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The craftsman in residence

Directly inspired by the Days of Crafts, the idea was to invite a craftsman to present his trade by working on site or by giving demonstrations.

Permanent closure
The Métiers d’art Suisse arcades closed permanently in March 2021.

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"My precious, often pseudo-functional objects make me reflect on their traditional use associated with a chapter of our cultural history."

Of  Tuesday 27 October 2020  At  Sunday 8 November 2020

Wiebke Meurer
Designer designer of jewelry and objects
Nyon

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Of  Saturday 7 November 2020  At  Saturday 7 November 2020

PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION IN ART CRAFTS
Métiers d’art Suisse and the Office for Educational and Vocational Guidance of the Canton of Vaud have joined forces to inform you Every first Saturday of the month, from 1 p.m....

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"I like taking time with people, learning from them, sharing my passions and spending a few hours or a few minutes with someone who has something to say."

Of  Tuesday 20 October 2020  At  Sunday 25 October 2020

Adrien Roldan
Luthier guitarier
L'Abbaye

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"The purpose of my work is to offer a kind of complicity between the instrument and the musician by taking care of ergonomics and sound, without forgetting aesthetics."

Of  Tuesday 13 October 2020  At  Sunday 18 October 2020

Daniel Borel
Luthier guitarier
Avenches

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"I like to work with warm, natural, durable and colorful materials."

Of  Saturday 10 October 2020  At  Sunday 11 October 2020

Léonore Graff
Tissand
Lausanne

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"The mosaic is to assemble scattered materials to make works of art. Heteroclism is the richness of the mosaic."

Of  Tuesday 29 September 2020  At  Sunday 4 October 2020

Adriana Cavallaro
Mosaic
Lausanne

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Of  Saturday 3 October 2020  At  Saturday 3 October 2020

Professional guidance in the arts and crafts
Métiers d’art Suisse and the Office for Educational and Vocational Guidance of the Canton of Vaud have joined forces to inform you Every first Saturday of the month, from 1 p.m....

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"Shaping the material, transforming it, welding it, filing it and seeing the piece of jewelery born little by little in my hands is something that fascinates me."

Of  Tuesday 15 September 2020  At  Sunday 27 September 2020

Laurence Kränzlin
Jeweler
Lausanne

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"Restoration is an exciting job because it allows you to participate in the sustainability of a unique work to extend its life beyond mine."

Of  Tuesday 8 September 2020  At  Sunday 13 September 2020

Fanny Pilet
Art restorer
Vevey

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"We are in search of treasures, rare and high quality objects which do not depend on phenomena of speculation or fads but which have an intrinsic value."

Of  Tuesday 1 September 2020  At  Sunday 6 September 2020

Luca et Ludmilla Bizzozero
Art dealers and restorers
Marnand

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Of  Saturday 5 September 2020  At  Saturday 5 September 2020

Professional guidance in the arts and crafts
Métiers d’art Suisse and the Office for Educational and Vocational Guidance of the Canton of Vaud have joined forces to inform you Every first Saturday of the month, from 1 p.m....

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"Each piece guilloché in our workshop reveals the love of the profession, the passion, the care given to the smallest details."

Of  Tuesday 25 August 2020  At  Sunday 30 August 2020

Yann von Kaenel
Guillocheur
Cernier

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"The profession of jeweler is for me a way of translating the melody into the most concrete art: the jewel."

Of  Tuesday 18 August 2020  At  Sunday 23 August 2020

Alexandre Iffrich
Jeweler
Montreux

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"For me, working with felt is like a dance: a dance made of passion and creativity."

Of  Tuesday 11 August 2020  At  Sunday 16 August 2020

Carolina Véliz
Felt pot
Carouge

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"Having my own workshop allows me to rewrite the traditional codes of bookbinding and collaborate with creative minds to think differently about this profession."

Of  Tuesday 4 August 2020  At  Sunday 9 August 2020

Tessa Wymann
Artisanal binder
Vevey

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Of  Saturday 8 August 2020  At  Saturday 8 August 2020

Professional guidance in the arts and crafts
Métiers d’art Suisse and the Office for Educational and Vocational Guidance of the Canton of Vaud have joined forces to inform you Every first Saturday of the month, from 1 p.m....

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"I like to compose usefulness and aesthetics for today’s women."

Of  Tuesday 21 July 2020  At  Thursday 30 July 2020

Chris Murner
Art leatherwork
Carouge

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"It’s so beautiful to see this material dancing, to see it incandescent and burning, transparent and malleable, to end up rigid and limpid."

Of  Tuesday 14 July 2020  At  Sunday 19 July 2020

Valérie de Roquemaurel
Glass blower
Pomy

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"Having works of art in hand, being able to observe them, admire them and extend their lifespan is a privilege."

Of  Tuesday 7 July 2020  At  Sunday 12 July 2020

Amalita Bruthus
Art restorer
Porrentruy

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"Cutting allows me to create different universes, to tell stories."

Of  Tuesday 30 June 2020  At  Sunday 5 July 2020

Marie-Laure Beun
Paper cutter
Ollon

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Of  Saturday 4 July 2020  At  Saturday 4 July 2020

Professional guidance in the arts and crafts
Métiers d’art Suisse and the Office for Educational and Vocational Guidance of the Canton of Vaud have joined forces to inform you. Every first Saturday of the month, from 1...

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"The hat is not a garment like the others. It is an accessory that reveals us and conceals us at the same time."

Of  Tuesday 23 June 2020  At  Sunday 28 June 2020

Annick Roulet
Chapelière
Ecoteaux

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"Glass attracts me not only for its enchanting capacity for transparency, but particularly for the plural potential of this substance."

Of  Tuesday 16 June 2020  At  Sunday 21 June 2020

Françoise Bolli
Glass designer
Yverdon-les-Bains

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"When we make costumes for a contemporary film, we are doing styling. It’s a dialogue with the director and a lot of fittings."

Of  Saturday 13 June 2020  At  Sunday 14 June 2020

Nadia Cuénoud
Costume designer and stylist
Bourg-en-Lavaux

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"Wood is a unique material because of its grain. Turned and carved chip by chip, the tree reveals what was hidden within it."

Of  Tuesday 9 June 2020  At  Friday 12 June 2020

Creation Mathias
Wood turner and carver
Château d'Oex

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Of  Tuesday 17 March 2020  At  Thursday 30 April 2020

Closed until further notice
Residences for craftsmen at the Métiers d’art Suisse arcades are suspended until further notice. Be well!

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"Sometimes contrary to the evolution of technologies, I have a taste for certain bygone eras. I worship the beautiful things of the past, especially ancient techniques."

Of  Tuesday 10 March 2020  At  Sunday 15 March 2020

Nicolas Regamey
Typographer
Lausanne

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