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OUR NAME
CHIARA BADANO
Inspired by the life of Blessed Chiara "Luce" Badano, Nicole named the business after her.
"Luce" means light in Italian. Chiara illuminated the world during her short life on earth. In her heroic fight of bone cancer, she remained joyful and always had a smile on her face.
During her battle with cancer, Chiara wanted to receive a “new” name for this painful part of life. Chiara Lubich wrote her, “Light: It is the light of God that conquers the world.” "Light," (or "Luce," in Italian) was her new name.
With Chiara, LUCE wants to enlighten the world through beauty, truth, and goodness.
OUR WORKERS
NICOLE GRIFKA
LEATHER ARTISAN
NICOLE GRIFKA
Nicole started working for LUCE in 2013, four years after she made her first leather cover. She seeks to make products of high-quality, crafted with excellence.
To achieve her dream, Nicole left LUCE and is currently in Paris, France working in luxury leather good fabrication and production.
CHRISTINA FURTADO
LEATHER ARTISAN
Christina joined LUCE in 2014. After a couple of months of training, she quickly honed her leather skills and became the saddle-stitching expert. Many of the products featured in our shop where largely crafted by her.
Currently, Christina is not with LUCE, but we are proud of her furthering her professional career in music and in studies.
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