Baron & Diego

baron & diego was inspired by sebastian baron and diego valenti, two friends who first met as merchants back in 1873. maria, whose childhood was filled with stories about her great grand father’s, sebastian baron, expeditions was always fixated on keeping the legacy and the trade of her family alive however she did not know how. although she was drawn to art & history from her early childhood, she decided to pursue a different career. after maria met her husband raphael back in 2016, she shared with him her family story and he insisted on her following her lifelong dream. she started tapping to her artistic side again and began to draw again, until she realized her patterns were ready and a door was wide open for her to bridge between her passion for art and her family trade with the help of raphael. while maria worked on translating the art she loved into wearable pieces, raphael was rekindling her great grandfather’s connection with the silk screening friend, whose family inher