Dialogue Wetter

Dialogue Wetter

Rooted in the heart of Aargau, Wetter Metallbau invited 1st year Bachelor Industrial Design students to discover the metalwork and how to challenge its know-how by designing  a range of metal made furniture and accessories for home that were produced by Wetter’s LUN apprentice workers. Photos by ECAL/Younès Klouche assisted by ECAL/Giulia Chehab

Studio project (2016) with Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard

Assistants
Giulia Amélie Chéhab
Students
Jérémy Aberlé, Clara Alberti, Sonja Allenspach, Cosima Antoine-Schumann, Nathan Baraness, Manfred-Gordon Baud, Lisa Bernasconi, Jonas Béguin, Julia Caron, Dylan Casasnovas, Jasmina Celikovic, Julien Chaintreau, Marie Cornil, Marina Daguet, Amélie Demay, Lucas Dorpe, Loris Gomboso, Nathan Gramage, Laurie Greco, Marie-Hélène Greusing, Iskander Guetta, Géraldine Guillaume, Victoria Mac Sweeney, Manon Membrez, Myriam Meyer, François Ménès, Dimitri Nassisi, Nora Ottenwaelder, Ferdinand Pezin, Hanieh Rashid, Yohanna Rieckhoff, Célia Steinmetz, Manon Vernier, Marin de Saint-Exupéry
Know-how
soft goods / accessories, Furniture
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Coffee table, Extensible seat, Toolbox ECAL/Nathan Baraness, ECAL/Célia Steinmetz, ECAL/Marin de Saint-Exupéry
Dans les ateliers Wetter
Dans les ateliers Wetter

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Wetter's workshop
Wetter's workshop
Wetter's workshop

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Plateau & Miroir ECAL/Manfred-Gordon Baud
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Candle holder ECAL/Hanieh Rashid
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Modular shelf ECAL/Iskander Guetta
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Desk lamp ECAL/Yohanna Rieckhoff

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