The Green Bug

In many parts of Tuscany, October means having your home overrun by green bugs, looking for a warm place. You will find them most likely in your laundry, behind your curtains or moving out clumsily from your wall lamp when the lightbulb is getting too hot. It sounds like having a helicopter in your room when they try to fly from one side to the other and finally bump against the window to find themselves upside down on the floor.

After two winters hanging out with our green fellows (they joined us from behind the sofa,  delighted us with their night flights in our sleeping room smashing against a wall, held family meetings in the laundry detergent box until spring) I got used to them. I started to observe them closely, I always liked the bright green color, and discovered those little white triangles on the back and how their legs and their wings are made and I wanted to honour them with my design.

This was the birth of “The Green Bug” collection. With that collection I want to show those tiny animals from their best side to raise the awareness of biodiversity and it’s beauty.