The Salvage Lab is a provider of beautifully made, unique objects and pieces of furniture made exclusively from salvaged materials by designers at the cutting edge of their craft.
The Salvage Lab’s activities are twofold. First, it curates exhibitions featuring the creations of visionary designers challenged to make extraordinary pieces solely using materials that would otherwise be discarded. Second, the company serves as a matchmaker between clients interested in owning exclusive products made form salvaged materials and talented designers inspired by a common mission.
Design: Aurélie Mathieu & Charlotte Sunnen
2015
Design: Aurélie Mathieu & Charlotte Sunnen
2014
www.grande-edition.ch
Grande was founded in 2013 based on the idea creating projects mixing geometrical elements, technical challenges, noble materials and craftmanship technic.
Originating from a partnership with the marble mason’s workshop “Gros-Derudet” based in Lyon, 6x6 is a project optimising physical properties of stone to get rid of traditional constraints. Inspired by wooden laminated panels, this material is designed as a sandwich of stones glued together and then cut into 6 cm by 6 cm battens.This method significantly increases the rigidity of the rock by creating a new raw material. It then becomes possible to produce pieces of a much greater range and gives the opportunity to use the left overs this industry. This approach allows to implement a system which creates furniture and large structures while preserving a fine stone range.
Designed by: Charlotte Sunnen & Anna Bitzer
ECAL, 2012
Placed on the crystal the harness becomes a fashion accessory flirting with surrealism. The challenge of this project was to see if one can turn any object into an accessory. Through the
project we started to question what value do people give to inanimate objects. According to how it is wore,
Design: Charlotte Sunnen & Anna Bitzer
ECAL, 2012
Placed on the crystal the harness becomes a fashion accessory flirting with surrealism. The challenge of this project was to see if one can turn any object into an accessory. Through the
project we started to question what value do people give to inanimate objects. According to how it is wore, some maternal and protective gesture appears.
ECAL, 2012
Mainly inspired by the work of the “diamond project” by Tobias Wong and Philipp Wohr, which consisted of an engagement ring with the diamond on the inside. The starting point of the project was to place the fur on the inside of an object in order to create an intimate experience. Jewellry came naturally because of its close contact with the skin. The idea was to create little delicacy that the owner could use and enjoy jealously.
ECAL, 2012
The gloves were designed to emphasize the ritual of cleaning a watch. Each step in the process is assisted by one of the glove’s facets. The main material; leather, facilitate the grip while holding the watch and the cloth, build in the gloves assists the user in the polishing phase.
ECAL, 2012
Attracted by craftmanship techniques and noble materials, I was driven towards a project interested in an extinguishing profession: hat making. After visiting a milliner who showed me the basic techniques of her art, I decided to make a serie of three lamps with different hat particularities. I chose three distinct skull-hats, namely, the bowler, the panama and the fez. All of which are classic cultural icons and can be found far back in history.
The hat is a fascinating object which express a lot at first sight. It often associates its wearer with a particular class, society or heritage. In some cultures, as it is placed above the head it is suppose to elevate the spirit. In some others it is a sign of religion, a fashion statement or purely a
functional object protecting its owner from bad weather. A hat allows people to be whoever they want, recognizable by everyone or in a disguise.
