Louise De Bergh
Sellière
Saint-Saphorin

« Leather seduced me because it is a warm material, pleasant to work with. In addition, it requires few tools. »

Louise De Bergh discovered a passion for leather during a trip to Madagascar where she met a fisherman who worked fish leather. Back in France, she trained in saddlery before settling in Switzerland. She developed her know-how there with the saddler Christophe Seewer and started her own business in 2017. She creates both personal creations and commissions.

« Leathers tanned with oak bark are more expensive than those tanned with chrome but they are more resistant, they acquire a patina with use and always become more beautiful. »

In her workshop on the shores of Lake Geneva, Louise De Bergh cuts cow, sheep and goat skins that she buys in Italy. After marking the holes for the future seam, she colors the leather using water-based dyes. She then sews her creations by hand using two needles before smoothing the edges with beeswax.

Training

2016 Certificate of professional aptitude in saddlery, Ateliers Grégoire, Paris, France

Connections

https://www.facebook.com/L.Cuir/

https://www.24heure.ch/vivre/mode/louisela-cuir-peau/story/23404443

https://www.boleromagazin.ch/swiss-made-lcuir/

https://www.europe1.fr/emissions/lavenir-appartient-a-ceux-qui-se-levent-tot-avec-matthieu-noel/29102018-jai-vraiment-le-sentiment-de-vivre-tres- in-phase-with-what-I-believe-3789023