Design agency for product design, interaction design and technical engineering based in Zurich

Formfabrik AG

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1977Founded

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Zurich-AltstettenLocation

About Formfabrik AG

Formfabrik AG is a design agency based in Zurich for product design, interaction design and technical development. The team supports companies from strategy and branding through market and product analyses, design concepts and ergonomics studies all the way to form-defining CAD engineering and documentation. The service portfolio also includes design guidelines, animations and manufacturing process visualizations, 3D models for the web, augmented reality and mixed reality applications as well as app and web design. The agency works iteratively and methodically with a focus on brand development, customer satisfaction and product experience. Its clients include companies from mechanical engineering, the food industry (hygienic design), medical technology, household appliances, woodworking, electronics, cable car technology, laundry technology and smart home, including Bühler AG, Betty Bossi, Agathon, TechnoWood, Schulthess and Doppelmayr/Garaventa. The office is located at Albulastrasse 24 in Zurich-Altstetten.

Site: Zürich
Processes: Product design, Interaction design, CAD engineering & documentation / form-defining 3D engineering, Strategy & branding, Manufacturing process animation / mixed reality / augmented reality / 3D models for the web, Branding, Engineering (CAD/3D), Strategy & market/product analyses
Founded: 1977
Industries: Mechanical engineering, Food industry (hygienic design), Medical technology, Household appliances, Woodworking, Electronics

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Strategy & market/product analyses
02
Branding & design concepts
03
Form, function and ergonomics studies
04
Design elaboration
05
Form-defining CAD engineering & documentation
06
Interaction design, animations & mixed reality

Locations

Zurich

Office/Headquarters

CAD workstations

Projects & References

**Banderoling machine ATS-Tanner**Product design · Mechanical engineering

**Die casting machine Bühler Fusion**Product design · Mechanical engineering

**Betty Bossi design guideline**Branding · Household appliances

**Enclosure TechnoWood**Form-defining 3D engineering · Woodworking

**Agathon machine line**Product design · Laser and grinding machines

**Hakim Valve Controller & Programmer**Product design & engineering · Medical technology

Inside the production

Testing product developments in the kitchen

Industries

Mechanical engineeringFood industry (hygienic design)Medical technologyHousehold appliancesWoodworkingElectronicsCable car technologyLaundry technologySmart home

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Product designEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Interaction designEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
CAD engineering & documentation / form-defining 3D engineeringEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Strategy & brandingEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Manufacturing process animation / mixed reality / augmented reality / 3D models for the webEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

BrandingProduct designInteraction designEngineering (CAD/3D)Strategy & market/product analysesDesign guidelinesAnimations & manufacturing process visualizationAugmented reality / 3D models for the webMixed reality applicationsApp & web design

Reference customers

Bühler AGBetty BossiRondoUsterATS-TannerSwiscomedCeredyn BiotechnologyOne PMKisagDurrerRTMUfferSchulthessTEMKaiserReed ElectronicsAgathonTechnoWoodDoppelmayr / Garaventa

History

1977
Company founded by Hansruedi Fellmann
2000
Employee Marco Braun takes over management (MBO)
2008
Employees Dominic Spiess and Christoph Jaun take over the company (MBO)
2016
Relocation to Zurich-Altstetten
2023
Still active to this day – almost 50 years of experience