Bertille Laguet
Art ironworker
Chexbres

« I orient my work as a designer on artisanal know-how, local and conscious production to stay in line with my values. »

Bertille Laguet follows a technical course which allows her to discover how objects are made before learning to design them herself. During her studies in industrial design, she became familiar with the foundry and subsequently discovered iron working with the ironworker Philippe Naegele, whose forge she took over in 2020.

« I wanted to understand objects differently. I knew how they were made. I wanted to learn how to draw them. »

When Bertille Laguet enters Philippe Naegele's forge for the first time, she knows she is in the right place. In this place, the ironworker passes on his know-how and teaches him to master traditional blacksmithing techniques. Today, his pieces are acquired by both museums and individuals.

Diploma

2012 Bachelor in Industrial Design, Cantonal Art School of Lausanne, Renens

Honors

2022 Acquisition of Kuro II by the Cantonal Museum of Design and Contemporary Applied Arts, Lausanne

2020 Acquisition of Kuro I, the Juratuf table and the B&M cast iron radiator by the Cantonal Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, Lausanne

2020 Listed “Rising star” in Homo Faber Guide, Michelangelo Foundation

2019 Women SME Prize - The Merits of the Economy, Riviera-Lavaux

2019 Second Prize Relève Métiers d’art, Swiss Association of Crafts

2018 Lavaux d’Or – merit

2018 ProHelvetia research grant

2017 Swiss Design Prize – Products and objects category, Federal Office of Culture

2017 Cultural Grant, Leenaards Foundation

2012 Swiss Design Award – Product Design

2012 Gold Award Blickfang

Connections

https://www.instagram.com/bertillelaguet/

https://www.letemps.ch/culture/arts/bertille-laguet-forgeronne-dart-un-hasard

https://www.letemps.ch/lifestyle/2014/10/24/design

http://www.mobilabgallery.ch/fr/detail.html?oid=53&ot=designers