• Cécile translates her passion for textile into creating innovative knitted fabrics
• She uses experimental knitting techniques to develop materials, structures and surfaces
• Her bespoke pieces can be seen on models from prestigious haute couture fashion houses

Cécile Feilchenfeldt is an award-winning Swiss textile design graduate from Zurich University of Arts. She specialised in knitting and opened her studio in Paris in the early 2000s. Using domestic and semi-automatic machines to craft her pieces, Cécile pushes the boundaries of knitted works through research and experimentation, creating glamourous fashion pieces for her discerning clients. “In a lot of my work, one cannot see that it is a knit.” Selected to participate in the Homo Faber Fellowship 2024-25, Cécile is pleased to transmit her skills to a young apprentice. “My aim is to change the perception of knitwear from traditional and old-fashioned to a craft enabling the creation of innovative pieces.” Thanks to her innovative approach, Cécile's knitted fabrics are shown in exhibitions such as Maison d’Exceptions, dedicated to rare and cutting-edge expertise.