Cécilia Roger
Art embroiderer
Château d'Oex

« The needles are my brushes, the threads are my pigments and the silk fabrics are my canvases. I use these tools to express my creativity. »

Cecilia Roger from Milan, after a doctorate in palaeography of the Middle Ages, very quickly became interested in all the traditional Italian embroidery techniques. Then, trained at the Ecole Lesage in Paris, she discovered Japanese embroidery, which allowed her to dive into the thousand-year-old tradition of the artisanal manufacture of needles, threads and natural dyes.

« The hands are the expression of the mind. They use a technique, refine and practice until they give a personality to the work. »

Cecilia Roger’s workshop is located in a former cabinetmaking workshop which she herself renovated, leaving the patina of time. In this place surrounded by mountains, cows and silence, she embroiders luxury bags and panels inspired by Japanese art. Her hands need between three and four months to embroider delicate works inspired by nature and the changing seasons.

Diplomas

2015 Bag Making - short course, Central Saint Martin, University of Arts, London

2014 Silkscreen on Textile - short course, Central Saint Martin, University of Arts, London

2013 Bag and Communication – short course, Central Saint Martin, University of Arts, London

2011 Phase X Certification, Japanese Embroidery Center, Atlanta

2009 Professional training in interior embroidery, Ecole Lesage, Paris

2008 Haute couture professional training, Ecole Lesage, Paris

2006 Haute couture embroidery training, Ecole Lesage, Paris

2005 Cannetille and Passementerie training, Ecole Lesage, Paris

Honors

2013 Premio Dama d’argento, Polo di Pezzoli Museum, Milan

2006 Bobbin Lace Prize, Silk Museum, Como

Connections

Internet :
http://www.ceciliaroger.com/video/

Elle Decor Magazine (Italy):
http://www.elledecor.it/salone-del-mobile/2014/news/La-bottega-di-Cecilia-Roger-artista-svizzera-ricamo-atelier-5vie-fuori-salone-2014

Io Donna (Italy):
http://www.iodonna.it/indirizzi/dettaglio.action?negozio.id=6049&refresh_ce-cp