How design shapes our perception significantly influences whether a space feels warm or cold, a brand exudes seriousness or fun. Design speaks to us long before words come into play.
In the Designers'Club, we view communication through the lens of design. We assist clients in achieving visual clarity and developing a language more enduring than a mere advertising concept.
Our approach is analytical and tactical. A company's visual identity is its emotional language, making it highly strategic. Whether crafting corporate design, designing exhibition posters, developing a website, or planning a club's interior – understanding a company's essence is crucial before revealing its core.
This is how the intangible capital of a brand is created.
„Raus die Maus!”
Donovan Gregory (*1975), English designer, co-founder of Designers' Club (2008). Founded Raffinerie in 1999, a leading Swiss graphic agency. Internationally acclaimed for brands, fonts, campaigns, and more. Led Word magazine and Wordless exhibitions. Dedicated and passionate in graphic design.
„Lee vor Luv”
Reto Gehrig (*1968) is a Swiss graphic designer, co-founder of the Designers' Club (2008) and has left his mark on Zurich's club culture. As initiator and art director of music clubs and founder of CODE. Werkstatt für Grafik (1994-2007), he designed pioneering concepts and brands. His focus is on brand building, concept development and logo design.
"Rio" Ryosuke Kawaguchi Zopfi (*1971, Tokyo) is a Japanese graphic designer in the Designers' Club since 2008. Art director of the 90s for Sony Music and Warner Brothers. Leads projects at Cracker Design Inc. and Bahaty Design Studio. After Tokyo, he now works in graphic design and explores the mountain world.
Regina Gregory (*1980) is a consultant at the Designers' Club and has been in charge of strategy since 2011. Founder of Trace Gallery and co-initiator of Fabrikat. Curated the Criterion Festival (2018) with an innovative trade fair format. Focussed on trend discovery, brand building and project management. Her encounters often lead to new ideas.
„Words came first. Words move and create images that stay. Each word a spark – spark by spark, touching the world.”
Maria-Dolores Lopez writes as she lives: with passion and boundless curiosity. From languages and psychology to film and storytelling – her career is a love letter to the art of moving people.
„Imperfect. Authentic.”
Colin Schälli (*1980) from Chur shapes the design world with a calm demeanor, dry humor, and visionary style. After his apprenticeship with Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor and formative years at FREITAG, he founded his own studio in 2006. His works, celebrated in magazines like Esquire Japan and exhibited in international museums, set new standards.
„Progress, not perfection.”
Solaia Zollinger (*2005) from Zurich lives by her motto: "Progress, not perfection." After completing the Firstfloor foundation course in 2021, she knew graphic design was her true calling. Boldly experimenting with new techniques and refining her style, she is now completing her apprenticeship at the Designer’s Club.
„Success starts with self-belief.”
Lameya Hossain (*1999, born in Bangladesh, raised in Zurich) discovered her design language during her architectural drafting apprenticeship. Internships in Zurich and Bangladesh and a foundation course at the Winterthur Art School led her to Designers’Club, where she continues developing her passion for visual design as an apprentice.
„I am a professional situationist.”
Kevin Fries (*1977) combines creative versatility with an eye for the extraordinary. As a designer, musician, and father, he shapes not only spaces and objects but also unforgettable moments. His work, from artist carpets to the Wald-Haus lamp, reflects originality, functionality, and sustainability.
„As long as there's color, there's life.”
Pierre Bolay (*1987, Montreux) blends precision with creative energy as a graphic designer and illustrator. Influenced by art, music and hip-hop culture, he is also the artistic director of La Sauce and involved in cultural projects. After his internship at Designers’Club, he joined the team permanently in late summer 2025, continuing to develop his lively design approach.
