Domitilla Harding (formerly Getty) is an Italian designer and artist.

Early life

Domitilla Harding was born and raised in Rome. She is the daughter of John Harding, publisher, author and screenwriter, and '' Donna'' Lavinia Lante della Rovere. Her mother is a member of the

House of della Rovere The House of Della Rovere (; literally "of the oak tree") was a powerful Italian noble family. It had humble origins in Savona, in Liguria, and acquired power and influence through nepotism and ambitious marriages arranged by two Della Rovere p ...

, an Italian noble family with ties to the papacy.

Career

Harding has worked as a furniture designer and as a designer behind the Miss Italy fashion label. The Miss Italy label began as a collection of swimwear for The Cross in west London, in which Harding used recycled fabrics and old textile techniques practiced by traditional Italian artisans and later developed into a fashion brand mixing vintage and modern designs. Harding works as a glass sculptor with glass master Andrea Zilio at the Anfora foundry in

Murano Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was o ...

, creating glass vessels, vases, and sculptures. Her work has been showcased in various museums, shops, and galleries. In 2013, Harding's work was shown in the Wood Glass Paper exhibition at the Alessandra Bonomo Gallery in Rome. In 2015 she exhibited nine glass sculptures at the Arte Del Vetro Oggi In Italia at Villa Necchi Campiglio in Milan, sponsored by

Fondo Ambiente Italiano The Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) is the National Trust of Italy. The organisation was established in 1975 as the Fondo Ambiente Italiano, based on the model of the National Trust of England, Wales, & Northern Ireland. It is a private non-pro ...

. Her work has also been shown at Marie Rose Kahane's studio Yali, Villa Dei Vescovi, Murano Oggi, Emozione di Vetro, and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia.

Personal life

Harding married

Mark Getty Mark Harris Getty (born 9 July 1960) is an Irish-French businessman who is the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images. Life and career A member of the prominent Getty family, he is the younger son of John Paul Getty Jr. and his first wife, Ga ...

, grandson of

J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty Sr. (; December 15, 1892 – June 6, 1976) was an American petroleum industrialist who founded the Getty Oil Company in 1942 and was the patriarch of the Getty family. A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was the son of pion ...

and heir to the

Getty family The Getty family of the United States began with George Getty, George Franklin Getty and his son J. Paul Getty, Jean Paul Getty as their patriarchs. In the 20th century, they were heavily involved in the petroleum industry and in mass media. T ...

, in 1982 at the Basilica of the Twelve Apostles in Rome. They have three sons: Joseph, Alexander, and Julius. In 1985, the couple purchased an abandoned hamlet near Orgia in the ''provincia'' of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

, and began restoring it. Harding and Getty separated in 2010 and divorced in 2011. After their divorce, Harding relocated from their home at

Wormsley Park Wormsley is a private estate of Mark Getty and his family, set in of rolling countryside in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire (formerly Oxfordshire), England. It is also the home of Garsington Opera. Acquired by Sir Paul Getty in 1985, the ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harding, Domitilla Living people 21st-century Italian sculptors Getty family Glass makers Della Rovere family Italian untitled nobility Fashion designers from Rome Italian fashion designers Italian women fashion designers Italian furniture designers Italian Roman Catholics Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Italian women sculptors