contact
stéphanie baechler
renssenstraat 5
6811 MC Arnhem
netherlands
tel. +31 (0) 6 57 60 37 50
tel. +41 (0) 79 562 46 70
info@stephaniebaechler.com

born
3rd june 1983 in switzerland

education  / work experience 
1990-1999    obligatory schools
1999-2003    gymnasium in fribourg, st. michel
2003-2004    general preparatoring course at school of visual art in bern
2004-2005    basic course preparing for textildesign class  at HGK FHZ Luzern
2008             diploma textile design HSLU Lucerne, University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2008-2011    working as textile designer for Jakob Schlaepfer, st.gallen
2011             start the Fashion Master ArtEZ, Arnhem

awards
2002    1.price AAAC, Associazione mici dell atelier chalcographica novazzano
2009    förderpreis der Wilhelm-Lorch-Stiftung (germany)
2009    federal swiss design award (ch)
2009    nominated for Design Preis CH, langenthal
2011    federal swiss design award (ch), http://www.swissdesignawards.ch/
2011    Textile Design Award by SWISS TEXTILES & ZUMSTEG FOUNDATION

exhibitions
2009    Swiss Federal Awards, Mudac, Lausanne
2009    Design Preis Schweiz, Langenthal
2010    'Talente 2010' , Munich
2010    DMY, International Design Festival, Berlin
2010    ALIENATOR : LE RETOUR ein Projekt von          
            CHARLATAN, Morat
2011    group exhibition, appenzell, www.alpenhofalpenhof.ch
2011    i FABRIC EUROPEAN TALENT, Tilburg, Netherlands
2011    Swiss Federal Awards, Mudac, Lausanne
2011    Design Preis Schweiz, Langenthal
2011    Nel segno inciso AAAC ,Museo Vincenzo Vela, Schweiz

internships / work experience

2006    TREND UNION | Studio Li Edelkoort | paris
            www.trendunion.com
2007    TIMOROUS BEASTIES | glasgow
            www.timorousbeasties.com
2009    costumes in collaboration with Jakob Schlaepfer
            for cultural festival ORIGEN | switzerland
            opera 'SAMSON'
            www.origen.ch
2010    Kunst am Bau project for Raiffeisen Bank
2010    costumes for le magnifique théâtre | switzerland
            'ABRAHAM LINCOLN VA AU THEÂTRE'
2010    costumes in collaboration with Jakob Schlaepfer
            for cultural festival ORIGEN | switzerland
            theater 'REGINA DA SABA'
            www.origen.ch

residencies
2007    laboratoire village nomade | la corbiere (CH)
            www.jourparjour.net
2010    residence in studio from BAK , New York

languages
german   mother tongue
french     second mother tongue
english    fluently in speeking, good in correspondance