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Gissa Bicalho
gissabicalhobrand
gissabicalho.com
As a child, Gissa Bicalho loved designing clothes for her dolls and cre
ating eelr. Several of the handmade accessories she ore caught
eoles ee. Soon, she started selling to friends, then roducing for
stores and brands, until she decided to build her namesake and ork
in acrlic. In uenced b nature, shaes, architecture, and colors, she
believes that ever source of insiration is readil available around us.
Bicalho encourages us to look at our beautiful orld through a fresh
lens and be oen to the beaut that eists in simle things. Geometric
Art Dco shaes and simle lines are ver resent aesthetic reference
in her ork. There is also great attention to ergonomics and comfort.
The bright signature stle bursts ith thrilling color laered ith nel
tuned acrlics. She sells in more than 20 countries, has articiated in
several international fairs, and has great raort ith her customers.
She reveals that she has built these connections ithout knoing En
glish. I nd it amazing ho design has managed to connect me ith
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