Isabelle Von Bredow de Pourtalès
Upholsterer-decorator
Nyon

« I find it fascinating to bring old furniture back to life. I like to recycle them, to make new with old. »

In her first life, Isabelle von Bredow de Pourtalès was a lawyer because her family encouraged university courses more than manual trades. But in her free time, she studies art and furniture renovation and the day she is offered a promotion, it’s the click. She resigned and took care of her four children for two years before converting to an upholsterer-decorator.

« I have always had a passion for manual work. I have always loved drawing, modelling. It’s very different from what I was doing before. There, the result is concrete. »

In her studio At the pelican upholsterer , Isabelle von Bredow de Pourtalès renovates old furniture. Using her hammers, her pliers and her sewing machine, she takes apart armchairs, sofas and seats of all kinds to restore them, strengthen them and give them new fabrics. She shares her workshop with saddler Olivier de Mestral.

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https://www.facebook.com/aupelicantapissier/

https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/321871991230598/au-pelican-tapissier?hl=fr

https://www.rts.ch/info/economie/9120274-changer-de-metier-pour-retrouver-du-sens.html