01 — France
The French root
A mother and daughter bound by taste and memory. From France we inherited a way of seeing: beauty without excess, choosing what lasts over what shines.
since 2018
We are
Gaëla
Italian design
French taste
Mexican spirit
A family vision
“We don’t create for seasons. We create to last.”
Founded in 2018, Gaëla is a project that crossed oceans before finding its form. What began as a creative dialogue between generations of one family became a brand with its own identity: European in sensibility, Mexican in craft, universal in intention.
Three cultures,
one hand
Every piece carries a French eye, an Italian structure and Mexican hands.
02 — Italy
The Italian form
Function and beauty complete each other. Every bag is born from considered design: proportion, silhouette, structure. Nothing is decorative by accident.
03 — Mexico
Mexican hands
In Guanajuato, expert artisans shape every piece. Select leathers develop a unique patina, softening where they should and holding their structure where it matters.
Our journey
A story that crossed oceans
- 2018 Tulum Gaëla is born, a dialogue between a Parisian mother and her Italian daughter.
- 2022 Mexico City The atelier moves to the heart of CDMX. In September, Gaëla arrives at Amsterdam 264 in Condesa.
- Today Guanajuato Every piece is handmade by expert artisans with select leathers.
- 2026 El Palacio de Hierro Gaëla arrives at Interlomas, Durango and Cancún, and online at elpalaciodehierro.com.
a way of life
Designed for movement
Our valises, weekenders and backpacks move naturally between airports, cities and routines. Functional without being utilitarian, elegant without being fragile. Each piece is made to accompany you, not for you to take care of it.
Shop the travel piecesAccessible luxury,
lasting beauty
We don’t follow trends because we don’t need them. This is accessible luxury: quality that justifies itself, piece by piece, year after year.
i.
Leather that ages beautifully
Genuine leather that grows more beautiful with every journey.
ii.
Hardware that endures
Metal details chosen not to tarnish over the years.
iii.
Seams that hold
Every stitch checked by hand, made to resist years of use.
Somos Gaëla
Italian design · French taste · Mexican spirit
