My name is Nina and I live together with my boyfriend and our three cats right in the middle of Switzerland (Europe). I love my little garden and the work that comes with it. Just in walking distance there's a nice lake where I can calm down and get a swim on hot summerdays. If you know Switzerland you will agree with me that it is just a wonderful landscape that I live in. If it’s snowboarding in winter or hiking and camping in summer. There’s a lot of beautiful nature and some really impressive mountains in our little country.

So, let me tell you about my fascination with dolls and how I got this project started.

As a child I was very inspired by my grandmother, who was a tailor. It was her who sew and knitted all of my doll’s clothes. I remember her studio that was connected with my grandfather's wood workshop. It was a mystical place with a lot of creative energy.

As a teenager I started tailoring my own clothes and started an education as a handicraft teacher. When I realized that I would not like to teach, I changed to the fashion industry where I worked as a shopmanager for a Swiss snowboard- and skateboard label. Beside my job as shopmanager I had further educations as make-up artist and colour and style advisor. The only thing I missed in my live was creativity.

My first, unforgettable contact with a Blythe Doll was in 2014. When my sister-in-law, Anuschka (theblytheclub), showed me her first doll, I was just overwhelmed. It was her, who gave me my first carving kit in 2015. That was the start of my NimaDoll project.