Danièle & Monique Stadler, Owners of Jamais Vu
In continuing our series of "Who are the ladies behind The Creative Café?", we introduce to you the owners of Jamais Vu. Danièle and Monique Stadler are two sisters who created the backdrop for The Creative Café, through experimenting, painting and giving new life to old things.
How did you start Jamais Vu, and then The Creative Café?
We were fortunate that Daniéle could lease the space of a former electrical shop on the Alte Landstrasse in Thalwil in order for us to display, store and, of course, sell our handmade creations. Our mission was to make our creative ideas into a reality, and the big windows in the corner shop are perfect for displaying our handmade products, including paintings, furniture, hand-sewn items and more. From the beginning, our idea was to have a happy place to drink coffee in any form, to sit together and to share ideas.
What inspires you most?
Inspiration is found everywhere - from travels, exploring antique markets, discussions with friends and, naturally, from roaming around the Brockenhaus. It is always fun to wander through the flea markets and Brocki and find hidden gems. As many of our friends know, we are always taking the old things we find and bringing a new life to them. Ideally, we would like to have a huge workspace and LOADS of time to bring all of our new ideas to reality!
Where are you from?
We grew up in Winterthur and Monique still lives there, while Daniéle lives with her family in Kilchberg.
What do you like about The Creative Café?
Although we cannot spend as much time as we would like at The Creative Café, we are so pleased to see the dedication and engagement of the other ladies and how they are bringing our little corner shop to life with events, workshops and continuously adding new products. We wish the team many, many more new ideas in the days and weeks to come!
