Pierre-André Tschantz
Foundry
Bière
About
« We are the only workshop in the world to make personalized toupins. Customers order them from us for happy events such as a birth or a special party. »
A blacksmith by training, Pierre-André Tschantz turned to bell making, his passion, in 1982 following a professional accident. He is now a world reference in this field thanks to his specialty: engraving and enamel painting of toupins. Its heritage pieces charm both cattle breeders and individuals in search of folklore.
« These pieces are objects that keep, that pass from generation to generation and that defy time. It is a pride to manufacture them while thinking of their posterity. »
Pierre-André Tschantz founded the Forge du Camp in 1982. To make his toupins, which he sells all over the world, he cuts and decorates sheets of steel before shaping them in moulds. He then shapes them with a hammer until he obtains the desired sound and welds them the old-fashioned way with solder to gun sockets. Since 2017, his son Anthony has taken over the family business.
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Diploma
1972 CFC blacksmith, Professional School of Lausanne (EPSIC), Lausanne
Connections
https://www.facebook.com/LaForgeDuCamp/
https://www.laperleduleman.ch/739/perle-du-leman-14/famille-tschantz-les-toupins
http://swissisland.ch/2013/03/18/le-travail-de-pierre-andre-tschantz/
Paticipation ACD
GOOD 2019 Vaud
Canton
Arts Crafts
Domain
Other
Possible access for people with reduced mobility
Accessible by public transport
Car park nearby
Address
La Forge du Camp
Avenue du Tir-Fédéral 2
1145 Bière
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