I’m an Italian jewellery designer, creative director, and entrepreneur, with a strong love for jewellery and especially for colored gemstones. 

My passion lies in a rich family history in the jewellery industry. My grandfather Angelo Leardi was a watchmaker and jeweler and owned a boutique in Milano from 1945 to 1963. Working in his boutique, he trained my father, Maurizio, as a goldsmith and watchmaker and taught him everything he knew about jewellery and gemstones.

Even though life brought my father on a professional journey on a totally amazing different path, allowing him to travel the entire world, his passion for jewellery and watches has always been present. My father, of course, shared his knowledge and enthusiasm with me, passing down to me my grandfather’s skills and teaching.

Even though the Leardi Boutique does not physically exist anymore, it’s stayed alive through generations thanks to a devoted passion and hands-on knowledge.

My career as a jewellery designer started in 2022, when my husband, Thomas, and I decided to create our first jewellery brand. It was realizing my childhood dream!

I have been creating extraordinary jewellery pieces since 2006, for myself and for my family. Being able to share my passion for incredible designs, gemstones and the art of jewellery with the world is truly a blessing!  

My approach to design jewellery starts always from colours and evolved to shapes and styles. I love the gradients and infinite declination of hues in Mother Nature!

Thanks to my trips around the world, my love for foreign culture, obsession for historic art and endless curiosity, I source unique gemstones and create pieces that convey a sense of universal beauty and timeless design with a modern twist.

I am based in Warszawa, PL and Milan, IT and I work internationally. 

If you’re looking for a unique jewellery piece, let’s have a chat!

The Horse

Horses are beautiful animals… wild, free, loyal, and noble. They represent dynamism, trust, and partnership. All values we share, that are the core behind our Maison. 

But this is not the only reason. 

Leardi means “gray horses”, in Italian. Leardo, in the equestrian world, it is a specific grey mantle of the horses, which is composed of black and white hairs, mixing together and often creating patterns. 

The first ring I designed for myself has a unique hoof-shaped obsidian with the head of a horse carved in the center. 

My Chinese horoscope is the golden horse. 

It’s pretty obvious why the horse has always been my spiritual animal and why the horse head has become the symbol of our Leardi Maison.

My first design: a unique piece with a carved obsidian hoof with a head of the horse. Set in Platinum. Designed by Valentina Leardi.
My first design: a unique piece with a carved obsidian hoof with a head of the horse. Set in Platinum. Designed by Valentina Leardi.

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