Category: Design

Florian Hauswirth was born in Zurich. After spells in Basel, Lausanne, New York and London he now lives in Biel. For the past ten years, he has been working there in a former factory building. Pro Helvetia paid the industrial designer a visit at his studio. Sometimes he takes a large moulding cutter in hand, …

Products by the design duo Diiis are playful, plain and adaptable to individual requirements. Pro Helvetia paid the two product designers Susanne Roser and Martina Staub a visit at their studio in Liestal.  Susanne Roser and Martina Staub can be found in their studio by a forest at the edge of Liestal on most days …

As part of its «New models of collaboration – Culture and Business»  initiative, Pro Helvetia supports young Swiss design talent, from the ideas stage through to market launch. In response to the second call for projects that took place in spring 2018, the 78 applications submitted covered an extremely broad spectrum, encompassing fashion and furniture …

Rafael Kouto transforms old and used goods into something new and unique. By what is known as upcycling, the Swiss fashion designer turns discarded clothes and textiles into customized new items. Pro Helvetia visited him at his studio in Zurich. After returning from an internship in Paris, Rafael Kouto started manufacturing garments in his new …

Six Swiss design studios were present at this year’s Salone del Mobile from 17 to 22 April in Milan under the SWISS ❤ DESIGN banner: Diiis design studio (Liestal), Egli Studio (Renens), Florian Hauswirth (Biel), Kollektiv vier (Basel), Alain Schibli (Aarau) and schoenstaub (Zurich). Their design creations were showcased in the Copper Room and in the …

The global design scene is due to gather for the London Design Junction lasting from 21 to 24 September. As one of the most important design trade shows in the world, it attracted around 27,000 visitors in 2016. Pro Helvetia’s new promotion model for design enables four young Swiss studios to take part in the …