Crowdfunding campaign – “La Forge de Bertille”

This summer I learned that my commercial lease was being terminated and it was a cold shower. Then I decided to take this news as an opportunity to build “La Forge de Bertille” in a new place, keeping this strong link with tradition while leaving room for a modernity that will fully integrate: my know-how in metal, my desire for connection (transmission, sharing, etc.) and my creativity (my personal work as an artist). This is where I need you! Because moving a forge is no easy task: there are several tons of anvils, steam hammers and other work machines. A chimney must be installed, the slabs reinforced, etc. But above all, I must be able to buy the premises which, transformed, will become my new forge.

SOUTENEZ-MOI : https://www.lokalhelden.ch/fr/forge-bertille

Book signing event at La Fontaine bookstore, Vevey (CH)

Signing of the book “Artisanes” with the presence of the authors Blaise Hofmann and Vincent Guignet, as well as two artisans: Gaëlle Garrocq and Bertille Laguet Saturday, December 7th, from 10:30 AM to 1 PM

La Fontaine bookstore, Vevey

Interview at mudac, as part of the exhibition Archives du Design Romand, Quelle récits? – mudac, Lausanne

More than an exhibition, Archives du Design Romand offers an evolving platform, enriched as the reflections progress. The public will discover the fruit of the discussions that took place, while works from the collection will be gradually revealed to echo the debates. The oio design studio contributes to the reflections through the Archivives project. Designed as an archiving system, it collects documents and interviews to explore, thanks to artificial intelligence, the new possibilities of what the archiving of the future could be. In order to enrich the archives, Le Curieux and the curators of mudac interview designers from French-speaking Switzerland together.

Interview on 18.11.2024 at 10 a.m., mudac, Lausanne

vivanteflamme, Espace Indiana Vevey

Archives du Design Romand, Quels récits ? – mudac, Lausanne

The mudac initiates an exciting quest: to trace the history of design in French-speaking Switzerland. More than an exhibition, the Archives du Design Romand. Quelle récits? offers a platform that evolves through the reflections conducted live with designers, historians and journalists to capture the emergence and evolution of design. The oio studio, invited in residence, proposes in particular to experiment with the possible contributions of Artificial Intelligence to respond to these challenges. B&M, a cast iron radiator, is exhibited, as well as the anticipation of my future work by Studio Oio and their artificial intelligence.

Archives du Design Romand

Release of the book “Artisanes” by writer Blaise Hoffmann and photographer Vincent Guignet.

Nineteen craftswomen, nineteen professions, nineteen workshops in a single book. To create it, the authors went to meet women from French-speaking Switzerland: they are blacksmiths, glassblowers, saddlers, quilters, violin makers, organ builders… What connects these craftswomen is the joy of the gesture, of the present moment, of daily creation, in the wake of a sometimes thousand-year-old tradition. By opening their doors to Blaise Hofmann and Vincent Guignet, these nineteen women introduce us to their world, and offer us a form of resistance to the frenetic pace of the world.

Homo Faber 2024 : The journey of life – Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice (I)

“Le voyage d’une vie” vue à travers le prisme de l’artisanat d’excellence. Dans des expositions immersives organisées à travers les magnifiques espaces de la Fondazione Giorgio Cini, des centaines d’objets artisanaux ont été réalisés par des artisans talentueux du monde entier. Profitez d’une scénographie exceptionnelle, de démonstrations en direct des artisans et d’expériences uniques, allant des découvertes culinaires aux visites spéciales. Mon oeuvre Matrie est exposée dans la partie “Journey”.

Homo Faber 2024 : The Journey of life

“We look back through our mothers if we are women” – Espace Démart, Lausanne (CH)

“We look back through our mothers if we are women », a quote from Virginia Woolf’s lecture “A Room of One’s Own,” encourages women to write about their lives, their friendships, and their mothers to make them visible and inspire future generations. For her second solo exhibition, Bertille Laguet references the British author and combines gestural heritage with daily feminine experiences to perpetuate the connection to the Living.

New Swiss Kitchen Essentials

Carotte Style Sapin will be exhibited at Design Days in Geneva (CH).

Curator : Espaces Contemporains

Exposition Binominale, commissioned by the artist collective Fragmentin (La Becque, CH / San Francisco, USA) , will feature the presentation of an instructional artwork in collaboration with Sherwin Rio and four invited performance artists: Jeanne Tara (Geneva), Maria Ferrer (Barcelona), Charlene Tan (San Francisco), and Owen Takabayashi (San Francisco). Supported by the State of Vaud, Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Swissnex, and La Becque Artist Residency.

Sherwin Rio Binominale

Discussion-conference with Marie Schumann, textile designer

In conjunction with the Breathing Colors exhibition by Hella Jongerius at the Gewerbemuseum in Winterthur (CH), we will participate as the “young generation of designers” to connect our respective practices and their relationship to color, volume, and material.

Inspired By Switzerland – Chur

Favrô is exhibited at Galerie OKRO in Chur (CH).

Curator Gabriela Chicherio, Zurich (CH).

Design Days – LausanneÀ Table !, Quartier Général, Contemporary Art center, La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH)

www.q-g.ch

Inspired By Switzerland, curator Gabriela Chicherio, Zurich (CH)

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Homo Faber Guide

Lancement d’une nouvelle plateforme européenne qui recence les artisans des métiers d’Art d’exception. You’ll find my activity listed there.

www.homofaberguide.com

Compassare, Spielact, festival d’Art Contemporain – Geneva (CH)

Collaboration with artist Simon Deppierraz for a public installation in the new Jonction neighborhood.

www.simondeppierraz.ch