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OCEANO by Harriet Patrizi di Rasina
She is simply an Artist with a big A. Sculpture, Restoration of Antic Paintings, Decoration, Design of Logos, Marketing of Crocodile-skin Handbags, and now Designing Pearl Jewelry Oceano Pearls, she has the strong need to do her art.
Photography: Saachin Sagar Make-up: Hans Dax Text: Javed Sobah
To understand her, it is important to know her background. Harriet had an exotic upbringing on her family’s sugar plantation in the South of Mauritius immersed in nature, she had a passion for the sea and she spent hours exploring the cliffs along the open ocean with extraordinary crashing waves. A place full of energy and passion and where she draws inspiration for her work, even today. Harriet studied in Paris, majoring in art history at l’École du Louvre which accentuated her passion for history, beauty and art, she would walk around the Louvre after hours and was lucky enough to watch the work of restorers in the museum’s reserves. This inspired her to become an art restorer and she proceeded to do a Masters in Florence. Here she met her husband, an Italian aristocrat and lived in his Tuscan castle. After 10 years in Tuscany and Umbria they moved to Rome with their 3 children and she worked in Trastevere in a restoration workshop. There, she worked on were many old masterpieces and had the satisfaction of bringing them back to life and unveiling their original beauty. All these details are reflected in Oceano. Harriet designs and creates each piece herself, making sure each one is as original and special as can be. Oceano is a brand 100% made in Mauritius and is an exquisite range of bracelets, necklaces and earrings, with pearls from farms across the world, stunning semi-precious stones from 66
Madagascar and basalt from the volcanic mountains of Mauritius. Oceano exists because of her strong desire to have a business that would bring together her Mauritian open air -nature - natural- roots with her passion for art and beauty, all accentuated from living in Italy for 20 years. Furthermore, she wanted to bring novelty to the classic pearl jewelry giving the pieces a contemporary twist, making pearls trendy and wearable for all ages. Each piece of jewelry is named after places in Mauritius that she loves. For example, the ‘Bel Air’, it is her home in the South of the Island along the black lava cliffs. She travels regularly to Madagascar for her stones and the silver comes from Italy. Whether worn casually or paired with something more formal, her pieces have an unparalleled sophistication. She and her creations can be followed on Instagram on @oceanopearls