Fabienne Panelati
Sellière
Genève

« Everything I make today, I know I will never see again. »

Horses occupy an important place in the life of Fabienne Panelati. Saddler since 1984, she is also a professional horse rider and driver. In 2008, she took over the saddlery Kuhnen – which has existed since 1959 – with the help of her husband Alain Panelati, a horseman by training. In addition, it trains apprentices and offers courses in upholstery or leather work.

« Here we still work with our heart and our hands. »

Fabienne Panelati holds the reins of the last horse-riding saddlery in Geneva. In this place that smells of leather, she repairs harnesses and halters, reupholsters worn-out horse saddles or makes bags and various custom-made items. With sure and precise gestures, she cuts the leather, sews it – sometimes using two needles – and shapes it into unique objects.

Training

Apprentice trainer diploma

Saddlery CFC

Connections

https://www.facebook.com/Sellerie-Kuhnen-successor-Fabienne-Panelati-231895568456/

https://labelgeneve.ch/portfolio-item/sellerie-kuhnen/

https://www.rts.ch/play/tv/12h45/video/12h45?urn=urn:rts:video:7634057