Every watch tells time. The difference is what you do with it.

The weight on your wrist.
The story it tells.
The attitude it signals.

Time is the same for everyone. How you carry it isn’t.

→ The difference lies in the intention, in the craftsmanship that turns a simple object into a companion rather than a tool.

My role is simple: I find what’s worth finding.

I source the pieces that carry the presence, what others often overlook, refine what others rush past, and make things shine by putting them exactly where they belong.

And my satisfaction? It only comes once I have aligned the needs of my client with the piece, the idea, or the end solution that fits them perfectly. Nothing more. Nothing less.

to guard taste and offer guidance that’s honest and refined.

People trust my eye.
They trust my restraint.
They trust that what I present is not just beautiful to the eye, but right for them.

That responsibility is part of the craft.

I navigate the spaces between what a client wants and what they haven’t yet realized they need.

Guiding someone through that process requires trust.
But the responsibility doesn’t often end with finding….

Because the question is not about aesthetics alone, but portraying the meaning of a product, a space, a room.

It’s in knowing which designers flow together in a retail establishment…
It’s in sourcing gifts that feel deeply personal and impossible to replicate…
It’s in identifying products to produce, the materials, finishes and experiences that meet the highest standard before anyone else even thinks of them.

It’s truly assessing assets and opportunities, seeing potential others miss, fixing gaps and positioning them to perform at their peak.

It all feels deeply personal to me, like I am constantly building something out of thin air, shaping its foundation and ensuring it has commercial appeal without losing intentionality.

Ask yourself:
- What are you the source of, and how can you be intentional about it?


(Next Week: The Future of Gifting from The Five-Course Tasting)

…usually end in ongoing play. And this chess set is anything but ordinary. All unique design comes from reinvention and this story is a wonderful example of it. Gianfranco Frattini was commissioned to redesign a new version of a chess set in 1972 by a silversmith in Milan. Stainless steel stackable chess pieces were reintroduced, to stack on one another, creating cylinders, all featured in a beautiful polished stainless steel storage box.

More on this exceptional reinvention:
⚫ Designed by Gianfranco Frattini and Emanuela Frattini Magnusson
⚫ Storage box and pieces made of stainless steel
⚫ Luxe felt bottom to protect pieces during game play
⚫ Perfect gift item for the chess extraordinaire in your life

A chip is not just a potato cracker, it’s how you use it.