Peter Wertmann is a Swiss fashion designer and multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores the intersection of vulnerability and protection through sculptural garment design. With formative roots in the cold-weather sports culture of the Swiss Alps and the discipline of military service, Wertmann’s collections investigate themes of survival, memory, and identity in a rapidly shifting cultural and ecological landscape.

Through material experimentation, architectural tailoring, and a strong conceptual foundation, his work redefines the role of fashion as both wearable shelter and expressive language. Drawing on personal experience across global cities such as Tokyo, New York, London, and Amsterdam, he constructs garments that mirror the tension between individual freedom and systemic control.

Winner – Lichting 2024, Amsterdam Fashion Week

Second Place – Designblok Diploma Selection, Prague

Finalist – Arts Thread Global Design Graduate Show

Recipient – Stichting tot Steun Prize

Recipient – Heden Startprijs (including solo exhibition at Heden Gallery, The Hague)

Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) 2024 – Lost Product of Society
Heden Gallery, The Hague – Solo Exhibition
AFW 2025 (Upcoming) – Last Refuge
Designblok, Prague 2025 (Upcoming) – Last Refuge

Peter Wertmann’s collections are the result of deep interdisciplinary collaboration across textile innovation, visual storytelling, and spatial direction. Each project is brought to life through close partnerships with artists and technicians who shape the identity of the work beyond the garment.

Key collaborators include:
• Jelle Koiter — Sound artist and composer, jellekoiter.com
• Luuk Sieben — Filmmaker and director, luuksieben.com
• Balazs Milanik — Graphic designer and image-maker, milanik.works.com
• Miron Sute / SUPA DAK — Photographer and image-maker, @supadak
• Bowie Verschuuren — Wash and fabric treatment expert at House of Denim Foundation
• Martin Gobert — Screenprinting artisan at @BiquetStudio
• Denim City — Wash innovation and sustainable fabric research
• Officina 39 — Textile dyeing and finishing, notably with Recycrom® technology
• Jeanologia — Laser processing partner for circular finishing and upcycling treatments

These creative partnerships form the extended ecology of Studio Wertmn — where process, experimentation, and narrative merge into singular fashion moments.