Industriedesigner – Teollinen Muotoilija
March 1st 2022
SVFF, Switzerland
Newsletter / Website, Laura Hubler
The current exhibition «Memories of the Future» by Alfredo Häberli at the Iiittala & Arabia Design Centre in Helsinki looks back on more than 20 years with Iittala. A few words about the collaboration that has shaped the design scene far beyond Finland's borders.
Ich bin kein Star, ich bin down-to-earth
February 16th 2022
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Switzerland
NZZ on page 31, Sabine von Fischer
Zurich designer Alfredo Häberli takes on practically everything. A visit to the studio.
Das Letzte
October 1st 2021
Ringier Axel Springer Schweiz AG, Switzerland
Bolero on page 74, Kristin Müller
Alfredo Häberli (*1964) knows the importance of asking the right questions. The industrial designer describes himself as a combination of Swiss precision and Latin American emotionality. And with this he has achieved international renown. In his Zurich studio «Alfredo Häberli Design Development», the Buenos Aires-born Swiss designer develops reduced and inventive designs, combining reality with soul and humour. Instead of following trends, he tries to find his own answers. And today, exactly thirty years after opening his own studio in 1991, he still realises his visions for brands such as Caran d'Ache, Kvadrat or Moroso with the same degree of passion, discipline and élan as on day one.
Entwickeln mit Alfredo
October 1st 2021
Girsberger Holding, Switzerland
Designed By on page 8, Girsberger
The start of a frequent collaboration was Alfredo Häberli's commission to design special furniture for Fritz Glarner's Rockefeller Dining Room in the Museum Haus Konstruktiv. According to the designer's specifications, Girsberger took on the constructive development and manufacture of the objects such as the large glass table with lamp. The wire chairs were a redesign of already existing designs. Prototypes were used to determine the exact bending radii and ergonomic proportions of the chair. Later, the chairs were added to the Girsberger range as a series model under the name Alambre. Other projects realised with Alfredo Häberli were the «Mediakoje» in the concept house Haussicht by Baufritz, as well as the large storage cabinets of the Designsammlung in the Museum für Gestaltung Zurich. The most recent cooperation project is the realisation of the workplaces in the Alfrano Boutique in Zurich.