How did your career start?
It all began with one of my grandma’s chairs that needed to be fixed. At first I worked on restoring and restyling old furniture and structures. Unexpectedly I had a lot of requests, so I realised this could be my job and soon I felt the need to design new pieces.
What about the fibre you use?
Since the beginning I’ve used the polypropylene fibre, it has wonderful qualities: produced in limitless colours, it’s very resistant, washable and recyclable. I’ve also started to introduce natural materials. I use anything that can be weaved.
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Where do you find inspiration?
Everywhere. I look at images in magazines and books, online… Nature is an inexhaustible source of inspiration: the combinations and contrasts of colours, especially in birds and reptiles are stunning and infinite.
What’s your most original feature?
My technique is traditional, but the schemes I work with are more akin to the art of fabric weaving, than wicker working or basketry: I mean, not the classic tessellation. Using so many colours, the results are more similar to (macro-) textiles.