Daniel Wehrli

Daniel Wehrli studied industrial design in the master's program at ECAL, Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, and at FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Art. During his studies he gained work experience in Kanazawa, Japan. After completing his bachelor's degree, he began working for the New York studio "New Readymade Projects". In 2015 he founded his own studio "daniel wehrli Industrial Design", which specializes in innovative product and furniture design and development. Wehrli has won several design awards, including Japan's "Award for Excellence" from the Ishikawa Prefecture in an architectural competition and Switzerland's Woodaward 2012. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art 21st Century in Kanazawa, Basel, and ETH Zurich. In addition to design, Daniel works as a researcher at HSLU, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne, at the Products & Textiles Competence Center, where he is responsible for projects related to textile architecture of the future, smart textiles and healthcare design.