Olivia Dall’Omo

The trophy is made of gold-plated brass. The nine blades, staged on a sphere the size of a hockey ball, represent the nine founding teams of the FIH Pro League, united around a common purpose. The largest, central blade evokes the one team that will strive and succeed in being the best of the league.

The medal trays for the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games are covered with a knitted fabric in the colours of the event. Paired with matching mittens, they let volunteers cheer on the athletes while keeping warm.

The pieces developed at IENBF form a range of crafted objects, designed primarily for watchmaking brands and produced with Italian expertise. Selection: candle with pins, leather bags, the Inéditorial and the 2023 catalogue.

A Swiss brand developed in Italy, embodying the highest level of craftsmanship. The accessories are made from lambskin, feature a reversible design and are dedicated to high-end luxury. The collection was shown at the Mode Suisse fashion show.

Cappuccino cup for Nespresso, developed within the Big-Game studio.

A project developed during my internship at the Big-Game studio: an armchair and a children’s chair for the Paris-based publisher Moustache. A generous tubular line, shown here in a range of bold colours.

“Zenith” is a collection of sustainable rattan shutters, with a weave that gives finer control over light, heat and privacy. Each louvre has a steel frame covered with a woven pattern of varying density.

A collection of cardboard containers that open and close by imitating the movement of a screw. Corrugated cardboard gives the object a smooth, satisfying motion.

Fifty designers were invited to take part in an exhibition called “Esquimaux”, each tasked with reimagining the ice-cream stick.

A collection of client gifts made from Elastollan, designed to minimise waste and production costs while taking up minimal space during transport.

A set of gardening tools in enamelled steel: a small rake, a shovel and a transplanter.

Each product is developed with a group of beneficiaries and adapted to their abilities, with the aim of creating valuable products for international stores. I work across many trades: metal, wood, sewing, ceramics, candles…

I was invited by ECAL (Lausanne), École Tétard (Lausanne) and the Académie de Meuron (Neuchâtel) to share my knowledge with young art students. These experiences developed my ability to teach and communicate about my field, and to manage the production of the students’ work with the client.