Alfredo Häberli was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1964. He moved to Switzerland in 1977 and graduated 1991 with distinction in Industrial Design at the Höhere Schule für Gestaltung in Zurich. Today, he is an internationally established designer based in Zurich and is working for some of the leading companies of the international design industry such as Alias, BD Barcelona, BMW, Camper, FSB, Georg Jensen, Iittala, Kvadrat, Luceplan, Moroso, Schiffini and Vitra. He manages to unite tradition with innovation, joy and energy in his designs and his work is strongly influenced by his early childhood in Argentina as well as his curiousness and studies in everyday life. The results are works with a strong expression and emotionality. Alfredo Häberli's work and designs have been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout Europe and he has received many awards for his work during the past 16 years. A personal monograph «Alfredo Häberli - Sketching My Own Landscape» was published by Frame Publishers in Amsterdam and in October 2006 he was guest of honour at the 20th Biennale of Design in Kortrijk, Belgium. In this context the book «Alfredo Häberli Design Live» with photos of some of Switzerlands most influential Artists, interpreting Alfredo Häberlis work, was released and published by Birkhäuser. With his own retrospective exhibition «SurroundThings» in 2008 at the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, for which he was responsible for numerous exhibitions since 1988, a personal dream came true. In 2009 he was awarded by A&W magazine (Architektur & Wohnen) as the «Designer of the Year 2009» and honoured with a monograph exhibition on the occasion of the international furniture fair - imm cologne. Alfredo Häberli has been curating «Atelier Pfister – Neues Schweizer Design» by Pfister AG since 2009. Alfredo Häberli's most extensive project to date, the 25hours Hotel Zurich West, was inaugurated in November 2012. He was responsible for the overall interior decoration and designed more than 60 products for the hotel. In 2014 Alfredo Häberli received the prestigious Swiss Grand Prix of Design from the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.

Profile GECKELER MICHELS is a berlin-based design duo formed by David Geckeler and Frank Michels. Both designers met during their studies and founded their studio in 2013. Since the beginning, the duo is working on designs in the field of furniture, tableware, lighting and accessories. GECKELER MICHELS’ style matrix combines german design roots with an undogmatic and eclectic approach between the many aestehtic discourses of present time. For the designers, approaching new projects always goes along with the appropriation of a related vocabulary. In their eyes it is a crucial way to articulate integral and outstanding answers. A focus on cutting-edge concepts and a passion for material and technology can be stated as the main impulses for creating accurate and subtle products. Biography: David Geckeler David Geckeler (born 1984) grew up near Lake Constance, south Germany. He initiated his design studies at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. Studying abroad at the the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen have added to broadening his horizon. He completed his studies in industrial design at The Berlin University of Arts with his diploma degree in 2012. Later he gained professional experience working for Berlin based Designer Mark Braun. Frank Michels Frank Michels (born 1984) was raised near Luxembourg City. After attending The Berlin University of Arts architecture department in 2004-06, he graduated in industrial design at The University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2010. During that time, Michels was also studying at University of Lisbon and working for portuguese designer Marco Sousa Santos. More recently, Frank Michels gained experience working for lighting company Rich Brilliant Willing in New York.