1. Tell us about yourself, the history of your brand and where you started.
Cristina Ramella, a globetrotter designer based in Milan with a colorful passport having lived all over the world, created a travel inspired jewelry brand. With every new adventure she finds new inspiration and communicates it through her jewelry. Each meticulously crafted piece is a reflection of her dreams, extreme attention to details, creativity and personal experiences. Cristina Ramella® was established in 2014 and today holds an international presence through its website and in stores in more than 30 cities around the world. Celebrities like Chiara Ferragni, Bella Hadid and Nataly Osmann have decided to wear her pieces as well as other influencers such as Jenny Lopez, Kristina Bazan and The Man Repeller. The brand has been featured on international titles like, Vogue, L'Officiel, Elle and Harpers Bazaar among other medias.
2. Tell us what makes you passionate about your brand and your vision for it
The brand was born 10 years ago from my love for design and travel combined. Having lived all around the world, from Milan to Sydney, New York to Mexico and so on, I deeply feel like a global citizen and my designs always reflects that. What's unique and wonderful is when a client identify with my story and shares my vision and desires: to keep traveling, exploring, growing and tasting this beautiful world, in all his layers, cultures and deep wisdom. She created a travel inspired jewelry brand, behind her own story and inspiration aiming to collect her memories. With every new adventure she finds new inspiration and communicates it through her jewelry. Each meticulously crafted piece is a reflection of her dreams, extreme attention to detail, creativity, and personal experiences.
The brand was born 10 years ago from my love for design and travel combined. Having lived all around the world, from Milan to Sydney, New York to Mexico and so on, I deeply feel like a global citizen and my designs always reflects that. What's unique and wonderful is when a client identify with my story and shares my vision and desires: to keep traveling, exploring, growing and tasting this beautiful world, in all his layers, cultures and deep wisdom. She created a travel inspired jewelry brand, behind her own story and inspiration aiming to collect her memories. With every new adventure she finds new inspiration and communicates it through her jewelry. Each meticulously crafted piece is a reflection of her dreams, extreme attention to detail, creativity, and personal experiences.
3. How did you come to Eclectic Array and what do you like about working with us?
I was introduced to Eclectic by a common friend and it has been love at first sight: Eclectic’s strategic locations, embrace the curious traveler and world lovers that are deeply connected with our vision and statement.
4. Would you share with us any interesting fact about your design process and product elaboration?
We use 3D printing to make production process more energy-efficient and reduce waste to the minimum. 3D designing and printing is a disruptive technology to create jewelry that are unique and sustainable, as it reduces waste an avoid poorly managed manu- facturing techniques.
Designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them is at the core of the innovation and sustainability of our brand, one of the leaders in the field.
5. What is your inspiration, is there anything specific or someone that inspires you?
As said, Travels and cultures. That feeling of belonging on a deeper, soul level, to every corner of this planet. The World is a symbol that unify us, an aspirational goal and vision of beauty and life itself.
6. Who is your team and what can you share about them?
Women empowerment is our DNA. We run a firm that people are happy and proud to be part of. The team is made up of amazing and smart women who dream big. They are a family of game changers who always look for different ways to inspire people to follow their dreams with kindness and strive.
7. Do you have a favorite piece, tell us about your best sellers or unique designs for EA?
My favorite will always be my first design, the World Cuff. It took 6 months of failures and prototyping before getting it right. The brand was born from this special and unique (patented) design and evolved around it. It’s iconic, everlasting and after 10 years still pur best seller!
8. Does your brand have a social impact? Tell us more, we'd love to hear about it.
We work with One Tree Planted and plant a tree every time a jewellery is sold. It just makes sense to us. Our Mother Earth is giving so much to us that is our responsibility to give back, one small step at a time.
We work with One Tree Planted and plant a tree every time a jewellery is sold. It just makes sense to us. Our Mother Earth is giving so much to us that is our responsibility to give back, one small step at a time.
