Designer
Shigeru Ban
In 2014, Shigeru Ban was awarded the Pritzker Prize, the highest accolade for architects.
Ban's buildings are characterised by the simplicity of traditional Japanese architecture, which he reinterprets with western influences.
max bill
Max Bill was one of the most important Swiss artists of the 20th century. Whether created in his role as architect, artist or designer, many of Max Bill’s objects have become classics.
Bassam Fellows
Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows are committed to bringing true craft and beauty back to contemporary living. BassamFellows launched their first collection at the 2003 Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan. Since then, the company has gone on to become one of the leaders in the craft movement.
Lucas Buol + Marco Zünd
Lukas Buol und Marco Zünd
founded their own
architectural studio in Basel
that has won many study
contracts and project competitions.
The Turtle Bed received the
1995 Design Prize
Switzerland
Ulrich P. Wieser
Trained as a cabinetmaker, studied interior design under Willy Guhl at the Zurich School of Applied Arts, internship at Nauer & Vogel.
Battista Giudici
Giudici Battista completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith. He was a successful athlete, participating in artistic gymnastics in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. Together with his brother Gino, he founded the Fratelli Giudici workshop in Locarno.
Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) studied architecture in Helsinki. His approach was a major influence on 20th-century architecture.
Susi Berger-Wyss + Ueli Berger
In 1962 the graphic designer Susi Berger-Wyss and the interior designer
Ueli Berger collaborated in the fields of furniture design
and art in public spaces.