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“As a child I desperately wanted everything to be beautiful like a fairy tale,” Tessa Metcalfe says. “But it just didn't translate to my inner city surroundings.” The jewelry designer, who grew...
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Moran Porat’s specialty is creating unusual jewels using her own original technique. Based in Tel Aviv, Moran has always loved textiles and wanted to find a way to turn her beloved textiles into jewelry...
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“My jewelry is all about the beauty of my culture, my roots and my identity,” jewelry designer Gyamjo says. He was born in Nepal and raised in Nepal and India, where numbers, Buddhist monasteries and...
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Ananda Design’s founder Erika Falconeri established her brand after years traveling the world as a model. While working with the likes of Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani, Erika was immersed in the...
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Jewelry designer Chen Fuchs studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design. Chen creates jewelry that exposes all of the potential of her materials. She uses chasing and repoussé techniques...
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“A bag is like a woman’s sidekick,” bag designer Jack Germain once said and we couldn’t agree more. She concentrates on creating impeccable bags that can go just about anywhere and will wear in...
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“This is an old but new brand we are trying to create,” Motobumi Kobayashi says of Futabaya. Motobumi is the heir to a kimono-dyeing workshop that is nearly 100 years old. He is the fourth generation...
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Taiana Design is the work of one creative woman, Taiana Giefer. One could say Taiana is just a little obsessed with process, production and originality. “I feel that no two people should have the same...
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Designer Alexandra de Curtis took a winding path to bag design. Raised in Rome, Alexandra has also lived in San Francisco and London. After building a successful career in advertising and doing a stint...
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Based in Montréal, designer Noémie Vaillancourt grew up surrounded by art – she often accompanied her grandfather, a painter, to his studio, where she was immersed in the creative process. Noémie...
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Delightfully candid and cheerful, Microfficina’s Federico Vianello is anything but ordinary. From masonry to photography, Federico has tried his hand at just about everything. “I still haven’t exactly...
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Designer Luciana Ellington took an indirect route to design. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Luciana learned to sew from her grandmother, but pursued careers in photography and styling before launching her handbag...
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When Sabine Roemer and Ceila Wise set out to explore the Himalayas, they hoped the journey would change their lives, though they certainly didn’t expect the journey to take so many unexpected turns....
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London-based jewelry designer Mabel Hasell has learned to expect the unexpected. She uses lost wax casting to set gemstones into jewelry with unpredictable and intriguing results. Mabel creates a piece...
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Agnès de Verneuil’s jewelry design career truly began with her grandmother, who taught Agnès how to work with her hands. She began creating her own clothes and jewelry, collecting items from markets...
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Liucia designer Alycia grew up in Toronto, where she helped her mother run a small boutique. This experience stuck with her, and though she studied banking and teaching at university, she never lost her...
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Maria Zureta was a free spirit, a glamorous, independent woman who wandered the streets of her Brazilian village draped in jewels, immune to the whispers and stares of her judgmental neighbors. Designer...
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Golnar Gorgin was studying industrial design when an experiment changed the course of her career. She tried her hand at jewelry making, which led to an exhibition and eventually, a move to Florence. While...
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Solomon Appollo designer Ozie Amadi studied art and graphic design before a bad experience with a bag led her in a new direction. It was practically fate – her brother once owned a street wear company...
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Little Fool Handwoven Textiles is Andrea Donnelly’s pride and joy, but it didn’t all start with scarves. Andrea fell in love with weaving in college and went on to complete an MFA in fibers, which...
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For jewelry designer Elena Estaun, it’s all about the keys. She studied at London’s Central Saint Martins College and then New York’s prestigious Parsons School of Design before returning home to...
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Raised near Mt. Fuji in Japan, jewelry designer Shingo Matsushita uses a technique he calls “knitting” to create stunning, colorful jewelry. Shingo uses special kimono threads to knit incredible patterns...
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EMBAWO designer Norbert Oettl moved to Milan to pursue a modeling career, but ended up finding his way back to carpentry, his first love. Norbert devised a way to use his fashion industry experience to...
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Sabo Designs’ Annamarie has been preparing for her jewelry career her whole life. Her parents ran a remote resort in Alaska that attracted a host of international guests, giving her both a love of...
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Hop Skip & Flutter combines happy memories with a fresh style to create nostalgic, whimsical jewelry. Designers Suree Wan and Jan Kae both grew up in Thailand, but didn’t meet until they arrived in London...
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Jewelry designer Glenda López doesn’t spend much time worrying about what other people have to say. This independent designer’s creations are driven entirely by her own passion and instincts. Her...
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The beat of Berlin feeds the inspiration of the Marc Andersen team, but when it comes to craftsmanship, their scarves are eminently Italian. Marianna, Marco and Chiara, visual artists and a fashion designer...
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“The passion for art and design has always existed in me,” jewelry designer Shanny Alon says. While on a trip to East Asia, Shanny fell in love with gems and the manipulation of metals and decided...
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For designer De Anna Kiernan, jewelry is where her interests in design and creation converge. Raised in Bermuda, Kiernan began an apprenticeship in jewelry design at age 17. Her passion for travel led...
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Jewelry designer Dorine Decayeux’s jewels are unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Her graphic and tubular jewelry is the result of experiments with volume and materials. She studied textile design and...
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Lubochka bags give the term “eye candy” new meaning. Made with soft vegetable-tanned leather in a rainbow of sweet, saturated colors, simply looking at a Lubochka bag can give your mood a boost. Designer...
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Conversing with jewelry designer Gabriela Ramirez Michel is a pleasure and a joy. Gabriela approaches both jewelry design and life with the kind of exuberance and enthusiasm that we cannot muster without...
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Gina Melosi’s beautiful, irregular jewelry has very destructive origins – each piece is cast from broken glass. Her Shattered Fragments collection grew from extensive research into body modification....
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For M. Brûlée’s designer Michelle Price, a design career is something of a second act. Price started her career on the business side of fashion, working in buying and sales after studying at New York’s...
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Designer Lamprini Chantziara worked in several roles in fashion before gathering the courage to launch her own jewelry line. Heavily influenced by her family traditions and her Greek roots, Lamprini’s...
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Designer Inés Susaeta is deeply connected to the sea. Born and raised near Bilbao, Spain, Inés grew up watching her father surf in the Cantabrian Sea before taking to the water herself. That background...
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Designer Rachana Reddy was halfway through an engineering program when a passion for design led her astray. She dropped the engineering course and enrolled at Cordwainers – London College of Fashion...
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Mexican designers Martha Gómez and Marisa Collado spent most of their careers working in advertising and academia before a love for their country’s traditions led them to handbag design. Inspired by...
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Liisa Hashimoto, the Japanese designer behind HiNGE-Dept.Accessory, is fascinated by growth, and is particularly inspired by shitsudo, the humidity that saturates Japan and nurtures plant life there. “Moss...
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From managing artists to making jewelry, designer Ifat Nesher has dedicated her life to creativity. She was raised in a family of artists: her parents were puppeteers who took her around the world. She...
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Linda Friedrich took an unusual path to jewelry design. After years working in fashion, Linda followed her heart to Israel, where she found a community of artists and developed her talents. We spoke to...
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Visitors to Paris are enchanted by la tour Eiffel, but did you ever think you’d be able to wear the world-famous tower? Designer Aurore François makes it happen with Mademoiselle Felee, a line of...
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Ditching Giorgio Armani sounds like a scary career move, but it has worked out well for Sara Turatello, the designer behind Les Envers. “I left Armani because it was very difficult to grow up in a...
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“My clothes are my canvas and my jewelry is my art,” says Linnéa Götstav, the designer behind Renaissance Life. Sweet and sentimental, Renaissance Life jewelry is inspired by Linnéa’s family...
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Sabrina Tach bags are summery, stylish, and very functional. Inspired by her native Uruguay, Sabrina sources most of her materials locally, making good use of the quality leather produced in her home...
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Before she found jewelry design, Maya Magal studied textiles at university. But even as a textile student, she found herself using her materials to make jewelry, so she knew she had to try a different...
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The designers behind Laema say their handbag line is “a representation of our friendship and the way we love working together.” Designers Laëtitia and Mathilde design and knit each part of each...
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Kaleido’s designer Clothilde Dupont is exceptionally cosmopolitan. She is inspired by traditional Japanese artistry, though she was trained in France, and her Origami bags have become fashion favorites....
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Fabio deMaglie’s men’s jewelry is eminently Italian: strong, sexy, and steeped in tradition. Here at Boticca, we believe every accessory tells a story, so we love this designer, who says men’s...
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Gisele Ganne says that we have jewelry for most major life events, so why not have jewelry for divorce and mourning? When you hear her put it that way, her dark themes don’t seem so surprising. Gisele...
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Angélique Robin is the designer behind Antagoniste, a collection of twill silk scarves in soft colors that invoke watercolor paintings. Each scarf is printed with dark designs: skulls, moths, and machines...
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Eliana Venier, the Italian designer behind alienina, uses everyday objects to create her unique necklaces. Venier is a true original, a woman who left the mainstream fashion industry to spend more time...
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Inspired by the strength of women like Louise Bourgeois, Jennifer Loiselle's handmade accessories are strong and unexpected in their combinations of technique and material. You can feel her love of all...
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Balancing traditional touches with an ultra-luxe aesthetic, Dareen Hakim’s clutches have become the ultimate signature piece. Formed from the softest of leather, her hand-hammered gold and metallic...
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Jewelry doesn't have to be made from precious materials to be beautiful. Saloukee produces exquisite, delicate accessories using the most ordinary of materials - paper. Saloukee's designer Sarah Kelly...
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When it comes to travel, there really aren’t many countries that Justine Brooks has not visited. Taking nearly a year off to travel and discovering a love for jewelry making on the way, we talk to this...
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With a dress designer for a mother and having lived within reaching distance of the famous Chanel tweed mill, it could be said it was Liz Bloom’s destiny to become a designer. After completing a degree...
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For costume designer turned jewelry maker Anabel Campbell, it is what her jewelry means to people that matters the most. Inspired by ancient tribal wears combined with a modern disco feel, with the recent...
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Meeting design duo Natasha Faith and Semhal Zemkiael is an inspiring experience in itself. Two wonderfully passionate and creative women, they pour their heart and soul into their label La Diosa.
Born...
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Jewelry making to Jessica is so much more than just a job, it is her passion, her soul, and she pours that into each and every piece she makes. Sitting down in her quirkily decorated East London workshop,...
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If there were three words to describe Paula Mendoza’s jewelry they would have to be bold, creative and elegant. With her pieces each being made from natural elements with precious metals, you are guaranteed...
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When it comes to creative and out of the ordinary jewelry, Yael & Tal have got it covered. Inspired by photography and more importantly a snapshot of a special moment, Boticca finds out just what...
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If it’s meaningful jewelry that you’re after then Eina Ahluwalia is the designer for you. Based in India, each and every piece she creates is lovingly hand-made with each and every piece representing...
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Here at Boticca HQ you can always tell when Algis from Jolita adds new pieces to his highly successful collection, as the team gaze and gasp at the images on their screens. One of Boticca’s most inventive...
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Of all the designers on Boticca, Dominique Lucas certainly has one of the most interesting stories. Mid way through her degree in medicine, Dominique went to Mexico to work in a hospital when the design...
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Setting up her eponymous line in November 2011, Emma Guest's jewelry is already making quite the stir. Focusing on balance and movement she explains to Boticca just what inspires her.
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Sometimes it is the simplest ideas that are the best and never has this been truer than in the case of BijouxBar by Vivien Frank. It was a fascination for beauty and boho chic that saw BijouxBar designer...
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What do you get when you combine some of the finest design talent with a love and dedication towards ethically produced pieces? The answer is Caipora – one of Boticca’s most beloved and interesting...
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Frustrated with the hierarchy of a large company and consumed by a desire to create beautiful pieces, in 2005 Glint was born. Taking inspiration from anything from tree branches to clusters of berries,...
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There are not many people brave enough to change their entire career path to follow a dream but that is exactly what Boticca designer Susan Suh did. With her engagement proving as the catalyst to embark...
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Describing her designs as for intelligent and open-minded women who want to make a stand against mass-produced fashion, Julia Stanescu of World of Wonderful handbags's genuine love for her product...
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With endless passion and certainly a talent beyond her years, Esther Bonté has set to change the way we all think about scarves. Basing her collection on the Paradise Vs. Hell vibe of Las Vegas Esther’s...
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When talking to the amazingly talented Emilie Thomas, her love and enthusiasm for jewelry making simply shines through. A committed animal lover, Emilie looks to the animal kingdom for continual inspiration...
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If you are currently in New York then lucky you as this Monday and Tuesday sees the wonderfully exciting New Designer Gallery at JA’s Summer Show. A launch pad for some of the industry’s most successful...
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Taking inspiration from the art deco period, Rebecca Boatfield's jewelry is bold, eye-catching and elegant. Having worked for the likes of jewelry giants such as BexRox and Tatty Devine, Rebecca...
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From Jade, Amethyst, Turquiose to Onyx, there is no stone that Pinar Sondal from toosis doesn’t work with to create unique, eye-catching jewelry. An exciting and original designer, Boticca chats with...
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There’s no greater endorsement for a designer than a celebrity one and they don’t come much better than appearing on hit US show Gossip Girl. Suzanna Dai designer Suzie Gallehugh chats to...
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When it comes to re-working traditional fabrics for a thoroughly modern result, UROCO are the masters. Boticca sat down with the husband and wife team to talk all things vintage, traditional and...
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Creative, eye-catching, unique; these are just a few words that can be used to describe the eclectic designs of jewelry line Design and Conquer. Born out of a desire to create visually stimulating pieces,...
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Larissa Landinez is a talented Venezuelan-born designer who moved to Florence, Italy to attend prestigious contemporary jewelry designs schools Alchimia and Le Arti Orafe. Larissa's goal is to design...
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Alexandra Simpson comes from an art and design background but has always retained her true passion: jewelry design. She is becoming known for her delicate, romantic and intricate flowers. However, she...
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János Gábor Varga is a fascinating man to say the least. He's been an agronomist, forest worker, goatherd, milker and cheesemaker among other things. It is through these experiences that somehow,...
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Currently in the midst of designing bespoke hats for the Royal Wedding, Bundle MacLaren has quickly garnered attention for her spectacular designs and eclectic mix of vintage and modern headpieces. The...
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UK designer Heidi Mottram is a specialist in eel skin as a textile and is considered the UK guru of its use in design and fashion. She began her eponymous label in 2007, which has garnered a dedicated...
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Beirut born designer Joanna Dahdah made waves with her bold debut jewelry collection, Muse, which was inspired by painter Gustav Klimt. It won her “Best Newcomer” at London Jewellery Week and a...
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Master of color and materials, Sari Glassman is the extraordinary designer behind her eponymous jewelry label. Colorful blown glass beads and crocheted gold-filled and silver pieces are the Israeli...
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Laura Berrutti, the immensely talented Uruguayan designer behind her eponymous jewelry label, is loved for her unique minimalist silver jewelry collection that plays on shape, volume and form. Stones...
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Renowned for the high quality, bold colors and contemporary design of his leather bags, we sat down with UK-based Australian designer Steven Harkin to learn more about how his colorful life experiences...
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We had the chance to interview Dominique Mosley, the creative force and print designer behind her extraordinary scarf label of the same name, to learn more about the inspiration behind this Manchester,...
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Krista Raak is the fabulously talented designer behind Krista R based in Talinn, Estonia. Krista is influenced by the historical costumes, ball gowns and accessories of past centuries, Pre-Raphaelite...
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Marta Chojnacka is the talented London-based designer from Poland behind Manolo. She makes a wonderful collection of brooches called 'Las Chicas de Manolo' inspired by the artwork of French painter Henri...
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Clementine James is the brilliant, young designer behind Little Glass Clementine. We discovered her wearing one of her necklaces in the London Tube and had to get her on Boticca.
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Arosha Luigi Taglia is a versatile man. Jewelry designer, sculptor, painter, home decor designer and digital artist - he is quite the jack of all trades! We had the pleasure of interviewing Arosha...
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Helen Ruth Greensmith is the talented Scottish designer behind her eponymous line of colorful and eclectic scarves. Helen’s scarves are such a crowd pleaser that we had to find out more about her,...
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At Boticca, we select our designers not only because they create beautiful accessories, but because there is a story behind every piece. All the jewelry, bags and accessories you see on Boticca have...
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