Chloé Gouysse
Chloé Gouysse is the founder of Wildwuchs Atelier – a heartfelt creative project between Bonn and Cologne that brings together textile handicraft, plant knowledge, and conscious moments of slowing down. With a deep passion for knitting, crocheting, embroidery, and herbal education, she designs workshops where creativity, awareness, and community take centre stage.
With Wildwuchs Atelier, she aims to create inspiring spaces, away from the pressure to perform and the pace of modern life. The workshops invite participants to slow down, get creative with their own hands, and reconnect more deeply with themselves and nature.
7 sense-ible questions for Chloé
1) Eye delight - Your favourite views, sights or reads? Colours, books, movies?
I love everything that carries beauty within it — a glowing sunset, the wind moving through the leaves of trees, a snail slowly yet consciously making its way forward, or the play between light and shadow.
Nature offers us so many small wonders when we truly take the time to notice them.
Favorite book: Les Semeuses by Diane Wilson.
2) Close to the skin - What are your favourite feels/things to touch?
I love putting my hands directly into the soil and working without gloves — truly feeling nature and being connected to it.
And as a knitter, there are few sensations as beautiful as touching a wonderful yarn and feeling it glide through your hands while slowly becoming something new.
3) Balance - What puts your life in balance?
What brings me back into balance is spending time in my garden and in nature.
My cats Marcel and Oscar bring me calm, joy, and grounding every day.
And there are few things I love more than sharing good food with friends, having long conversations, and keeping a good dose of spirituality in everyday life.
4) Scent cloud - Favourite odours/smells/perfumes?
I love the smell of freshly cut grass, of something delicious slowly baking in the oven, the scent of fresh bread, croissants, and coffee early in the morning.
And nothing reminds me more of summer than the smell of rain falling onto warm earth after a hot day.
5) Tasty delights - Favourite tastes/flavours/food?
Food is incredibly important to me and can strongly influence my mood.
I love discovering new flavors and can get excited about many different cuisines. I especially love Italian food in all its diversity, but also oriental and Asian cuisine.
In the end, one thing matters most: it simply has to taste really good.
6) Ear candy - Favourite songs, sounds and noises…?
Birdsong is a true delight to my ears — a real passion of mine.
Aside from that, I love Spanish and Cuban music, anything that feels like sunshine, summer, warmth, and life. Music that instantly makes you travel, even while sitting still.
7) Favourite saying or quote
Everything can grow slowly — as long as it is real.
Blooming takes time.