Emma Bruschi
(* 1995, lives in Geneva and works in Paris and Geneva)
Material experimentation and craftsmanship are at the heart of Emma Bruschi’s work, for which she uses the territory as a raw material, inspired by these personal places. A certain nostalgia, calm and slow emerges from its collections. She is inspired to create her pieces by rural and agricultural clothing, workwear, fauna and flora and all the know-how that derives from it. At the time, she is passionate about biotechnology, which she considers it as a new form of craftsmanship. It is an issue for her to succeed in growing her own materials.
Emma Bruschi is from Marseille, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in fashion design from the Saint-Luc Tournai School of Art in Belgium, and has just finished her master’s degree in fashion design and accessories. In parallel with her studies, she trains with professionals to learn forgotten craft techniques.
Material Qualities
Soft/ Hard: Brittle
Shiny / Matte: Shiny
Smells: Hay, neutral
Texture: Smooth and tubular
Others: Long and fine
Material Recipe
Material Application
- Agricultural tools: Basket, hats, brooms ...
- Decoration and interior furniture: Lighting, basket, decoration, furniture ...
- Artistic pieces: marquetry, installation, performance suit, exhibition ...
- Stationery, high-end craft paper.
Material Method
- Dye it with vegetable dyes (optional)
- Put into the water
- Divide the straw using a specific tool into 5 separate parts
- Make a rope with 3 strands called "tortillions"
- Tie the thin strings together to make a long thread
- Use the rope like a cotton thread to crochet
Material Narrative
It’s a material that touches me because it really represents this opposition between the robust life of the people of the countryside and their attention to detail for materials that finally become luxurious.