Louise Wannier
FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Artist and designer, Louise Wannier, born and raised in England until she was 8 years old, when the family moved to Southern California. The tradition of working with textiles goes back to her grandfather (and namesake), Louis Arion, who was a textile wholesaler in England. A serial creative entrepreneur, Louise has worked in four different industries, Education technology, Consumer Electronics, Software Development and Fashion tech and ecommerce. Her love of textiles goes back to the days as a child when her mother, Ruth Arion Saffman took her to visit her grandfather's warehouse and when her aunt, Monica Arion Collinson Tobias taught her to dress herself for her shape.
Inspired by her daily immersion into nature, Louise photographs the dynamic energy of the natural world around her. From these photographs she discovers the patterns within them and begins her design process as a digital artist; each print becomes thereby a unique fine art surface design. For Louise, her designs are a spiritual practice which connects her with the life and energy she experiences in our world.
Lara Stancich
Advisor, Italy
Lara is our commercial director, focused on the business and marketing strategy as well as the European operations. Lara has extensive commercial experience across diverse industries including Fashion & Interior Design and Oil & Gas, and happily combines business and creative thinking.
Originally from New Zealand, Lara has travelled extensively, recently attending Warwick Business School in the UK where she gained her MBA. She is now settled in Italy, near Venice, with her husband and three children, and in her free time loves sampling Italian foods and design, skiing and walking in the mountains.