Corina Roselló Tuesta

Embroiderer

©Corina Roselló

Embroidered glamour in the bag

Corina's love for textiles began in her childhood
She is an expert in Lunéville embroidery
The bags she handcrafts sparkle with glamour

Born in Barcelona, Corina Roselló considers herself a designer with the soul of an artisan. Her mother was a haute couture designer and was a great expert in noble fabrics. She instilled in her a love for fashion and savoir-faire. Corina has dedicated herself to her vocation for fashion and trained in Lunéville haute couture embroidery with different teachers, one of whom worked for Chanel and Dior. She considers herself a craftswoman in embroidery. She applies her knowledge of graphic design to her bejewelled creations. "When my designs reached the excellence and perfection I had been looking for after years of work and preparation in the creation of high-quality exclusive pieces, I decided I could dedicate myself wholly to this craft," says Corina. She launched her brand in July 2021.

Interview

©Corina Roselló

©Corina Roselló

What is Lunéville embroidery?: It is the artisanal technique of French embroidery present since the 19th century. It is characterised by embroidery with different types of rhinestones, ribbons, pearls, sequins and feathers through the use of a hook needle called a Lunéville needle and a frame where the fabric is stretched with silk, cotton, gold and silver threads.
Is there a link between your work and the place where you live?: Not in the technique. In Spain, and specifically in Barcelona, Lunéville is not a known technique and there are no schools where it is taught, as in France or Italy. My main objective is to present Lunéville embroidery in fashion universities so that students can see the many possibilities of this craft.
What inspires you?: I have a passion for design, architecture, interior design, nature, and art. An example of this is my design of the Lady Fuster bag which was inspired by the modernist architecture of the Hotel Casa Fuster in Barcelona: the colonnades in the lobby, the exterior of the hotel, the forging of the balconies with five-petal modernist flowers.
Could your craft be considered endangered?: Unfortunately, yes. When you talk about embroidery, people see you as a granny embroidering letters on a sheet. When I show them one of my designs they do not understand that it has been embroidered. They do not realise all that can be done with the different embroidery techniques that exist.

Corina Roselló Tuesta is an expert artisan: she began her career in 2003