Valma. Caring Luxury.
Valma dives deep into the rich textile heritage of the alpine Rhine Valley. Once serving the High Courts in Vienna, Paris, Budapest and Moscow, ancient skills and techniques are uncovered and applied to create unique items. With each order, master artisans pass on their knowledge and skills to the next generation.
Why Valma?
We design and create luxury scarves and shawls with artisans and partners who believe in the quality of natural ingredients, meticulous detail and handcrafted excellence. You will receive an individual item that tells a story of origin, tradition and innovation. You will discover a wearing comfort that is almost forgotten as most yarns are treated with chemicals and dyes that change their material characteristics to make them fit with modern machines and industrial techniques. With us, you will embrace unique items made from rare yarns that can only be handled by hands and be charmed by the most sophisticated weaving and embroidery techniques from master artisans in our region.
Join us in our much larger mission of serving local communities in preserving immaterial cultural goods, nurturing well-being and striving for qualitative growth. Each item is a manifestation of preservation and innovation, gracefully embracing the path between past and future.
About Us
Barbara Fuchs,
Founder
Founded in 2017, Valma is a private label associated with the cooperatively owned handlooming manufacture "Heimatwerk Zürich Oberland" in Switzerland. Back in 1928, when most manufacturing occurred in household-based work as a supplement to agriculture, the cooperative organized rural artisans into a single enterprise to secure materials, tools, specialized equipment, know-how, sales and distribution. In 1996, a beneficiary trust was introduced to preserve ancient techniques, patterns and national costume making. Trained in the most sophisticated weaving and embroidery techniques, artisans create authentic fabrics and products for some of the most prestigious Swiss hotels, restaurants and traditional gildes. The associated private labels such as Valma are dedicated to innovative adaptation and modern interpretation of this vast textile heritage to serve a modern multi-hyphenate crowd.
