All beautiful things have a story to tell.

Focus on King Charles' Coronation exquisite gold embroidery, with Maria Francesca Broggini.

It's May 06th 2023; it's a rainy day in London, yet this doesn't stop the trumpets, shots fired, bells and notes of God Save the King echoing through the city. For those of us who observe from afar, it is the first time in history that we are allowed to observe everything.. really every-thing, down to the smallest of details, the subtlest of gestures. This is why, together with Maria Francesca Broggini, expert gold embroidery artisan, we can focus on the extreme Beauty of embroidery techniques applied to each component of the ceremony, along with their traditional (and very personal!) symbolisms!

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Aembrosia & the (almost) disappeared art of gold thread embroidery.

"Almost” disappeared, because one of the very few artisans in Italy left to carry on this technique is Maria Francesca Broggini, founder of Aembrosia, a very young and talented Italian craftswoman, who preserves and interprets the savoir-faire of gold embroidery by applying it to haute couture jewellery and luxury hair jewellery.

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The 4 “slow” bee-products to introduce in your daily routine; with Melicera for the World Bee Day 2022.

On the occasion of World Bee Day 2022, I am partnering with the small & slow family beekepers company MELICERA, who, under the Greek sun, produces bee products according to the technique of sustainable nomadic beekeeping: the most healthy and rich form of beekeeping.

Scroll the article to discover the 4 top bee products to introduce in your daily routine and use a special DISCOUNT on the MELICERA website from today until 30.05 on their award-winning and selected products.

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