The Atelier

Florence, Italy. One bench, one pair of hands.

Everything Gi by Giselle makes is made here. I design it, I build it, I heat-oxidize it, and I decide when it's finished. For some work I bring in specialists I've worked with for years — a stone setter, a goldsmith — always here in Florence, always on pieces I've made, and every piece comes back to my bench before it goes anywhere.

The work moves between two worlds. Some of it is drawn by hand and built at the bench the way it's been done in Florence for centuries. Some of it starts in 3D — scanned, modelled, printed, tested in resin before a gram of titanium is cut. Neither replaces the other. The 3D lets me build shapes that follow the body exactly; the bench is where they become real.

Commissions

Most of what leaves this studio for a private client starts as a conversation. Someone wants a piece sized to their own body, in a finish they've chosen, sometimes around a stone they already own.

What I make to order:

Custom pieces in Grade 2 Pure Titanium, 18k gold, or both — designed with you and made here in Florence, Italy.
3D scanning, for pieces that have to fit one specific body.
3D prototyping in resin and castable resin, so you see and hold the piece before it's made in metal.

Sourcing: gold and diamonds are responsibly sourced.

Start a conversation

Tell me what you have in mind — a piece, a stone, an occasion, or just a shape you can't stop thinking about. I answer these myself.

Message me on WhatsApp — I answer these myself, usually the same day.
Or write: g@giselleeffting.com

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