Born in Stockholm , Sweden, Heidi Schaefer was trained as an Interior Designer in London. Contessa d’Eleganza is in honor of the ancestoral heritage of Handarbeit witnessed in both of her Grandmothers combines elegance from times past with one idea of looking at our resources and behaviour in a different way. The Cravattes are made from vintage silk ties, some adorned with brooches, semiprecious stones or lace and transformed into a feminine equivalent.
