Valérie Billot
Artistic Direction, MUSKHANE
I am - since 7 years now - the co-founder of Muskhane, a french company, creating contemporary decoration & fashion products, by using traditional himalayan know-how, and by working in a responsible way with fair trade organisations or familial artisans.
Muskhane has since gained a strong reputation for its nice, colourfull, warm, specifics & good quality products, and its ability to satisfy its clients.
Based most of the year in Nepal with my family, I use this incredible surroundings for inspiration & creation. I mainly focus my actions in the creative fields, and would like to open & share my experiences & skills to other companies or organisations.
Therefore, I propose short term consultancies for Ngo’s or companies in Asia & Europe in the following fields:
decoration & fashion products design, shop display & interior decoration.
2002 - 2009- responsible of the artistic line and of the development of the seasonnal collections (each year 2 collections, home & fashion)
- supervision &/or realsisation of the creation of the communication supports (catalogs, website, and all the internal communication tools)
- follow up of part of the production
- realisation of the shop and exhibitions'stalls displays (several time in a year)
- participation in the development of the company
1997 - 2000- management of the regional project
- management of the regional team
- capacity building of the local partners
- reporting with headquarters & funding agencies
1992 - 1996- sensitization actions to the concerned actors, companies & professional unions
- preparation of pedagogic tools and organization of training sessions for the companies’ staff.
- collaboration in the structuring of the sensitization department.
1991 - 1992- Teaching and training handicrafts techniques.
- Organization of craft exhibitions
- Feasibility study for the creation of a Handicraft Cooperative..
