Christmas Tree Brooch. A Workshop with Fabrice Schaefer

An iconic shape that symbolizes Christmas, family, and gifts for many, but also boredom, loneliness, and overconsumption.

With the form and function predetermined, you will express yourself through the materials, symbolism, and concept.
An ideal subject to reveal your perspective on the magic and excesses of this essential end-of-year moment, and more generally, on our society.


Workshop fees: CHF 500.–
Students are entitled to a 10 % discount.
A discount is offered if more than one workshop is booked.

Participants: maximum 8.
Subscription: up to two weeks before the workshop begins.
Advance payment: half of the workshop fee.

Course material is included in the cost.
Metal is charged separately.
Tools are available.

Course languages: German and English

You will receive detailed information before the ­ workshop ­ begins.
Modifications reserved.


Fabrice Schaefer
jewelry and object designer since 1996, I have developed a personal practice centered on the idea of the "transformation" of materials. I primarily design and create unique pieces of jewelry, which are exhibited in galleries. 

After working with iron and gold, I have dedicated myself for the past fifteen years to exploring the interplay between titanium and precious metals.

This work has been presented in numerous exhibitions in Switzerland and abroad. A recipient of the Swiss Federal Grant in 1998 and the Lissignol Grant in 2000, I live and work in Geneva.

As a professor of Jewelry and Accessory Design at the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève), I have been sharing my knowledge and expertise with Bachelor's students for over 25 years. I am regularly invited abroad to lead workshops and give lectures.