I was studying Cultural Heritage Conservation at university, when I had the chance to do an internship in a textile restoration atelier. It was a revelation to me. Thus, I enrolled in Botticino School of Restoration, in Brescia, and took a three-year course.

Each textile fibre has its own personality. They are all interesting, but the one I love the most is silk. It seems fragile because it is soft and lightweight, but it is actually very strong and resistant. It is versatile, too. I like it when it is paired with metals.

The very first one of my career. I was still a student at Botticino and my class took part in a huge project to restore an ancient city flag. We were working with silk and we had to dye it. In my memory, our effort was no less than epic!

Strictly speaking, creativity is not the restorer’s department. My role consists of preserving what is already there, without adding anything new. Like a translator, I am always a step behind the author. But creativity means also deciding how to proceed to obtain the best result. In this, what I do is extremely creative.