Sicels

About You:

Frontman/Frontwoman: Mariapia Mineo

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Mornings or evenings: Evenings

Chocolate or Vanille: Chocolate

Your happy place: Anywhere by the sea but preferably in the south of Europe

About Brand:

Name comes from: One of the indigenous populations of Sicily

Inspired by: Natural elements, Art, Mediterranean patterns

Why you started: It started on the side of my full time design job to experiment with print and to start making a difference in the way accessories are made, creating high quality products that are made locally in Europe and are not getting out of fashion every season.

Where you are heading: Hopefully to soon expand to other silk products and more jewellery

Explain to your grandma what you do: I draw & design printed scarves that are Made in Italy, just like the ones you used to wear but also researching for new sustainable options to silk.

About Life:

Bored if: If I hear people gossiping about other people’s clothing choices

Feel like dancing if: The right tune comes on the radio :-)

Hungry for: Fresh fish and natural wine

Excited when: I get new ideas or I get to talk to inspiring people with unconventional lives

Quote: Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. Oscar Wilde

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