Fig. (01) Handcrafted bag, saori-type loom weaving
(2025)
Weaving Connections : The Quiet Season
Les pièces ont été réalisées dans “une chambre à moi” entre moments de doutes et de remises en question. A la recherche de beauté dans les instants doux, hors du quotidien, ces accessoires ont été conçus grâce à des rencontres. Tisserandes, tricoteuses, artisanes et éleveureuses : nos conversations ont nourri mon envie de continuer à créer de manière intime, dans un contexte qui nous ressemble.
Ces trois objets-images, c’est un dialogue avec des matériaux sourcés localement et durablement, dans leur état brut et imparfait pour célébrer les acteurices d’un réseau qui continue à se tisser peu à peu.
This bag is the result of a collaboration with De Fil en Fil, an association whose mission resonates with my own values. Dedicated to the transmission of artisanal weaving know-how, De Fil en Fil actively contributes to sustainable development in Geneva and serves as a place for intergenerational and intercultural exchange centered around textile practices. As the association explains, its workshop is a colorful and welcoming space accessible to anyone wishing to learn, refine their skills, create, express themselves, or give new life to used textiles through weaving.
The wool used for this bag comes from the Laines d’ici spinning mill, based in Cernier, in the canton of Neuchâtel, where it was recovered, sorted, washed, and spun within the association. Unfortunately, the spinning mill was forced to close permanently on December 19 due to a lack of funding. The artisans worked tirelessly and with deep passion, but despite their commitment, sales alone were not sufficient to sustain the association’s activities and preserve its unique know-how. This closure marks the end of an invaluable local textile practice, rooted in care, transmission, and sustainability.
This project is an invitation into the world of artisanal weaving, shaped by human connection, shared knowledge, and respect for materials.
Materials : Engadine wool, alpaca, cast silver, upcycled curtains (cotton), upcycled tin
Colors : Brown chocolate, beige and silver
Size : 66 x 60 cm
Date : 2025
Artisans :
Nicole Genoud De Fil en Fil Association, Geneva
Justine Caoudal, Nicolas Fontaine, Joëlle Destouches, Vanessa Torreiro, Françoise Jaquet-Faye, Magalie Nussbaumer, Aurélie Sarrio, Yvonne Stähli, Marcelle Thiébaut (committee members and artisans) / Laines d’ici Association, Cernier / locally sourced wool
Caitlin Perrin, Yann Thomas Studio Seven, Geneva / silver casting
Mikhail (Micha) Rojkov, Alessandra Fontana, Caroline Roth, Clara Rouge Histoire sans chute, Geneva / curtains sourced for the lining
Cindy Sacher Photographer / Noémie Balaz Model / Lucie Thomas Graphic designer / Léanne Claude Design
This buttonhole scarf is the result of a collaboration rooted in shared values of craftsmanship, transmission, and local production. It was hand knitted using yarn made from Swiss flax – locally grown linen – sourced from Swiss Flax, highlighting a commitment to regional materials and sustainable textile practices.
A defining element of this piece lies in its thirteen unique silver buttons, each individually made and integrated into the buttonhole scarf. These buttons were developed in collaboration with Studio Seven, with the generous guidance of Caitlin Perrin and Yann Thomas. Through this collaboration, I was introduced to the complete process of silver casting: from designing and sculpting wax prototypes, to casting them in silver, observing the melting process, and learning how to clean and finish each piece by hand.
This project reflects a dialogue between textile and metal, knitting and casting, gesture and material. It is an invitation into a world of slow making, shaped by learning, collaboration, and deep respect for materials and artisanal know-how.
Fig. (02) Handcrafted buttonhole scarf, hand knitted with silver buttons
Materials : Natural Swiss linen, silver
Colors : greige, silver
Size : 4,5 x 150 cm
Date : 2025
Artisans :
Caitlin Perrin, Yann Thomas Studio Seven, Geneva / silver casting
Tom Schütz, Adrian Brügger, Beat Aebi, Hans Ramseier, Fritz Studer, Dominique Füglistaller Swiss Flax, Willadingen / Flax Yarns
Cindy Sacher Photographer / Noémie Balaz Model / Lucie Thomas Graphic designer / Léanne Claude Design
This pair of shoes is the result of a process rooted in reuse, transmission, and rediscovered creativity. The leather used was sourced second-hand from Histoire sans chute, a textile reuse association and resource center where I work. This place is a true treasure trove : one where people bring materials, fabrics, leather, and haberdashery they wish to part with, creating a shared space dedicated to exchange, transmission, and renewed creative possibilities. It was there that I found the leather and chose to work exclusively with this reclaimed material.
The design of the shoes was shaped through dialogue with La Nouvelle Cordonnerie du Pont-d’Arve. Through discussions with the cobbler, I learned that resoling the shoes would require a flat construction, without heels. This technical constraint directly informed my choice of form and guided the development of the shoe’s silhouette. I then sculpted the shoe in paper to define its shape, before molding it in order to extract the pattern.
To highlight the presence of textile within the leather, I hand-embroidered the leather using wool yarn from Fiwo, bringing the language of thread into my work with this material. In the final stage, the cobbler resoled the shoes, giving them their finished form and functionality.
Fig. (03) Handcrafted flat shoes, reclaimed leather
Materials : Upcycled leather, upcycled wood, wool
Colors : warm brown
Size : 31 x 46 cm
Date : 2025
Artisans :
La nouvelle cordonnerie du Pont-d’Arve, Geneva
Mikhail (Micha) Rojkov, Alessandra Fontana, Caroline Roth, Clara Rouge Histoire sans chute, Geneva / upcycled leather and wood
Cindy Sacher / Photographer / Noémie Balaz Model / Lucie Thomas Graphic designer / Léanne Claude Design