Design Werkstatt

School / Design Making Technics ProfessionalPractice

Published: 02.07.2020

: Zasiusstrasse 106a
79102 - Freiburg
GERMANY

: Website Design Werkstatt

Mail:: infostuessi.de

Phone:: + 49 761 706 713

Management:: Felix Urs Stüssi

The Design Werkstatt is organizing summer workshops and Symposiums for Ornament-makers in the car free swiss mountain village of Braunwald in central Switzerland since 1988. The different workshops for beginners, advanced and professional jewelry makers during July and August have become well known as a place of learning, inspiration and communication. Participants come from all over Europe.

33 years of jewellery summer workshops in Braunwald, the car-free Swiss mountain village in central Switzerland! The Studio, called Eishäuschen, became a place of encounter and exchange with other jewelry makers and a center for new ideas and techniques. I am very pleased that more and more participants and teachers from all over the world are coming to the workshops in Braunwald. The different workshops for beginners, advanced and professional jewellery makers have become well known as a place of inspiration and communication. Every week, from Sunday to Friday from the middle of July until the middle of September, different workshops take place. Well-known crafts experts will hold the courses. The Workshops take place in a spacious wooden two-story building. The studios are well equipped for up to 12 participants with access to a terrace with a breathtaking panorama view of the surrounding mountain peaks and glaciers Thanks to the competent course instructors and the Braunwald hospitality, many friends of jewellery remain loyal to us for many years. Thanks to all who made these 32 years possible! Still highly motivated, I am looking forward to the weeks in the mountains, to the many encounters.

How to get there?
From Zürich International Airport, there are excellent train connections every hour. Travelling time to Braunwald: 2 hours. A funicular railway links the last village in the Valley to one of the most beautiful car-free resorts in central Switzerland at an altitude of almost 4000 feet. In the free time, hiking, rock climbing, swimming in a clear lake at the foot of the ragged mountain and glacier scenery, mountain tours and cycling, even hang gliding and many other summer activities are possible.

www.braunwald.ch

In our Freiburg workshops continuous morning, afternoon and evening courses, as well as weekend workshops, will be held from October to July. We are very happy to give you details of available places and contents of the courses and will be very pleased if you find what suits you.
/ Felix Stüssi

Jewellery can be more than an accessory.
It can be a small but rich little piece of sculpture, which is closely connected to the body, to the bearer of the communication as a sign. The possibilities of expression through form, colour, and choice of material are diverse. Jewellery has moved away from many traditional disadvantages. Gold, silver and precious stones are no longer the only materials for making jewellery.

Accommodation:
There are several Hotels with different rates starting at $30 at the Hotel Adrenalin. Up to $180 for a night in a first-class Hotel both near the studio. A charming Guest Farm offers accommodation for only about $20 per night. (self-catering). Lunch can be prepared within the group for about $5 a day.
Website: www.braunwald.ch
Email: info@braunwald.ch
Phone: 0041 55 653 6565

More to see:
Participants who are in the position to spend more time are advised to visit places of interest in Switzerland, a small country but with a great choice of the rich cultural heritage within a short distance. Using the comfortable system of public transport go and visit famous Museums for Art, Design and Crafts, studios of famous craftsmen in near Citys like Basel, Zürich Munich or Milan.

Susan Cross from Scotland describes a workshop in Switzerland:
I found the whole experience very refreshing and extremely challenging. To have the time and space to think about and develop work in such stimulating and of course very beautiful surroundings was such a fantastic opportunity. Alongside the workshop programme walks were organised, one of which included a memorable ride on a chairlift. I tried to approach this workshop with an open mind and to work intuitively. For three days the mountains withheld their secrets, shrouded in swirling mists with sudden revealing chinks. I could hear them; the waterfalls, the bells of the roaming cows, but could not see them. So as you can imagine, the morning when I woke to clear blue sky and glorious sunshine with breathtaking panoramic views of mountain peaks and glaciers was just so exciting! The workshops are fully equipped and well set out with excellent facilities. It is also possible to rent an independent workspace, which I would thoroughly recommend to those wishing to develop their work in a very special and unique location.
Published in findings issue 22, by the arts council of England.

Workspace rental:
There is a separate studio with 4 well-equipped workspaces for rent for CHF 150.- a week from July 12th until September 11th 2020 for independent artists who need no assistance.

Courses

Silversmithing with Annette Zey

19Jul2020 - 24Jul2020

DEADLINE: 18/Jul/2020

Application
Tags: Technics , ProfessionalPractice , ShortCourses
Management person: Felix Urs Stüssi

The most important and original silversmith way for the production of hollow bodies and vessels is the repousse technique. Working with the hammer offers many possibilities for deformation. During the development process, many forms are perceptible. Changes are possible at any time. That's a special and nice thing about it. Starting from disc shapes, the material is brought into the desired shape via various iron or wood. Flat or high vessels are possible. The hammer tracks of previous processing are levelled.
The course will include the artistic design approach to this technique.
In addition, the know how for mounting various elements of the vessels is taught.

Cost: 690 €.

About the teacher:
Annette Zey, after completing the training as a goldsmith and silversmith, Annette studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg and graduated there as a master student. In 1997 she has her own studio in Nuremberg and since 1999 has been a lecturer at the Werkbund Werkstatt Nürnberg.

Teacher: Annette Zey

Enameling Techniques with Mandy Rasch

26Jul2020 - 31Jul2020

DEADLINE: 25/Jul/2020

Application
Tags: Technics , ProfessionalPractice , ShortCourses
Management person: Felix Urs Stüssi

Enamel is the permanent fusion of the two materials metal and glass. For more than two millennia, goldsmiths and silversmiths use the medium enamel to add color to their works. In its depth and quality, it remains unmatched to this day and can not be replaced by any other material. The variety of colors and techniques offers the creative enameller an inexhaustible field of application possibilities. Experimental and artistic enamelling is the focus of this seminar. It can be used both on and in the surface as well as in the mold. Step 1 consists of getting to know the basics of enamelling and then experimenting with it and making the experiments repeatable. Various enamelling techniques, such as cell emulation technology, and industrial enamel technology, are then taught.

Cost: 690 €.

About the teacher: 
Mandy Rasch from Erfurt has a goldsmith education, a design degree and her own studio. She teaches, among other things, as a freelance lecturer at the Erfurt Chamber of Crafts, participates in many exhibitions and in the organization of the Erfurter Schmucksymposium.

Teacher: Mandy Rasch

Traditional Japanese Techniques with Jiro Kamata and Takayoshi Terajima

16Aug2020 - 22Aug2020

DEADLINE: 15/Aug/2020

Application
Tags: Technics , ProfessionalPractice , ShortCourses
Management person: Felix Urs Stüssi

J. Kamata and T. Terajima will show the participants how to make 3 traditional Japanese metal alloys. Shakudo a metal alloy of copper with 2 – 3,5 % gold. Shipo Shibuichi is a term for copper alloys containing silver. Nami Shibuichi is composed of roughly 70% Cu, 29% Ag & 1% Au. Also surfaces like Nunomezogan will be shown and practised. The piece of metal to be worked on is fixed in chasing cement, then the surface of the parent material is roughened with a sharp little chisel and following that, a thin metal foil is beaten into this structure and hammered flat. The art of line Inlay becomes also part of the lecture. Finally, various patination methods will be presented and used

Cost: 790 €.

About the artists:
After completing his studies at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences, Jiro Kamata was a master student and assistant to Professor Otto Künzli at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. Takayoshi Terajima also studied at the academy in Munich.

Teacher: Jiro Kamata , Takayoshi Terajima

Japanese Lacquer Techniques with Francine Schloeth

13Sep2020 - 18Sep2020

DEADLINE: 12/Sep/2020

Application
Tags: Technics , ShortCourses , ProfessionalPractice
Management person: Felix Urs Stüssi

In this course, participants will gain an insight into the fascinating world of Japanese lacquer technology as a complex art craft. 5 different techniques of painting with cashew lacquer on metal, wood and plastic are shown. These can be applied in parallel to brought jewelry or objects. The different primers are presented, colors mixed, the whole process of painting, layer by layer, wet grinding and the final polishing method shown and applied. The materials used are various types of grains, seeds, gold, copper and silver powders, eggshells and textiles, which produce sophisticated textures and patterns. The workshop mainly uses transparent varnish with colored mineral pigments, black and slightly reddish varnish. The basic idea is to bring different heights of paint layers to a flat surface. This is done, for example, by placing and removing rice grains in the wet coating layer and layer by layer filling the resulting wells with a different color, parqueting eggshells or painting and repainting different layers of paint. After each drying process, it is wet sanded and painted again. This process is repeated until the desired effect is achieved and a flat surface is created. In the end, polish by hand with the finest sandpaper and paste. The finished urushi or cashew surface is resistant to water, alcohol, solvents and acids, permanently elastic and food safe. The resin also prevents the growth of mold fungi. Some of the tools (a stray funzutsu and a needlepoint) are made in the course, as is common in Japanese crafts

Cost: 690 €.

About the teacher:
Francine Schloeth, lives since 2002 in Buenos Aires Argentina. Design studies in Basel. Further Studies in Contemporary Jewellery Escola Massana, Japanese Lacach (Cashew) with Sabine Hauss and Hiro Kanazawa, Barcelona; Urushi Paint Study at Takahiro Yatsui, Daitetsu Studio, Wajima, 2011 and 2017 at Kato Studio, Kyoto, Japan. Numerous regular workshops in studios and jewelry schools in Buenos Aires, Brazil and Chile. Active in product design, contemporary jewellery, sculptures and objects.
Teacher: Francine Schloeth