Ilenia Corti was raised in a family of jewellers, dedicated to the craft since 1969. After having grown up on bread and jewels, and having collaborated with the giants of luxury accessories, including Dolce e Gabbana, Casadei, Cacharel, Acne Studios, Marimekko and Emilio Pucci, she decided to open her own brand, Vernissage, in 2010. Her main source of inspiration is nature; insects like beetles and ants are found throughout her multi-coloured, enamel collections. Vernissage is made in Italy by the artisans of Santagostino, the leading jewellery company belonging to Ilenia’s family. Thanks to her upbringing, she has a familiarity with the craft, and has spread her artistic wings to create series of bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings based on insect figures, which have a plastic aspect generated by an approach that is closer to making sculpture than jewellery.

Ilenia Corti vernissage bracelet
Ilenia Corti bees earring
chain with Mother Bee pendant
Articulated firefly pendant
Female and fame Heart pendant
Moths bracelet
Dragonfly ring
Ring, 925 pink silver

WHERE: Via Ambrogio Binda 16/b 20143 Milan, Italy

Ilenia Corti was raised in a family of jewellers, dedicated to the craft since 1969. After having grown up on bread and jewels, and having collaborated with the giants of luxury accessories, including Dolce e Gabbana, Casadei, Cacharel, Acne Studios, Marimekko and Emilio Pucci, she decided to open her own brand, Vernissage, in 2010. Her main source of inspiration is nature; insects like beetles and ants are found throughout her multi-coloured, enamel collections. Vernissage is made in Italy by the artisans of Santagostino, the leading jewellery company belonging to Ilenia’s family. Thanks to her upbringing, she has a familiarity with the craft, and has spread her artistic wings to create series of bracelets, necklaces, rings and earrings based on insect figures, which have a plastic aspect generated by an approach that is closer to making sculpture than jewellery.

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The Moodboarders is a glance into the design world, which, in all of its facets, captures the extraordinary even within the routine. It is a measure of the times. It is an antenna sensitive enough to pick-up on budding trends, emerging talents and neglected aesthetics. Instead of essays, we use brief tales to tune into the rhythm of our world. We travelled for a year without stopping, and seeing as the memory of this journey has not faded, we have chosen to edit a printed copy. We eliminated anything episodic, ephemeral or fading, maintaining a variety of articles that flow, without losing the element of surprise, the events caught taking place, and the creations having just bloomed.