Vanessa Lecci
L’Officina de l’émail
Enameller
Peseux, Switzerland
Recommended by atelier oï
An art of the minute
- Vanessa creates intricate enamel artwork on miniature watch dials
- She is part of the committee of experts for the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives
- In addition to her creative practice, she shares her expertise through workshops and masterclasses
Vanessa Lecci specialises in enamelling watch dials using the grand feu technique for fine watchmaking. Her journey began when she moved to Switzerland to pursue a career in volleyball, before deciding to dedicate herself to art studies. "I still get goosebumps when I think of the succession of coincidences that have brought me to where I am now," Vanessa says. Since then, she has developed bespoke technical and artistic solutions for contemporary craft projects, drawing on traditional enamelling techniques while exploring innovative ways to work with colour, transparency and depth. Today, Vanessa’s practice encompasses collaborations with leading luxury watch maisons, including Louis Vuitton, Parmigiani Fleurier and Audemars Piguet.
INTERVIEW
Over the past years, my practice has developed through a combination of traditional and contemporary enamelling techniques, including champlevé, cloisonné and its contemporary variations, plique-à-jour, translucent enamelling, as well as concave-convex champlevé, which I call 'My Wave Game' approach.
Working in the fine watchmaking industry, my work has to be flawless. The most thrilling moment is the final firing of the enamel, the feu de glaçage. It always brings a rush of adrenaline, because that is the exact moment when days of painstaking work can be ruined in seconds
The process is very relaxing! At art school, I studied scenography, but the scale of the space was far too large for me. Working in miniature allows me to delve into the infinitely small details. I do not enjoy easy work, I thrive on challenges.
There is little room for creativity with classical watch brands because the buyers and collectors are not accustomed to innovations. But my head is full of ideas and projects, I am simply waiting to collaborate with a someone who is crazy enough to dare!
1 EXPERIENCE
Vanessa Lecci
L’Officina de l’émail
Enameller
Peseux, Switzerland
Recommended by atelier oï
AVAILABILITY
By appointment only
PHONE
+41 786414043
LANGUAGES
French, English
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