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Monnaluna is synonymous with handmade items with a very high degree of personalization so that each piece can be considered catered to the individual taste of the women wearing it. The pieces are made of brass, soldered (some pieces are also made with the lost wax system and therefore involve creating molds and designs in wax and casts, etc)

One of the Collections I love the most is the Crosses and Coin Collection. The cross because is imprinted in the history of Italy and of the Renaissance specifically. It is used as adornments for buildings (and not only in or on Churches), and as adornment for people so it is a very important element with emotional connotations and I believe that accessories should be the "loudest" element of our emotions which is why I believe in personalizing them. The coins instead are fun, remind us of our Roman background (meaning the Roman Empire) and I believe in their good luck too which helps always but especially at this time! 

The cost of materials is obviously an important component of the pieces, especially the gold plating process since gold has hit new highs in this pandemic. But of course, the most important cost is the time dedicated to making each piece... since they are made, one by one, without a mold that just stamps out the pieces, well, you can imagine.

Florence has a very old tradition for goldsmithing, but for all artisan crafts in general really, not only goldsmithing. That being said, I fear for the arts at this time as already before this dire moment, we artisans were having issues with survival and adding that to the fact that tourists in cities like Florence and Venice are like the air we breathe .... well, we are gasping for air. It is a very difficult situation globally, but for certain those cities, like ours that depends HIGHLY on tourists are even more in difficulty. And the arts are what will drive us out of this storm so I strongly hope that more attention will be brought to the arts and the artisans.

My next projects involve trying to put attention to the artisans and also create visual content that allows us to reach out to the public while we await the green light for international travel again. I am trying to gather more attention by promoting the artisans on my street which connects Piazza Santo Spirito and Piazza Pitti which are two important squares with lots of history. But it is not easy since many tourists are familiar with the traditional locations in Florence, on the other side of the Arno River. This side, our Oltrarno side, is indeed the HUB of the Authentic Artisan goods so I hope we will get the attention we deserve.