Fashion design & consulting. Concept & Design, by Making With more than ten years working in design studios alongside creative directors, I have expertise in a wide range of products, from chainmail, to flou to jersey, swimwear, leather and experimental textile development. I work with brands and creative directors directly materializing concepts and ideas I to prototypes. I have been making and selling one of a kind pieces under my own label since 2019. I have worked in India, developing innovative and artistic embroideries and textiles with craftspeople across India. I work with an extended network of local artisans. I have led and lead workshops at Head Geneve, Raffles Milan, Academy of design Colombo, IICD I Dian institute of Craft and Design Jaipur. Most of my work is around sustainable solutions and being creative with less. That’s the most creative challenge!
Design Consultant on the summer capsule, pre collection and ready to wear. Design for jersey and flou mainly.
Costume design and art direction on stage accessories for Monteverdi’s opéra Il ritorno d Ulisse in patria, premiered at Grand theatre de Geneve feb. 2023. Directed by Venice silver Lion winners FC Bergman.
Concept and design on a graphic flou group of asymmetric dresses with lace inserts
Concept and design for flou and rose draped jersey pieces
Concept and design for runway, creation of key image volumes and drapes.
Costume design for award winning movie FOUDRE by swiss director Carmen Jaquier. 1900 era costumes of a family living in remote mountain region of Switzerland. Selected to represent Switzerland at the 2024 Oscars.
illustration and trend forecasting for Premiere Vision website. Definition of trends and textile illustration for key season silhouettes
3 months Artist in residence with the Swiss Arts council of New Delhi, India. Tutoring, workshops and conferences for fashion students in Bangalore, Jaipur and Colombo Sri Lanka. Meeting a wide range of local fashion designers and craftspeople across the country.
Creation of concept and prototypes for a theme of jersey plissé dresses for runway
Concept and design: setting up the womenswear image and derived commercial products. Working with the design and June 2010: MoMU award, Mode Museum Antwerp. development team in Italy. June 2010: Coccodrillo award, for the best shoe design
Creative design research and direct materialization of ideas in 3D. 2016: L'Officiel Suisse: «Poesie am Kleiderbügel» July 2016: Novembre, issue 10. 10 page illustrations centrefold
Under Nicolas Ghesquière and later Alexander Wang, assistant to the experimental pieces designer. Mostly making experimental projects and leather pieces for runway. Additional sketching and developing of commercial show collection on leather products.