Cathrine Ahrenkiel is the Danish-born designer and founder of SÉOLA atelier, based in Montreal.

After more than a decade designing menswear in London and Montreal, she stepped away from fashion and discovered lost-wax sculpting - a slower, more intuitive way of creating directly by hand.

Her Scandinavian roots and  design background continues to shape her work, balancing simplicity and form with something more organic and personal.

The name SÉOLA comes from the word soul — reflecting the idea that the objects we choose to wear and keep can become personal over time, carrying memories, moments and meaning with them.