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#$%&'()&*+,--&.$(/)0,12&3,+4&4,56 Yes, yes, of course. He is my teacher. He gives me a lot of technical advice. It’s like going to school because I learn a new thing every day. But in the meantime we’re a team of about 15 artisans. Every piece is handmade in our studio in Rome.
34#+&#$%&'()$&/$%#5*&7($&+4%&-#8%-6& To continue like this with the same passion and to grow and keep learning. I love to experiment with new stones and new materials and I hope to always keep this freedom and passion that comes with having a very small company. And I would love to open a boutique in Paris. I love Paris, I’m half French, I love the people, I love the city. That would be my next dream.
#.#$+&7$(5&/%*,21,129&34#+&#$%&'()$& (+4%$&.#**,(1*6 I go to the cinema and I do sport, you know, like gymnastics, aerobics, that kind of stuff. I have a lot of fun because I do it with a bunch of friends and then, what else, I love to stay home and relax. A lot. I’m not a shopping addict, so I don’t spend all my afternoons shopping.
,7&,+&,*1:+&*4(..,129&34#+&/(&'()&-,;% +(&,1/)-2%&+4%16& I collect skulls! I have about thirty skulls at home. h