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'Opening my first store during the pandemic was the spiritual awakening I needed'
When I last wrote to you, I was locked up in a new, empty apartment, unpermitted to leave my home except to shop for groceries or medicine. Our first Covid sanctions in Italy were stringent, very isolating and seemingly never-ending. Small companies like mine shook on their skinny little legs, many crumbling under the pressure. Yet it was also a highly creative time for me personally; the silence, newly-opened mental space and time alone gave me unprecedented access to my own inner world.