ABOUT

Originally from Milan, Italy, Ombretta moved to London to work in a jewellery boutique in Burlington Arcade, whilst there, she trained as a jeweller specialising in pearls from around the world, restringing them with antique Japanese and Chinese techniques.

She also attended two silversmith and other two woodcarving courses in a bid to further expand her skills.

Working solely with pearls, she spent three years designing, making and selling jewellery for the boutique before embarking on her own collection.

"Since I was a child I've always been surrounded by art as my mum is a porcelain decorator and my dad, once a musician, used to make me wooden toys and boats in bottles. I loved to play with my grandmothers old necklaces from the '30s , they were so elegant and sparkling.

I remember I wanted to be an archaeologist and I was spending my summer holidays at the seaside collecting shells, seagull feathers, sea -washed bottles glasses, small tree branches left on the beach and tiny natural turquoise, quartzes and pyrites from ours excursions.

Once back in Milan, I wanted to keep carrying these island treasures with me at all times to hear and smell the sea and remember my summer adventures. So I started to reassemble my grandmothers necklaces incorporating my "treasures" creating unique pieces. And I still do it."