PATSA, A ROMAN CRAZY JEWELRY DESIGNER

About few weeks ago, I went to see new creative designers at the Hotel Minerva, near the Pantheon. A little bit for shopping and a little bit for scouting.  One of this new talent is Patrizia Santamaria, her brand name is Patsa which means, in a game-word, crazy (even though in italian you write pazza). She is a roman artist and actress. She loves sculpture and she makes jewels with unconventional materials such as ceramic,  leather, wax, wood but also more traditional ones such as bronze and silver. She gets inspirations from Ancient Rome and from nature. At least three stores sell her creations: Gasparrini Antiquari (via Fontanella Borghese 43), Mood (via del Corso 344) and Le Cabochon in the Parioli area (via Antonio Stoppani 7). Her website www.patsa.it.

Isole Maestre, a great spot fo shoes

Last week I discover a new store: Isole Maestre. It just opened in Rome, in the Prati area, in via dei Gracchi 153. The brand was found in 2011 by Claudia Ponti (architect  and designer) and by the manager Carlo della Porta. Both in their thirties. The boutique is small, white and fresh. They are also proposing coloured jeans and vitamin bags. The  shoe collection called Candy ranges in different nuance: orange, strawberry, lemon and mint. Decolletés with high heels, sabots, summer boots and open toe sandals.Everything is Made in Italy (in the Marche region).  I will definitly take there my Spring clients of grandtourshopping.com

Anna dello Russo sells her private collection

Anna dello Russo, fashion Director of Vogue Japan has an entire apartment full of clothes and accessories. She is a fashion icon and a great collector. Generous too. She decided to sell bags, sandals and other items for a good reason. She is going to help the campaign called "In Difesa" for Terre des Hommes, a humanitarian organization. If you  want to know  more about it go to visit www.charitystars.com. Here is a small gallery of Anna's objects.