“THINKING ABOUT A NEW PIECE OF JEWELRY, A NEW COLLECTION, GIOVANNI AND I SPEND HOURS TELLING EACH OTHER WHAT WE WOULD LIKE, THE SHAPES, COLORS, STONES, METALS, AND FI NISHES. WE IMAGINE, FANTASIZE, AND BRING A PROJECT TO LIFE. WE GATHER INSPIRATIONS OF ALL KINDS, AND IN THE MEANTIME, I SCRIBBLE, JOTTING DOWN THE FI RST SHAPES WITH QUICK PENCIL STROKES, OFTEN ON SCRAPS OF PAPER. A FL OOD OF DRAWINGS WITH A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. SLOWLY, THE PIECE OF JEWELRY COMES TO LIFE.”

KATIA