Design Promenade: Zurich Design Map (English)

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1944, Hans Hilfiker The Swiss railway station clock is an icon of Swiss design history. Its easily readable layout from a distance served as a model for most station clocks in Europe, it was featured on a postage stamp, and even Apple copied the design.

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2015, Daniel Hunziker Design Identity The Zürich Curb was designed in 2015 by the Zurich design studio Daniel Hunziker Design Identity and is a perfect example of universal design. Universal design means that objects, environments, and services should be designed to be usable by the largest possible number of people.

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2020, Milani Design & Consulting Since 2020, the latest generation of trams operated by Zurich's public transport operator V.B.Z has been rolling through Zurich. The Zurich-based design agency Milani, in collaboration with manufacturer Alstom (formerly Bombardier), developed both the interior and exterior design of the Zurich Flexity model.

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1976, Atlier Ernst & Ursula Hiestand The iconic stop information system of Zurich's public transport operator VBZ was designed in 1976 by the Zurich-based graphic design studio Ernst + Ursula Hiestand. To this day, it defines the visual identity of public transportation in Zurich. At the heart of the system is the distinctive tubular frame holding modular panels, which impress through their clear structure, precise typography, and consistent color coding.

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1973, Alfred Aebersold The emergency water fountains date back to 1973. They were the result of a competition organized by Zurich's water supply authority to develop a standardized fountain.

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2016, vogtpartner, Daniel Kübler Zurich is illuminated at night by thousands of overhead or suspended lights. Various technologies and typologies are currently in use. At Gustav-Gull-Platz, the latest generation of lights is in use: Loop.

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2019, Daniel Hunziker Design Identity The Zürich bin is the latest generation of the 110-liter public waste bin in Zurich and is gradually replacing the «Trash Shark» in public spaces.

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Various periods, design unknown Adorned with functional and decorative motifs, the manhole covers mark the entry points to a complex underground network of infrastructure: water, sewage, electricity, district heating, gas, and communications.

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2002, Werner Zemp The "trash shark" was designed in 2002 by Werner Zemp, who stumbled across the City of Zurich’s international competition in the Tages-Anzeiger newspaper. The city was looking for a new, larger waste bin to gradually replace the smaller ones currently in use.

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1939, Alfred Altherr Jr, Charles Hoch Designed by Alfred Altherr Jr and Charles Hoch for the 1939 National Exhibition (Landi), this classic has shaped the urban and landscape image of Switzerland for over 80 years.

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1989, Fritz Gottschalk, Peter Burri Internationally renowned graphic designer Fritz Gottschalk designed the simple, functional, and understated Soleil system in 1989.

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1940s, design unknown For decades, the blue-and-white traffic bollards shaped the urban landscape of Zurich. A total of 1,208 of these bollards were distributed throughout the city from the 1940s until 2016, serving as protection and orientation at crossings, intersections, and pedestrian islands.

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