{"id":2521,"date":"2026-02-19T11:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/la-cortigiana.it\/?page_id=2521"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:30:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/la-cortigiana.it\/nl\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Over La Cortigiana"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"lc-about\">\n  <style>\n    .lc-about{\n      --ink:#111;\n      --muted:rgba(17,17,17,.7);\n      --hairline:rgba(17,17,17,.14);\n      --paper:#fff;\n      --max:1040px;\n\n      background:var(--paper);\n      color:var(--ink);\n      margin:0 auto;\n      padding:clamp(32px,4vw,70px) clamp(16px,3vw,30px);\n      max-width:var(--max);\n\n      font-feature-settings:\"kern\" 1,\"liga\" 1;\n      -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;\n      text-rendering:optimizeLegibility;\n    }\n\n    .lc-about *{box-sizing:border-box}\n\n    .lc-kicker{\n      font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n      letter-spacing:.18em;\n      text-transform:uppercase;\n      font-size:12px;\n      color:var(--muted);\n      margin:0 0 14px;\n    }\n\n    .lc-title{\n      font-family:ui-serif,\"Georgia\",\"Times New Roman\",Times,serif;\n      font-weight:600;\n      letter-spacing:-.03em;\n      line-height:1.03;\n      font-size:clamp(46px,6vw,82px);\n      margin:0 0 16px;\n    }\n\n    .lc-dek{\n      font-family:ui-serif,\"Georgia\",\"Times New Roman\",Times,serif;\n      font-size:clamp(17px,2vw,21px);\n      line-height:1.85;\n      color:var(--muted);\n      max-width:80ch;\n      margin:0 0 24px;\n    }\n\n    .lc-rule{\n      border:0;\n      height:1px;\n      background:var(--hairline);\n      margin:24px 0 32px;\n    }\n\n    .lc-grid{\n      display:grid;\n      grid-template-columns:1.35fr .65fr;\n      gap:clamp(20px,3vw,44px);\n      align-items:start;\n    }\n    @media(max-width:920px){\n      .lc-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}\n    }\n\n    .lc-body p{\n      font-family:ui-serif,\"Georgia\",\"Times New Roman\",Times,serif;\n      font-size:18px;\n      line-height:2;\n      margin:0 0 20px;\n      max-width:80ch;\n    }\n\n    .lc-body p:first-of-type::first-letter{\n      float:left;\n      font-family:ui-serif,\"Georgia\",\"Times New Roman\",Times,serif;\n      font-weight:600;\n      font-size:72px;\n      line-height:.9;\n      padding:10px 12px 0 0;\n      margin:0 6px 0 0;\n    }\n\n    .lc-body h2{\n      margin:34px 0 14px;\n      font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n      font-weight:700;\n      letter-spacing:.14em;\n      font-size:12px;\n      text-transform:uppercase;\n      color:var(--muted);\n    }\n\n    .lc-pull{\n      border-left:2px solid var(--hairline);\n      padding:16px 0 16px 18px;\n      margin:18px 0 28px;\n      max-width:66ch;\n    }\n\n    .lc-pull p{\n      margin:0;\n      font-family:ui-serif,\"Georgia\",\"Times New Roman\",Times,serif;\n      font-size:22px;\n      line-height:1.75;\n    }\n\n    .lc-aside{\n      position:sticky;\n      top:16px;\n      border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);\n      border-bottom:1px solid var(--hairline);\n      padding:18px 0;\n    }\n    @media(max-width:920px){.lc-aside{position:static}}\n\n    .lc-aside h3{\n      margin:0 0 12px;\n      font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n      font-weight:700;\n      letter-spacing:.16em;\n      font-size:12px;\n      text-transform:uppercase;\n      color:var(--muted);\n    }\n\n    .lc-aside p{\n      font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n      font-size:14px;\n      line-height:1.7;\n      margin:0 0 12px;\n    }\n\n    .lc-foot{\n      margin-top:36px;\n      padding-top:18px;\n      border-top:1px solid var(--hairline);\n      color:var(--muted);\n      font-family:ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\n      font-size:13px;\n      line-height:1.85;\n      max-width:100ch;\n    }\n  <\/style>\n\n  <p class=\"lc-kicker\">Over ons<\/p>\n  <p class=\"lc-dek\">\n    Opgericht in 2016. Ontworpen en handgemaakt in Turijn, Itali\u00eb.\n  <\/p>\n\n  <hr class=\"lc-rule\"\/>\n\n  <div class=\"lc-grid\">\n    <div class=\"lc-body\">\n\n      <p>\n        We zijn al meer dan twintig jaar getrouwd. Gedurende het grootste deel van die tijd hebben we zij aan zij gewerkt. Idee\u00ebn zijn zelden van \u00e9\u00e9n van ons alleen. Ze bewegen tussen ons heen en weer, veranderen van vorm en worden uiteindelijk iets tastbaars \u2013 een schets, een stuk leer, een symbool, een foto.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        La Cortigiana kreeg in 2016 vorm. De lancering ging niet gepaard met een groots statement. Het ontstond uit gesprekken over intimiteit, over langdurige relaties, over hoe macht en kwetsbaarheid in de loop der tijd veranderen. We waren nieuwsgierig naar de subtiele signalen binnen een relatie \u2013 details die betekenis hebben, zelfs als niemand anders ze opmerkt.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <div class=\"lc-pull\">\n        <p>\n          Een klein voorwerp kan de sfeer in een ruimte veranderen. Soms is een symbool al genoeg.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <h2>De naam<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        De courtisane uit de Renaissance begreep wat het betekende om aanwezig te zijn. Ze bewoog zich intelligent en discreet door de cultuur. Die referentie is ons bijgebleven. La Cortigiana spreekt over bewustzijn \u2013 van iemands rol, van keuzes, van invloed \u2013 zonder theatraliteit.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h2>Het dynamische leven leiden<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        Wij maken zelf deel uit van deze levensstijl. Langdurige huwelijken en alternatieve dynamieken vragen om helderheid. Ze vragen om een vertrouwen dat sterk genoeg is om spanningen zonder angst te verdragen. Ons werk vloeit voort uit die ervaring. We weten hoe een teken intiem kan aanvoelen in plaats van opzichtig, hoe een detail priv\u00e9 kan zijn en tegelijkertijd veelbetekenend.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h2>Hoe wij werken<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        Alles onder de naam La Cortigiana is door ons gemaakt, tenzij uitdrukkelijk anders vermeld. We ontwerpen, snijden, assembleren en afwerken elk stuk met de hand in kleine oplages. Wanneer we zeldzame vintage of antieke objecten gebruiken, restaureren we deze zorgvuldig en laten we hun geschiedenis zichtbaar blijven. Ze worden onderdeel van een nieuw verhaal zonder het oude te verliezen.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h2>Voor La Cortigiana<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        Voordat we deze wereld cre\u00eberden, werkten we in de mode- en mediawereld. Onze projecten raakten huizen als Chanel, Moncler en Cartier en verschenen in tijdschriften als InStyle en Vogue. We organiseerden evenementen, cre\u00eberden installaties en ontwierpen visuele omgevingen voor merken en priv\u00e9-evenementen.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <p>\n        Die jaren hebben onze blik gevormd. Proportie is belangrijk. Materiaal is belangrijk. Stilte is belangrijk. We leerden hoe we met ingetogenheid sfeer konden cre\u00ebren \u2013 en die discipline passen we nu toe in alles wat we doen.\n      <\/p>\n\n      <h2>Vandaag<\/h2>\n      <p>\n        We wonen en werken in Turijn, Itali\u00eb. We bouwen La Cortigiana langzaam maar zeker verder uit. Het blijft een dialoog \u2013 tussen ons beiden en tussen hen die inzien wat een symbool kan betekenen.\n      <\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <aside class=\"lc-aside\">\n      <h3>Essenti\u00eble zaken<\/h3>\n      <p><strong>Opgericht:<\/strong> 2016<\/p>\n      <p><strong>Locatie:<\/strong> Turijn, Itali\u00eb<\/p>\n\n    <\/aside>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"lc-foot\">\n    Tenzij anders vermeld op een productpagina, is elk La Cortigiana-stuk door ons ontworpen en geproduceerd. Zeldzame vintage of antieke objecten behouden hun herkomst; onze rol is restauratie en transformatie, niet vervanging.\n  <\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Founded in 2016. Designed and crafted by hand in Turin, Italy. We\u2019ve been married for over twenty years. 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