Proyecto de diseño en colaboración con la embajada de Suiza – Taller de carpintería, Santa Catarina Mechoacán
Fundación Casa Wabi and the Ministry of Culture of the Swiss Government through their embassy in Mexico worked together to develop a cultural and technical exchange between Swiss industrial designers and artisans of the Oaxaca Coast.
In this residence, Swiss designers Julie Richoz and Nicolas Le Moigne collaborated with palm artisans from the town of Santa Catarina Mechoacán, Oaxaca, to jointly create 7 utilitarian pieces (4 lamps and three space dividers).The pieces resulting from this meeting are exhibited in Mexico City at Fundación Casa Wabi – Santa María, within the Swiss Design Mexico 2017 program of Design Week Mexico. These pieces will also travel to be presented in samples and international design fairs.
Log-Piece
Sin Título (2017)
Lámpara de metal con palma tejida
Sin Título (2017)
Lámpara de metal con palma tejida
Swiss
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After his studies at ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne, Nicolas Le Moigne shares his time between his responsibilities as Head of Master in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship and his personal projects. For five years he has been working as design consultant for international groups specialized in the Luxury and in the industrial fields. His tasks are mainly focusing on lectures, workshops or on set ups for brands on the occasion of professional fairs or for short-term events. The works of Nicolas Le Moigne have been awarded by prestigious Prizes such as the Leenaards Foundation grant, the Swiss Design Awards and has been ranked among the “Top 20 under 40: the stars of tomorrow » by Wallpaper magazine in 2016.