We started Marmelo with color and instinct. The first colors, pink and green, a kind of summer fever dream.

In the middle of summer, a little out of season. But we've never been very good at waiting for the "right" time.

Where I'm from, we eat marmelada — a thick, sweet quince paste — with a slice of salty white cheese. Romeu e Julieta, we sometimes call it. Two things that shouldn't go together, that do. 

Starting in a small studio, our goal was to imagine products that not only looked beautiful but also offered a feeling of unexpected.

Here in San Francisco, the weather is a beautiful contradiction. Fog gives way to sunshine, warm afternoons end in cool ocean breezes, and even August calls for a sweater.

You might spend noon in a swimsuit and reach for a chunky knit before dinner. Marmelo was designed for that rhythm: pieces that move effortlessly between moments, seasons, and places.

As we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: to gift us something we didn't know we were looking for.

Marmelo means quince. Mar means ocean.

For us, it means to create pieces that carry a sense of freshness, nurture, and flow. A feeling of coming home to a place you've never known before.

We hope to bring a little of that wonder home with you. 🍐