As a designer, Essi comes from a multidisciplinary background with a craftsmanship-centred Clothing Artisan degree, higher education studies in Clothing Design, as well as a degree in BA Fashion Accessory Design from Nottingham Trent University. Essi graduated from a Master’s degree in Disruptive Design with a Distinction in 2019.

Essi offers products with directional, contemporary style, with an experimental and innovative approach to materials and form as well as a fresh outlook on how we experience and wear accessories and clothing. Her previous collection includes award-winning hybrid accessory/clothing products handcrafted by leather as well as accessories created from recycled leather using sustainable manufacturing processes.