Alfredo Häberli

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Origo table service, Iittala, Finland, 2000. © Iittala

The exhibition plan: shelves, a chalet and huge boxes that can be opened. Alfredo Häberli Design Development Alfredo Häberli Design Development

The world of Kids' Stuff, tableware for children created for Iittala, 2003. © Alfredo Häberli Alfredo Häberli

Häberli received the Swiss design award 2005 for Kids' Stuff. "I hope that one day an adult will come up to me and say, 'your Kids' Stuff is one of my best childhood memories'," says Häberli. © Iittala Iittala

Nais chair, ClassiCon, Germany, 2004. © Alfredo Häberli Design Development Alfredo Häberli Design Development

Pattern bookshelf, Quodes, the Netherlands, 2006. © Quodes Quodes

It takes a lot of time before a chair can be made when experimenting with materials. This model, Segesta, took two years. Ennio Leanza/Keystone Keystone

Segesta, multipurpose chair, Alias, Italy, 2002. © Alias Alias

Solitaire, Offecct, Sweden, 2001. © Offecct Offecct

Take a line for a walk, lounge chair, Moroso, Italy, 2003. © Moroso Moroso

How Häberli sees a "chat between club members". Ennio Leanza/Keystone Keystone

One of the Bancos Suizos created for Bd Ediciones in 2005. Ennio Leanza/Keystone Keystone

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Swiss design with a twist.

Alfredo Häberli combines functionality with precision and lightness with poetry, making him one of the most important Swiss contemporary designers. An exhibition in Zurich is currently showcasing his life and works.