Slightly Windy

This golden ballet captures the essence of the scene that unfolds in front of the Manufacture each summer. Waves of wheat undulating in the wind, awaiting harvest, a luminous dance that captivates our senses.
Twelve carefully selected and preserved wheat stalks from the fields of Sainte-Croix sway gently to the melodies, inviting us to enter that same state of tranquility.
It was with this vision that Slightly Windy was conceived, so that we can see and feel this natural wonder, even in the heart of winter. Thanks to a musical mechanism linked to an automaton, the wheat gently sways in harmony, recreating nature’s organic choreography.

This piece was developed in partnership between the students of the Master in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship at ECAL and Manufacture Reuge and reinterpreted in 2023.

ECAL/Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL – University of Art and Design Lausanne) is regularly rated among the top 10 art and design schools in the world. The school’s reputation is reflected in the success of its graduates, countless awards, and a large number of exhibitions in prestigious venues. For the past ten years, students in ECAL’s Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship have had the opportunity to work in close collaboration with prestigious houses with centuries-old heritage and to explore a wide range of sectors of excellence.