We've featured the work of Swiss studio Pour Les Alpes previously, but here's a glimpse of another project by Tina Stieger and Annina Gähwiler for those of you who didn't make it over to their website for a bit of alpine exploration.

The 'Echos’ collection is an award-winning furniture series developed in response to a competition initiated by the Swiss Arts Council 'Pro Helvetia', and are a tribute to the Swiss Alps - in a formal and symbolic way, refering to an identity rooted in the alpine culture.

The three chests of drawers; 'Ehrfurcht’ (Reverence), 'Neugierde’ (Curiosity) and 'Sehnsucht’ (Desire) all describe a personal point of view of the alpine surroundings, created in close cooperation with five different artisan craftsmen from two Swiss regions, Grisons and Appenzell.

Shingle-making, wood-carving and lace-making: artisanal techniques still present in the Swiss alpine region and above all, deeply rooted in everyday life have been used to tell new stories, awakening familiar memories, but still offering enough room for interpretations...