The «Obere Schiedhalde» residential building in Küsnacht was built in 1929 by the architect Lux Guyer. Lux Guyer was the first independent architect in Switzerland. The house was renovated and rebuilt in 2014 in close cooperation with the cantonal monument preservation. Commissioned by Christ & Gantenbein Architects, Annette Douglas was responsible for the textiles in the house.

When Annette Douglas began to study Guyer's work, she was amazed and simultaneously admired this courageous woman, architect and entrepreneur. Her approach, refreshing technique and love for the craft impressed her. In the «Oberen Schiedhalde» every line of sight offers a collage of material, colour, pattern, contrasts, sometimes loud, sometimes quieter. It is an undogmatic interplay, skilfully composed.

Fabrics were therefore chosen for the renovation project that expresses the quality of the craftsmanship as well as the tactile beauty of the textile - an interplay of technology, material and function. And so today the curtains are part of Guyer's collages in terms of colour and materiality. The day curtains made of Italian linen fabric in off-white were made with a special weaving technique (leno). Loden fabrics from Styria are used for darkening. The felted wool fabrics refer to the structure and colour of the walls: a bit more colourful, but still mineral, dry, and chalky in appearance. In the children's rooms there are patterned curtains, printed linen and cotton fabrics - «Strawberry Thief» and «Forest» by William Morris. The motifs derive from his observations of nature during the Arts and Crafts movement in Great Britain in the late 19th century.

The refurbishment was a very nice collaboration with architects and client and with interesting Lux Guyer research.

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Sven Richter / Richter Tobler Architekten
INCH furniture}

_{Book release 2023 by Park Books "LUX GUYER Obere Schiedhalde". Edited by architects Christ & Gantenbein, Sven Richter and Ludovic Balland. With a text by Annette Douglas "A CHAMPION OF COLLAGE"}