Making unrepeatable moments something you can look at again

Saper Vedere

In Milan, we reshape how emotion is “seen in perspective.”

A real emotional connection is not just two people meeting—it’s like a perspective line opening up in life. It lets us notice depth in familiar scenes, and see something further than what was obvious before.

Gift of Muse comes from this kind of quiet shift in perception.

The Art of the Gift

At the heart of every Gift of Muse is an illustration.

I use illustration to give form to meaningful emotional moments — turning something personal and often difficult to express into something you can hold onto, keep, and look at again.

Guided by the story and visual language of each illustration, I carefully consider every element — from the overall palette and the choice of objects to the feel of the fabrics and the texture and weight of the box itself. Every detail is considered as an integral part of the whole.

Gift of Muse creates each gift around the emotions, connections, and moments that matter — made to be experienced, remembered, and treasured.

The Soul Behind

I live and work in Milan.

My time at Istituto Marangoni in fashion design trained me to look for balance in materials and proportions. That way of seeing naturally carried into my illustration practice.

For a long time, I thought art was mainly about form. Now I see it more as something that comes from a deeper emotional connection.

I’m less interested in just making images, and more in using illustration and curation to explore objects that carry emotion. That could be the feel of a fabric, or the weight of a handmade box from an Italian workshop—things that feel real in a quiet way, and hard to reproduce.


Some stories continue beyond the box.

You can find them on YouTube: Zhaodandraw

  • An honest line
    Each drawing begins as a direct, intuitive gesture — something that can never be repeated in exactly the same way twice.

  • Craft at the core
    We value the character of things made with care — the warmth of the hand, the subtle variations in material, and the traces of the making process.

  • A sense of depth
    We choose objects that feel quietly alive — through texture, material, or scent — so that emotion has somewhere tangible to settle.

Our Standard

Letters From Milan

Occasional notes on beauty, love, slow living and new collections from Milan.