ABOUT ISABELL GATZEN
After graduating with a Masters of Industrial Design from the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (ZHDK) in 2005, Isabell has worked in The United States, Germany and Switzerland with several internationally-acclaimed brands, such as Smart Design, Astro Studios, Microsoft, HP, Samsung, Adidas, Burton, Quiksilver and VIU.
In 2010, she established her Zürich-based studio and has since worked within the fields of product, furniture and spatial design, with a strong focus on material qualities and craftsmanship. In 2020, Isabell co-founded Solá Solá Studios with her husband, Kyle Solá.
Her work is characteristically clever, with the keen ability to arrange individually complex elements in strikingly simple compositions.
DESIGN SERVICES
InDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Conceptualization, product invention, ideation and development.
CREATIVE DIRECTION / CREATIVE CONSULTANCY
Management of visual appearance and creative direction.
RETAIL INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior design that reflects brand values and enhances the retail experience.
PUBLICATIONS
AWARDS
2018, Winner, Excellent Product Design, German Design Award
2015, Special Mention, German Design Award
2009, IDSA Bronze Award, Industrial Designers Society of America
EXHIBITIONS
2021, Inspired by Switzerland, Decorative Art Museum, Moscow, Russia
November 2020, Inspired by Switzerland, OKRO Gallery, Chur, Switzerland
October 2020, Inspired by Switzerland, Viceversa Gallery, Design Days, Lausanne, Switzerland
March 2019, Hello Design, OKRO Gallery, Chur, Switzerland
September 2018, London Design Week, London, England
September 2018,1000 Vases, Paris Design Week, Paris, France
April 2017, 20 YEARS SALONE SATELLITE, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan, Italy
November 2016, Light & Reflection|Group Exhibition, Kissthedesign Gallery, Lausanne, Switzerland
September 2015, Designjunction, London, England
April 2015, Salone Satellite, Salone del Mobile, Milan, Italy
January 2015, artgenève, Genève, Switzerland
November 2014, Les EspAces du design, Design Days, Langenthal, Switzerland
September 2014, Les EspAces du design, Renes, Switzerland
June 2014, one-off, Affaire 46, Zürich, Switzerland
March 2012, Sitzgelegenheiten, Depot Basel, Switzerland
June 2006, Exhibition European way(s) of life, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes ,France
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