Indira Kithsiri is a young woman from Bagnes with a mixed background.

Born and raised in Verbier Village, Indira has a Sri Lankan father and a mother from Bagnes. A graduate of the Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, a collaborator for a few years at the World Economic Forum in Geneva (WEF), an artist rethinking interiors, co-author and current real estate entrepreneur/developer, Indira has shaped her personality through her various positions, projects and creations.

Her youth: a source of inspiration

In her self-taught work of conceptualising and creating interiors, Indira loves to give an identity to her creations, promoting the union between the past and the present, luxury and simplicity, authenticity and modernity… So that the revisited spaces resonate with her own history and her taste for beautiful things, Indira draws her inspiration from her youth: 'As a child, the village barns seemed so large to me: they were empty, mysterious and dark. I remember the smell wafting out of wet wood and the hay. With my friends, we played hide-and-seek in these labyrinths through which a few rays of sunlight snuck. We climbed the ancient ladders, and, out of sight, we shared our childhood secrets. »

Immersing herself in her own universe to think about architecture differently.

Indira is, in a way, a seamstress who has been able to take advantage of her story and sew interdisciplinary relationships thanks to her diverse origins and skills. In her reflections, she wants to give meaning to her achievements by sewing small stitches between past heritage and modernity. Whether entering a cottage or slipping into a beautiful dress, it’s all about interfering with matter: getting in touch with the environment and experiencing it from the inside.

The 'seamstress' of living spaces

So, during each of her sketches, she retouches, she redesigns, she mends, she tacks^* and uses patterns^* to support her. She knows the art of many stitches, zigzagging on stone, lace, silk or wood. She draws, crops and pulls apart many dreamy spaces. She binds it all^*; it takes craftsmanship, style and elegance to be able to work like this. Talking about interior architecture with Indira means talking about bodies, shapes and texture, but also about identity, culture and image.

A renovation project in the heart of Verbier Village

Today, after having acquired a solid experience in her art, she has decided to revive the district of Verbier Village by renovating its centre, barns, old buildings and her family house. Her dearest wish is to be able to transform a small part of the village, to give it a new lease of life, while preserving the original character, the soul of the place and the atmosphere of the past. She also keeps a powerful connection with these different barns by giving them the name of some friends and neighbours who have now passed away: the soul of Frida and Marcel will live again in the heart of the authentic village.

Are you interested in her project?

Undress Samsara, an elegant and sophisticated draping project^*, one of her transformation projects in her family home, where she plans to renovate 4 apartments and put the attic up for sale. His project is on sale on our website and you can discover it here.