Balance

• Virgin wool is a natural and renewable raw material.
• Virgin wool balances indoor climate as it can absorb up to about 30% of its own weight in moisture without feeling damp.
• Virgin wool regulates temperature and provides comfortable coziness – warming in winter and balancing in summer.
• Virgin wool improves room acoustics and significantly reduces impact noise and echo.
• Virgin wool is durable and elastic; the fibers largely straighten up again after being stressed.
• Virgin wool repels dirt due to the natural lanolin in the wool.
• Virgin wool is electrostatically neutral and binds dust from the indoor air.
• Virgin wool is flame retardant and therefore also suitable for demanding commercial areas.
• Virgin wool enhances comfort and quality of stay on hard floors afterwards.

• Sheep produce about 2–10 kg of raw wool annually, depending on the breed.
• Wool has been used as a textile fiber for over 10,000 years and is one of humanity's oldest cultivated fibers.
• High-quality virgin wool contains a natural fat content (lanolin) that partially repels dirt and liquids.
• Around 1.1–1.2 million tons of sheep wool are produced worldwide each year. The main producers include China, Australia, and New Zealand.
• The fineness of wool varies by origin, ranging from about 15 to over 40 microns.

The designer was born on April 4, 1964, in Fribourg and grew up in an environment strongly influenced by architecture: his parents ran an architectural firm, and he developed an early sensitivity to shapes, spaces, and materials. His initial enthusiasm was for automotive design, inspired by figures such as Pininfarina and Giorgetto Giugiaro.

A decisive turning point came through the radical designs of the Memphis Group and the postmodern furniture by Trix and Robert Haussmann. This encounter fundamentally changed his perspective on design and led him to furniture design.

He began his education at the École cantonale d’art de Lausanne (ECAL), where he received thorough training in the tradition of Swiss "Good Form." To engage more with international trends, he later transferred to the Art Center College of Design (Europe). A semester abroad in Los Angeles particularly influenced him, as he experienced a more communicative and market-oriented design culture there. Both influences—the Swiss precision and the international openness—continue to shape his working approach.

After graduating in Product Design, he moved to Paris, where he initially worked in the circle of designer Andrée Putman and was involved with the Anatome agency on the Louvre's signage project. He gained further formative experience in San Francisco, where he was fascinated by the cultural mix of Western and Asian influences.

In 1995, he finally opened his own studio in Zurich. Since then, he has mainly worked in furniture design, interior architecture, and exhibition design. For him, design is an interplay of form, function, material, construction, and emotion—elements weighted differently depending on the project. In parallel, he pursues experimental projects that follow his personal artistic interests.