My journey with stone began in Rome at the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia, where I learned traditional carving techniques through shell cameos and softer materials such as marble. What started as curiosity soon became a fascination, and stone has remained at the centre of my work ever since.

That fascination eventually brought me to Idar-Oberstein, Germany, a place with a long tradition of gemstone carving and jewellery making. There I worked as a gemstone engraver and designer for a local company, developing my skills in hardstone carving and working on projects ranging from jewellery-scale pieces to larger sculptural works. Later, I completed a Master's Degree in Gemstones and Jewellery at Trier University of Applied Sciences.

Those years gave me the opportunity to work with stone at different scales, from jewellery components to sculptural pieces, and with materials ranging from shell and marble to hardstones. Working in a traditional carving environment taught me the craft, while my Master's studies gave me the freedom to question those traditions and explore new ways of working with stone.

Today, my studio is based in Ostia, between Rome and the sea, where I create jewellery and sculptural objects, experiment with materials and processes, undertake selected commissions, and share my knowledge through stone carving workshops in Italy and abroad.

Although stone remains at the heart of my practice, I have never been interested in following a single style or concept. What keeps me engaged is the endless variety of the material itself.

A project might begin with the transparency of a crystal, the colour of a gemstone, the shape of a rough stone, or even a discarded fragment from industrial production.

My work explores themes of value, transformation and material culture, moving between jewellery and sculptural objects. For me, stone is not simply a material to work with, but a way of thinking, questioning and making.