I've always loved everything 'that binds the world of Nature, but the passion for Precious and' born in me suddenly, by accident. After high school, so I decide to follow this my new interest and I graduated in Gemology at the GIA (Gemological Institute of America). After a few years of experience at a company in the sector, in 1997 the bottom with a partner the Pregigemme, specifically dedicating to the research and marketing of raw materials and processed, with an emphasis on the 'qualitative aspect. Beginning so 'to travel the world; I go several times a year in Brazil, going directly to the extraction sources and selecting the best for my clients. In addition to Brazil also visit the 'East, the United States and' Africa, always looking for new materials, new contacts and new markets. On 9 January 2013 the bottom, with my wife Paola, the Merits snc and together we open an office and showroom in Busto Arsizio. The trips and fairs are becoming more 'numerous and demanding, so' from January of 2014 we joined Isabella to help us in the work and, thanks to its expertise and assistance, we insert also the minerals collectibles in our business. After almost two years since the founding of Merits, I am fully satisfied with what we are building, with the understanding that the 'important' never stop, and seek for more and more 'high quality standards. New trips, new experiences, new people to meet, new "precious beauty" waiting to be discovered, and certainly I have the same enthusiasm I had years ago when I started this adventure.