1998 -2001: Study of Fashion Design and Diploma at University of Art and Design Zurich, Switzerland including courses at Central St. Martin's College, London, United Kingdom
1999 -2000: Exchange semester at Escuela de Artes y Tecnicas de la Moda Barcelona, Spain including exchange project at Winchester School of Art, England
1998 -2001: computer courses at University of Art and Design Zurich, Switzerland
07/1995: Felt design course, Wagner Design Basel, Switzerland
07/1994: Craft course (batik, enamelling, pottery, printing, natural drawing) at Thomastown Craft School, Ireland
1994 -1997: Apprenticeship as a Dressmaker, Issue Design Basel, Switzerland
01/1994: Shibori textile course at Museum of Cultures, Basel, Switzerland
1993 -1994: Various courses (textile design, natural drawing, painting, figure sketching, life drawing) at University of Art and Design Basel, Switzerland
1993 -1994: Foundation year ar Art College Lucerne, Switzerland
1992: Practical training, textile workshop in Omagh, Ireland

08/2006 - present: Designer for Menswear and Womenswear Collections and Accessories, Walter Van Beirendonck, Artistic Director of Scapa Sports, Antwerp, Belgium
05/2005-04/2006: Design Assistant for Menswear and Womenswear Collections and Accessories, Wim Neels, Antwerp, Belgium
04/2004-04/2004: Responsible for the complete development and production of clothing concept, World Exhibition Japan 2005-Swiss Pavillion, collaboration with Christpher Hefti-Textile Designer for Dries Van Noten, by order of the Department of Foreign Affairs Switzerland, Art Direction Panorama 2000
2001-2005: own collection- Lela Sherrer, Responsible for the complete development of design and production of Womenswear Collection, including bags and accessories
2004: 'SSP' Design Project Switzerland-India, Pro Helvetia, Design and Network Program of Swiss and Indian fashion textile professionals (Indian Textile Partners)
12/2003-02/2004: Designer Assistant - Womenswear Collection, Dries Van Noten, Antwerp, Belgium
06/07-2003: Free lance Design Assistant, Wim Neels, Antwerp, Belgium
03/2003: Dirk van Saene, Fashion Show, Belgium
01/2002-03/2003: Design Assistant (production and sales), Menswear and Womenswear Collection, Walter van Beirendonck, Antwerp, Belgium
1998 -2003: Costume Designer and Assistant, various theatres in Switzerland and Belgium
1994 -1997: Issue Design Basel, Switzerland

2003: Finalist of Barklay Swiss Image Award, Switzerland
2003: Young Designer's Fashion Show, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2002: special guest at GWAND fashion event, Switzerland
2001: Unesco Prix Design 21, New York and Paris
2001: WFC International Fashion Contest, Japan
2000: International Fashion Award "Crespi Trophy", Italy

ITS#ONE: Fashion Designer - Hochshule fur Gestaltung und Kunst

Fashion project presented at ITS#ONE

-Walter van Beirendonck, Antwerp, Belgium
11/1997 -12/1997: traineeship at millinery and textile workshop Theater Basel, Switzerland

2005/2006: Winner of Design Preis Schweiz -Swiss Textile Award, Designmai Berlin and Tokio Design Tide as Label Scherrer/Hefti and exhibition in Berne, Switzerland and Frankfurt, Germany
2004/03/02: Winner of Eidg. Wettbewerb fuer Design, Basel, Switzerland
2003: 1st prize winner of Prix Bolero, Swit

Exhibitions:
2006: Design Preis schweiz - Swiss Textile Award, exhibition in Berne, Switzerland and Frankfurt, Germany
2004: Exhibition "Criss+Cross", DesignMai, Berlin
2003: Exhibition at Felissimo Gallery New York
2002: Exhibition, Premier Vision, Paris for DuPont
2002: Design 21, Felissimo Gallery New York and UNESCO Headquarter Paris
2002: Exhibition, Sport is Fashion, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2002: Network, Museum fur Gestaltung Zurich, Switzerland

2007: Selected for the INTERNATIONAL DESIGN YEARBOOK 2007 with lampshade "Alma", a collaboration with interior designer Joerg Boner and Christian Deuber
2006: Purchase of various collection outfits from 2001-2005 by Swiss National Museum
2005: Tv Documentary about Scherrer/Hefti at Kulturplatz Schweiz, SF DRS and 3 SAT
2004: Publication Ith-Magazin "31", Zurich, Switzerland
2000: Crespi Trophy opening Milan Fashion Week at Milano Moda Donna, Italy

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