Chiara Baldini
Born in Florence in 1975.

• In 2000 she graduated in English Language and Literature at the University of Florence.
• For a year as from 2000 the “BAGS PROJECT” was invented and produced.  This is a collection of bags, all of which are unique pieces with names and numbers and this had great success in Italy and in Europe.
• Contemporarily she has specialised in photography and attended a professional course at the Marangoni Institute of Florence.
• Since 2000 she has been involved in photographic personal and “newspaper-intentioned” searches, for reporting, dealing with such themes as campaigns for peace in the world, global movement and the trance party phenomenon.
• She has photographed material in Europe, the United States, Brasil, Turkey, Thailand, India, Israel and Australia.
• In 2006 she won the award for the “Día del arte” (Day of art) with a photo exhibition about the Chianti zone.
• Her photos have been published in:
  • Manuale sullo Stato del Mondo, Momap Press, Panzano, 2005.
    
  • Io sono della pietra, Opere di Oronzo DeCataldo, Lecce, 2004.
    
  • Il Secentenario di Vignamaggio, Florence, 2004
    
  • DormiceÆ, Catalogo a cura della Galleria Carini, Florence, 2003.
• Since 2004 she has collaborated with Valeria Franceschini in the creation of FUCKYOUVERYMUCH.

Valeria Franceschini
Born in Rho (Milan) in 1976.

• In the year 1995 she finished her studies at the Istituto magistrale c/o istituto Angelica Palli (Livorno).
• She dedicated 5 years to travelling during which she went around a good part of Europe and also travelled to India, Thailand, Burma, Venezuela and Brasil.
• In 2002 she successfully completed a course in cutting and preparation with the Sitam method in Portoferraio (LI) Italia.
• In the year 2002/2003 she did a course in “Fashion Design” at the Moda Burgo School of Milan.
• In the year 2002/2003 she successfully completed her studies at the Professional Fashion School of Via Pace in Milán as a tailoring expert.
• In the summer of 2004 she moved to Valencia and collaborated with several people in a workshop in Conde de Altea and elaborated part of the wardrobe for a cabaret show.
  
• She still makes bags: a mini-collection of a “50s” style and several are being recycled.
• Since the same year, she has been collaborating with Chiara Baldini en la FUCKYOUVERYMUCH.