How lucky am I???
this work is meditative for me.
I need to work with my hands.
podcasts playing, earrings in progress,
orders being packed, little notes being written…
and cat cuddles in between 🐾
I’m very grateful I get to create this way.
thank you for supporting small & sustainable.
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grey days don’t stop us.
sustainable acrylic earrings, designed and made in Switzerland since 2018.
every pair is designed, produced and shipped by me. from my studio to you.
add colour, on purpose.
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Adornment is autobiography.
But what do you wear when you’re still figuring out the story?
I have played many roles. The reliable one. The professional. The one who keeps it together. And underneath all of them, a quiet fear of being too much — so I learned to take up less space.
To be easy. Invisible if possible.
At 44 something is loosening in me. Not falling apart — loosening. Like a page that’s been folded too tight for too long, slowly opening back up.
And yes, sometimes when you start to change, the people around you shift in their seats. A comment here. A raised eyebrow there. That’s not very you. Except — what if it is? What if this is exactly me, and I’m only just now brave enough to show it?
I’m not reinventing myself.
I’m just less afraid of what was always there.
If not now, then when?
Jewellery is noticed before anything is explained.
It reinforces who you are.
Or who you choose to be.
What you wear shapes how you are read.
Form, volume and material all play a role.
They determine whether something stands out or fades.
VANTO creates sculptural pieces that work exactly there.
Not as decoration, but as part of your identity.
Designed and made in Switzerland. 100% recycled acrylic.
1989
Here I am, 7 years old, in a lunapark with cotton candy in my hand and not a worry in sight.
It was one of the best days of my childhood. I was with my older brother, the person who meant everything to me.
Later, we sat in the grass and he told me he was moving to the USA.
That was the day I learned that joy and sadness can exist at the same time.
Thank you, younger me
for being strong without knowing it
for feeling everything so deeply
for still seeing beauty even when things were changing
for teaching me resilience
Spring is here. A love letter to Biel/Bienne 🌸
Without Biel, this brand would not exist. This is where I found the courage to begin. To explore. To create. To take risks.
Somewhere between the lake, nature, colors and encounters, something began to take shape.
Each piece carries a part of that story.
Thank you to all the beautiful souls who have been part of my journey and those yet to come.
To the friends, artists, dancers, musicians and makers who inspire me.
Thank you for allowing me to simply be, and for supporting me throughout the years. 🤍
*Visual created with AI by Ukrainian artist Inna.
When something life-changing happens, the mind goes backwards.
Not to the big moments. To the small ones.
The call you didn’t take. The message you answered later. The “I’ll call tomorrow.”
Sometimes someone survives something that could have taken them away.
And you feel deeply grateful for that. But survival doesn’t mean life goes back to the way it was.
I run my brand alone. A one-woman show.
For years my days have been work, decisions, deadlines . Just trying to keep everything moving.
And sometimes now my mind whispers:
you should have called more. you should have slowed down. you should have…
I’m currently in a grief educator certification course, and this week we talked about guilt.
One idea stayed with me:
Sometimes it feels easier to carry guilt than to sit with grief.
Guilt makes it feel like we had control. Grief reminds us that we didn’t.
So lately I’ve been asking myself a different question:
What if the guilt isn’t the whole truth?
If you’re wondering why a jewelry designer is sharing something like this:
Behind every brand is a human life.
This is the heart of it:
We all have “fuck my life” moments.
They’re part of being human.
Resilience isn’t about having fewer hard days.
It’s about building the capacity to meet them differently.
The strategies you practice in the small moments
are what carry you through the big ones.
That’s how resilience is built.
I love my life. I love my family, my partner, my friends.
I’m surrounded by the best humans and I’m immensely grateful.
Coming soon: The Algae Series
A limited-edition collection of hand-molded & hand-dyed acrylic, inspired by the underwater world.
Available soon in my online shop and at @dimanchedesign.bielbienne
I’ll bring limited editions only — so don’t miss out.
📍 Sunday, March 1st, 10–18h at @maison.farel.haus
