Daniel Formigoni
Luthier bow maker
Vevey

« When I was 13, I heard the word luthier for the first time. I loved working with wood, painting, drawing. I wanted to do a manual job. »

Passionate about wood, Daniel Formigoni has many facets. First a cabinetmaker, he became a luthier at the age of 15 and specialized in the making of old plucked and bowed string instruments. Later, he learned Japanese lacquer and became a bow maker. At the same time, he trained in musicology and art history. Since 2015, he has been the curator of the Musée du bois in Aubonne.

« I take my work as a luthier as a challenge. This is the quintessence of trades! »

In his workshop located in a former prison in Vevey, Daniel Formigoni works as an independent luthier. Here, he makes his instruments, with a predilection for lutes and guitars. From drawing to lacquering, he glues, sculpts, varnishes, paints, planes and uses materials such as wood, ivory, tortoiseshell, gold or silver. He also restores old instruments.

Diplomas

2014 Master of Arts, University of Geneva, University of Montreal

2005 CFC cabinetmaker, Lausanne Trade School

Connections

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1177134309

https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-formigoni-69285034/

https://www.migrosmagazine.ch/archives/daniel-formigoni-l-homme-du-bois

https://www.24heure.ch/vaud-regions/la-cote/musique-musee-daniel-formigoni-bois-peau/story/27111729