Studio
During our studies at the ZHdK we had to do a teamwork and thus very quickly became aware of our complementary qualities. The result of this product was our first joint serial product.
In spite of our successful teamwork during our studies we both first went our own way and we used to meet again for selected project jobs Out of this loose teamwork with separate places of work grew a steadily closer co-operation which made it inevitable to work in the same place. The different way of thinking and working of both Kevin Fries and Jakob Zumbühl has been the key to our successes so far. The background of our first training and the manifold interests besides the world of design complement each other perfectly in our way of working. Since 2007 fries&zumbühl has had ist home in an old industrial building which offers enough room for new ideas and experimental work.
KEVIN FRIES * 1977
since 2003 Developing and realising various design products together with Jakob Zumbühl
2006-2008 Part-time job as a waiter at the winehouse Ojo de Agua in Zürich
2003 Federal Diploma of Design FH with main focus industrial design at Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst in Zürich
Since 2002 Part-time bar pianist at „Blaue Ente“, „Nachtflug“ and „Schober“ in Zürich
2001-2004 Employed for special projects at „Grieder les Boutiques, Zürich, among others
1999 End of apprenticeship as window-dresser with diploma and Berufsmatura in Zürich
JAKOB ZUMBÜHL * 1978
since 2003 Developing and realising various design products together with Kevin Fries
2006-2008 Part-time job at Meyer-Hayoz Design Engineering in Winterthur
2004-2006 Employed as industrial designer for special projects at atCAPS Architects in Zürich
2003-2005 Part-time job as assistant architect, Dozentur Clavuot ETH in Zürich
2003 Federal Diploma of Design FH with main focus industrial design at Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Zürich
2002 Practical training at Marc Gabbertas, London
2001 Employed for special projects as industrial designer at atCAPS in Zürich
1998 End of apprenticeship as design engineer with technical Berufsmatura
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