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Alfredos Sphere in Milan

This is a concept of a three-dimensional Facebook. A kind of endless loop, which is itself in motion. An abstract skateboarding landscape, seemingly boundless and flat, provides the foundation for...

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New Atelier Pfister Collection Revealed

With a big party in the Restaurant G27 in Zurich the new Atelier Pfister collection was presented. There are new products of This Weber, Stauffacher/Benz, Christoph Hefti and many many other designers...

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5 Years Atelier Pfister

On June 25, at 5 pm we started with the press conference for the launch of the new Atelier Pfister Birthday Collection 2015 before then the first guests arrived at 6 pm. We are proud that there were so...

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BMW Spheres @ Art Basel

After showing this project at the Milan Furniture Fair this year, Spheres, Precision & Poetry for BMW was once again on stage during the Art Basel. The exhibition was hosted in the restaurant Noohn.

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DS-480 in Aesop Shop in Geneva

The leather sofa DS-480 for de Sede is used to enrich the interior design of the Aesop Shop in Genvea. Excerpt from the citation of the architects: «…the shapely, ergonomic form of an Alfredo Häberli...

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Piu - Lasergun

The first and last design of an arm. The project initiators described it as follows: «laser guns are not only of interest to die hard Star Wars fans. The two young designers, René Odermatt and Mario...

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BMW Spheres in Copenhagen

Spheres – Perspectives in Precision & Poetry for BMW designed by Alfredo Häberli We have teamed up with BMW to create a comprehensive installation that surrounds the future perspectives of...

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Swiss Design in Residence

The refurnished Swiss Embassy in Denmark will promote design, architecture and art as cultural and economic fields of cooperation between Denmark and Switzerland. Both countries share a long and rich...

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Moleskine Sketches

Ein neuer Turm entsteht! Immer höher.... Noch höher...

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Blomsterdesign by Annette von Einem

«Flowers, It is a source of daily joy to work on floral designs for customers who believe that flowers are not just flowers.» For her latest insallations, floral designer Annette von Einem based in...

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Guesthouse at IMM Cologne

During the IMM-Cologne, hotel spaces in Cologne are rare and expensive. For that reason Anuscheh Onsori and Isabelle Dannert from the university Köln International School of Design came up with the...

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Say goodbye to winter time

In a couple of days winter time is over. Lets welcome spring with a set of beatiful impressions of Haussicht in the snow.  

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Scale Models on Shapeways

From now on, various products from Alfredo Häberli can be ordered as a printed 3D object at Shapeways for example the chairs Segesta, Jill, Nais and the experimental version of the lounge chair Take a...

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Quodes and Ruckstuhl in MIlan

If you visit the Salone del Mobile this week and like to see the new Stammplatz chair: You are welcome in the showroom of Ruckstuhl, where you can see the new carpets as well. Thursday April 6th 18:00...

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Walk the Line @ Zentrum Paul Klee

From 5 to 7 May 2017 the Design Festival Bern will take place for the second time. During three days, designers will show their works in the fields of graphic-, product- and interaction-design at...

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Designers Talk at Neue Raume 2017

In the run-up to the exhibition Neue Räume 2017, eight well-known Swiss designers discussed current trends and future challenges of «Swiss Design». In addition to the staging of her chair designs, the...

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Stylepark Selected Winner: Alambre

Stylepark has selected the 20 most interesting innovations of imm cologne 2018 in advance of the fair and the chair Alambre for Girsberger is one of those. All the prize winners will be on display from...

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20 years with Offecct

Offecct has since 2010 developed a new USB-Stick loaded with the years news presented at Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair. This year the USB has a unique design by Alfredo Häberli. Read more about...

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Best Dressed Switzerland 2018

On 25. February 2018, the «Stil» magazine (newspaper supplement of «NZZ am Sonntag») publishs the first well-founded Best Dressed list in Switzerland. 150 personalities from the arts and culture,...

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MVSC02 Book Launch

In December 2016, I gave two lectures at the Maarten Van Severen Chair, which is assigned to the School of Arts in Gent. During one week I hosted a three-day masterclass with 10 students from 5...

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Salt revealed Fiber Box

For more informations, visit the Salt Mobile website, please.

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Nordic midsummer is approaching

Light, sun and summer rains are here again, Nordic midsummer is approaching fast and Fiskars Village is full of inspiring events throughout the summer season. The opening of the Fiskars Summer House...

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HOMO FABER: CRAFTING A MORE HUMAN FUTURE

From 14. to 30. September 2018, the Michelangelo Foundation will present an inspiring showcase of the finest european craftsmanship at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini on San Giorgio Maggiore island in...

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Essence in New Colors

The still very successful range of glasses Essence for Iittala launched in 2002 has recently been supplemented by a few exciting new colours: The pitcher and the tumbler are now available in pale pink,...

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Huguet wins Wallpaper Design Award

The handmade floor tiles Arta for the mallorcan manufacturer Huguet win the Wallpaper* Design Award 2019.  

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New Highfield Colours

A new colour scheme for Kvadrat Highfield has been developed using nuances from the Field palette. It comprises mainly natural and subtly coloured hues, as well as a few bolder notes. Depending on the...

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Pattern at Dorotheum Auction

On Wednesday, 27 March 2019, the first prototype of the Shelf Pattern for Quodes will be auctioned at the Dorotheum Auction House in Vienna. The estimated price is EUR 26'000.00 to EUR 35'000.00....

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3daysofdesign - Visual Identity

Copenhagen invites you to experience 3daysofdesign in May 2020. An annual design event that presents a unique collaboration between producers and creative talents. Meet the designers and experience...

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Merry Christmas

At this Time of the Year, Light is definitely my favorite Colour. The portable Lamp «Nox» for Astep (2018) positioned on Achille Castiglionis Masterpiece «Albero» for Zanotta (1983). I wish you a Merry...

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Airfield, Nitto, Parkland

Airfield is a refined curtain which showcases my love for chequered patterns. It meets the increasing demand for curtains that offer the tight, elegant weave typically associated with upholstery...

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Taba

The furniture of the Taba collection is formed by superimposed organic lines. The inspiration for these shapes comes from an old Argentinean game, which is made from a cow bone. The asymmetrical lines...

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Dis-Play für Kvadrat am London Design Festival 2014

Das London Design Festival bietet dieses Jahr den Rahmen für die Lancierung der neuen Kvadrat-Strickkollektion entworfen von Alfredo Häberli. Zu diesem Anlass hat Alfredo Häberli eine besondere...

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Swiss Federal Office of Culture – Swiss Grand Prix of Design 2014

Alfredo Häberli is a gifted observer. He explores the everyday to its very roots, searching out solutions to shortcomings and changing habits, and he shapes what he discovers into objects that are new...

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Have a Drink with Renato Stauffacher & Alfredo Häberli

Join the event on Facebook. If you missed the event, click here to get a few impressions.

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Haussicht - Ein Gebäude-Ensemble zwischen Objekt und Architektur

In intensiver Zusammenarbeit mit Baufritz, dem renommierten Ökohaus-Pionier, ist über die letzten zwei Jahre ein neues Konzept für nachhaltiges, exklusives Eco-Design entwickelt worden. Neben der...

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Fürstenberg Fluen

Fluen is a porcelain like a soft, fluid motion. The collection, developed for the german porcelain manufacturer Fürstenberg (watch the movie), combines deeply rooted traditions with a contemporary...

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Offecct LAB – Fantasy sets the Limit

The Offecct LAB was created to have an outlet for inquisitiveness. To push the boundaries in terms of design, technology and sustainable solutions. And above all – to never get stuck in routines and...

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Waldsicht

Ecological building with a design demand: With Waldsicht the cooperation with Baufritz is continued. The Haussicht-study, developed in 2016, has now been turned into a residential building that is...

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Solitaire Jubilee

Even after 20 Years it has not run out of Breath yet: Solitaire (2000) for Offecct turns into Solid-Air.

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Giro Soft

Organic, comfortable and cozy. The sofa Giro Soft is a modular  system that starts from a gesture, a smooth and infinitecurve. With it, the most efficient use of space is achieved, providing an...

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Kvadrat-Showroom Milan 4

Thirteen years after designing the Kvadrat showroom in Milan I have recreated the space once more. In essence, the new design for the interior aims to create a «passe-partout» – a pure showroom space...

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Kvadrat Webinar

Join CEO Anders Byriel and me in cconversation with design writer and curator Anniina Koivu and explore our longstanding collaboration and our latest project, the Showroom in Milan.⁠ Tuesday 15...

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Kvadrat Webinar

Join CEO Anders Byriel and me in conversation with design writer and curator Anniina Koivu and explore our longstanding collaboration and our latest project, the Showroom in Milan. Thirteen years after...

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Essence Serving Items

In 2001, I designed the Essence glass range for Iittala with the simple idea to create a series that had as few glasses as possible while still being able to serve a full range of wines. Twenty years...

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Raum und Wohnen - Möbel des Jahres 2020

The Swiss Magazine Raum und Wohnen had an excellent jury of experts who selected ten chic, practical or well thought-out pieces of furniture and sent them into the race for the title «Furniture of the...

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Alferano Studio

What is Alferano Studio? A showroom? An oversized dressing room? A temporary workplace for sales representatives? A waiting room? An event location? A bar-kitchen with added value? A stage for fashion...

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Gonzen, Niesen

Gonzen has a sophisticated woollen expression, reminiscent of fine tailoring. It offers a semi-open view outside and gives warm atmosphere to the room. Colours range from neutrals to warm and indigo...

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Memories of the Future

Since 1999 ​I have collaborated with Iittala already. During that time, I have created numerous designs, which have generated new paths and directions for Iittala as well as the social situations for...

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Fixpencil

Drawing has been part of my life since my earliest childhood. There was and is no day without a line that seeks its dialogue with an anonymous object; there are lines that follow a direct path, but...

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Conversations about Work

Eight renowned Designers show eight different ways of dealing with talent, which should not only be learned at design schools. In this book, they do not show what they have done, but explain in their...

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