Written by Jasmin Sin
On November 17th, our team was honoured to attend the Via Ciauri X CELLina Thanksgiving event. This meaningful night was the perfect end to a long week as the fall evening was filled with pumpkin pie, heart-warming personal stories, and insightful conversations with one of the world’s top cancer researchers. Via Ciauri is a London-based luxury Sicilian heritage brand that celebrates the handmade artisanal craft traditions of Sicily, Italy. Our team had the delightful experience of meeting the founders of Via Ciauri, Sabrina Ciauri and Mia Ciauri, sisters who share a love and talent for research, fashion and tradition. On this night, guests had the opportunity to admire Via Ciauri’s product line from the Carrara AW 23 collection which consisted of black and white corset tops with handstitched Italian sequin tulle – an elegant and glamorous addition to anyone’s capsule wardrobe.
Alongside Stacey Ciauri, an Emmy award winning TV news presenter working to boost non profit outreach, and global leader in philanthropy and social impact, Regina Miller, the Ciauri sister duo also founded CELLina, an innovative luxury jewellery brand dedicated to supporting and funding cancer research through non-profit organisations, in particular the Cris Cancer Foundation. Intertwining art and science, guests were invited to browse CELLina’s first immune cell collection of necklaces, bag charms and newest holiday ornaments which could be custom engraved on-site. Throughout the night, the CELLina team diligently and passionately shared the inspiration for their collection’s iconic design, explaining that the pendant represented the natural killer immune cells used to detect and destroy aberrant cancer cells whilst the ‘V’ on the necklace chain signified victory over cancer with the hopes of honouring and empowering cancer survivors and patients for their strength and vitality. The CELLina team also invited one of the world’s leading cancer researchers, Florencia Secchiari, for a panel discussion where they shared more details about their immunotherapy research and answered any burning questions about their work and area of study.
VIA Ciauri [ Instagram @viaciauri | Website: www.viaciauri.com | TikTok @viaciauri|
CELLina [ [email protected] | Website: www.celinna.co.uk]