Valentin Kaiser is a graphic and motion designer based in Zurich, Switzerland. After graduating in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design from ECAL, Lausanne, he had the chance to work for renowned design studios in Lausanne and Zurich. In 2023, he founded his own practice, Bureau Strada, which specializes in creating books, visual identities, posters, and websites with a strong emphasis on motion design. The office works with clients from corporate, cultural, and institutional fields, and its work spans a range of disciplines from print to digital media.
Please feel free to contact for collaborations or commissions.
contact@valentinkaiser.ch
↗ Founder of Bureau Strada, a Graphic & Motion Design studio
↗ Co-founder of Căng tin, a research project about food, applied arts, and craftsmanship from Vietnam.
More on Instagram
↗ @kaiservalentin
↗ @bureaustrada
↗ @cang_tin
TEACHING
2023
Guest lecturer at SUPSI, Mendrisio
2022
Mentor ing for the diploma at SUPSI, Mendrisio
2019
Teacher at Battenberg Foundation, Biel
WORK EXPERIENCES
2023–Present
Art Director and Founder of Bureau Strada, Zurich
2017–Present
Graphic Designer Freelance, Switzerland & Worldwide
08.2020–06.2023
Graphic Designer at Hubertus-Design, Zurich
02.2020–08.2020
Graphic Design Freelance at Office for Typography, Lausanne
09.2018–12.2018 + 09.2019–11.2019
Assistant at Circuit, a Contemporary Arts Center, Lausanne
09.2017–08.2018
Graphic Designer for the communication of ECAL, Renens
09.2013–12.2013
Motion Design Intern at UVPH, New York City, USA
LECTURE
2023
- Opendays, ECAL/Ecole cantonale d’art de Lausanne, 25.11.2023, Renens
- Food, Design & Collective, ZHDK, Trend and Identities, 22.2.2023, Zurich (CT)
EDUCATION
2014–2017
Bachelor in Visual Communication, Graphic Design option at ECAL/University of Art and Design, Lausanne.
2013–2014
Foundation year in Graphic Design at ECAL/University of Art and Design, Lausanne.
AWARDS
2022
Type Directors Club–Communication Design Winners (H-D)
2021
100 Beste Plakate 2020 (H-D)
2017
Prix Bonnard Gardel – Ingénieurs Conseils
INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES & CONTRIBUTIONS
2024
- Bureau Strada × Fri-Son, Fri-Son, August 2024
- Songscapes – Stunning Graphics and Visuals in the Music Scene, Victionary, August 2024, ISBN 978-988-76844-1-1, Soft cover with jacket, 90 × 255 mm, 312 pages, English
2022
Interview by Large/Kiosk, 7.06.2022, Geneva (CT)
2021
- Article in the newspaper La Liberté by Aude-May Lepasteur, 28.05.2021 (CT)
- Radio interview on Radio 40 during the Foodculture Days, 28.11.2020 (CT)
2018
2017
Offline N° 4, ECAL, ISBN 978-2-9701157-1-7, printed at ECAL, 2017
EXHIBITIONS
2022
- Planet Digital from Universität Zürich and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 11th February 2022 until 6th June 2022. Digitale Dreifaltigkeit, 2022 © Michael Latzer, Abteilung Medienwandel & Innovation, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung, UZH; Hubertus Design: Valentin Kaiser, Kerstin Landis, Nathan Meyer, Jonas Voegeli (H-D)
- Planet Digital from Universität Zürich and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 11th February 2022 until 6th June 2022. Kryptologie, 2022 © Prof. Dr. Joachim Rosenthal, Institut für Mathematik, UZH, Dr. Felix Fontein; Hubertus Design: Valentin Kaiser, Kerstin Landis, Nathan Meyer, Jonas Voegeli (H-D)
- ELDORADO, Quartier General, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 25.03.2022 – 03.07.2022 (H-D)
2020
Serigraphy—The Art of Poster Printing, Weltformat Festival, 11.09–20.09.2020, Kunsthalle Luzern
2017
BOOK, CATALOGUES & PUBLICATIONS
2023
2022
- MAH, Pas besoin d’un dessin. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, May 2022, Hardcover, 17 x 24 cm, 380 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- MAH, Draw Your Own Conclusion. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, May 2022, Hardcover, 17 x 24 cm, 380 pages, English, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- Olaf Breuning, Paintings. DVC-Books, June 2022, Hardcover, 24.5 x 34 cm, 76 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-96912-101-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- The Spirit of Chairs. The Chair Collection of Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Lars Müller Publishers, October 2022, Paperback, 22 x 30 cm, 384 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-03778-710-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- L’Esprit de la chaise. La collection de chaises de Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Lars Müller Publishers, October 2022, Paperback, 22 x 30 cm, 384 pages, French, ISBN 978-3-03778-710-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- Christoph Schenker, Inventory and Hinge. Entangled Fields of Research in the Arts. Institute for Contemporary Art Research 2001–2022. Diaphanes, Hardcover, 22 x 31 cm, 264 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-0358-0568-0. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
2021
- Lorenza Longhi, Lorenza Longhi. Shizuko Yoshikawa and Josef Müller-Brockmann Foundation, edition of 300, May 2021, Software, 21 x 29.7 cm, 68 pages, English. Printed by Printoset, Zurich (H-D)
- MAH, Marcher sur l’eau. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, June 2021, Hardcover, 16 x 22 cm, 264 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- MAH, Walk on Water. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, June 2022, Hardcover, 16 x 22 cm, 264 pages, English, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- Gianni Jetzer, Love in the Times of…. Gianni Jetzer, June 2021, Hardcover, 9.5 x 14.8 cm, 128 pages, English. Printed by CPI Books, Germany (H-D)
- Căng Tin, Căng Tin Food Club N° 1. Căng Tin Publication, November 2021, Softcover, 105 x 148 cm, 109 pages, ISBN 978-2-8399-3417-6. Printed by PCL, Renens (CT)
2020
- UNBLIND – Cinq ans de photographies des droits humains. Éditions Centre de la photographie, 2020, Softcover, 24 × 32 cm, 192 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-9701301-3-0 (OFT)
- Laurence Bonvin, Aletsch Negative. Manoir de la Ville de Martigny, October 2020, Softcover, 25.5 × 36 cm, 156 pages, French and English, ISBN 978-2-8399-2998-1 (OFT)
2018
2017
2015
WEBSITES (SELECTION)
2024
www.lehni.ch (H-D)
2023
www.monikadommann.ch (H-D)
2022
www.jahrhundertmagazin.swiss (H-D)
www.schlieren-gasometer.ch (H-D)
www.experimentalecology.art (H-D)
2021
www.lovetimes.art (H-D)
www.samah.ch (H-D)
2020
www.mahmah.ch (H-D)
www.pmp-ra.ch (H-D)
POSTERS (SELECTION)
2024
- FRI-SON, Highlights Septembre-Décembre, F4, Fribourg (in collaboration with Thomas Prost)
- FRI-SON, Programme concerts Septembre-Décembre, A2 et A3, Fribourg (in collaboration with Thomas Prost)
2023
Vermicelleria, Marron, 70 x 100 cm, Zurich
2022
Bad Bonn and Maxi-Maxi, Incense for the Dead, F4 et A2, Fribourg et Düdingen (with Nathan Meyer)
2021
MAH–Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève, Walk on the Water, F4, Genève (H-D)
FAI, Oui à la Cité de la musique, Votation du 13 juin 2021, F4, Genève (H-D)
FAI, Oui à la Goutte Saint-Mathieu, Votation du 13 juin 2021, F4, Genève (H-D)
2020
MAH–Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève, COME TO MAHMAH, F4, Genève (H-D)
2018
ECAL, Diplômes 2018, F4, Lausanne et Renens
ECAL, Milano 2018, Salone del Mobile Milano, F4, Lausanne
ECAL, Open Days 2018, F4, Lausanne
AWARDS
2022
Type Directors Club–Communication Design Winners (H-D)
2021
100 Beste Plakate 2020 (H-D)
2017
Prix Bonnard Gardel – Ingénieurs Conseils
INTERVIEWS, ARTICLES & CONTRIBUTIONS
2024
- Bureau Strada × Fri-Son, Fri-Son, August 2024
- Songscapes – Stunning Graphics and Visuals in the Music Scene, Victionary, August 2024, ISBN 978-988-76844-1-1, Soft cover with jacket, 90 × 255 mm, 312 pages, English
2022
Interview by Large/Kiosk, 7.06.2022, Geneva (CT)
2021
- Article in the newspaper La Liberté by Aude-May Lepasteur, 28.05.2021 (CT)
- Radio interview on Radio 40 during the Foodculture Days, 28.11.2020 (CT)
2018
2017
Offline N° 4, ECAL, ISBN 978-2-9701157-1-7, printed at ECAL, 2017
EXHIBITIONS
2022
- Planet Digital from Universität Zürich and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 11th February 2022 until 6th June 2022. Digitale Dreifaltigkeit, 2022 © Michael Latzer, Abteilung Medienwandel & Innovation, Institut für Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung, UZH; Hubertus Design: Valentin Kaiser, Kerstin Landis, Nathan Meyer, Jonas Voegeli (H-D)
- Planet Digital from Universität Zürich and Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, 11th February 2022 until 6th June 2022. Kryptologie, 2022 © Prof. Dr. Joachim Rosenthal, Institut für Mathematik, UZH, Dr. Felix Fontein; Hubertus Design: Valentin Kaiser, Kerstin Landis, Nathan Meyer, Jonas Voegeli (H-D)
- ELDORADO, Quartier General, La Chaux-de-Fonds, 25.03.2022 – 03.07.2022 (H-D)
2020
Serigraphy—The Art of Poster Printing, Weltformat Festival, 11.09–20.09.2020, Kunsthalle Luzern
2017
BOOK, CATALOGUES & PUBLICATIONS
2023
2022
- MAH, Pas besoin d’un dessin. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, May 2022, Hardcover, 17 x 24 cm, 380 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- MAH, Draw Your Own Conclusion. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, May 2022, Hardcover, 17 x 24 cm, 380 pages, English, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- Olaf Breuning, Paintings. DVC-Books, June 2022, Hardcover, 24.5 x 34 cm, 76 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-96912-101-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- The Spirit of Chairs. The Chair Collection of Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Lars Müller Publishers, October 2022, Paperback, 22 x 30 cm, 384 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-03778-710-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- L’Esprit de la chaise. La collection de chaises de Thierry Barbier-Mueller. Lars Müller Publishers, October 2022, Paperback, 22 x 30 cm, 384 pages, French, ISBN 978-3-03778-710-6. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
- Christoph Schenker, Inventory and Hinge. Entangled Fields of Research in the Arts. Institute for Contemporary Art Research 2001–2022. Diaphanes, Hardcover, 22 x 31 cm, 264 pages, English, ISBN 978-3-0358-0568-0. Printed by DZA, Germany (H-D)
2021
- Lorenza Longhi, Lorenza Longhi. Shizuko Yoshikawa and Josef Müller-Brockmann Foundation, edition of 300, May 2021, Software, 21 x 29.7 cm, 68 pages, English. Printed by Printoset, Zurich (H-D)
- MAH, Marcher sur l’eau. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, June 2021, Hardcover, 16 x 22 cm, 264 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- MAH, Walk on Water. Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de la Ville de Genève, June 2022, Hardcover, 16 x 22 cm, 264 pages, English, ISBN 978-2-8306-0283-8. Printed by Musumeci, Italy (H-D)
- Gianni Jetzer, Love in the Times of…. Gianni Jetzer, June 2021, Hardcover, 9.5 x 14.8 cm, 128 pages, English. Printed by CPI Books, Germany (H-D)
- Căng Tin, Căng Tin Food Club N° 1. Căng Tin Publication, November 2021, Softcover, 105 x 148 cm, 109 pages, ISBN 978-2-8399-3417-6. Printed by PCL, Renens (CT)
2020
- UNBLIND – Cinq ans de photographies des droits humains. Éditions Centre de la photographie, 2020, Softcover, 24 × 32 cm, 192 pages, French, ISBN 978-2-9701301-3-0 (OFT)
- Laurence Bonvin, Aletsch Negative. Manoir de la Ville de Martigny, October 2020, Softcover, 25.5 × 36 cm, 156 pages, French and English, ISBN 978-2-8399-2998-1 (OFT)
2018
2017
2015
WEBSITES (SELECTION)
2024
www.lehni.ch (H-D)
2023
www.monikadommann.ch (H-D)
2022
www.jahrhundertmagazin.swiss (H-D)
www.schlieren-gasometer.ch (H-D)
www.experimentalecology.art (H-D)
2021
www.lovetimes.art (H-D)
www.samah.ch (H-D)
2020
www.mahmah.ch (H-D)
www.pmp-ra.ch (H-D)
POSTERS (SELECTION)
2024
- FRI-SON, Highlights Septembre-Décembre, F4, Fribourg (in collaboration with Thomas Prost)
- FRI-SON, Programme concerts Septembre-Décembre, A2 et A3, Fribourg (in collaboration with Thomas Prost)
2023
Vermicelleria, Marron, 70 x 100 cm, Zurich
2022
Bad Bonn and Maxi-Maxi, Incense for the Dead, F4 et A2, Fribourg et Düdingen (with Nathan Meyer)
2021
MAH–Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève, Walk on the Water, F4, Genève (H-D)
FAI, Oui à la Cité de la musique, Votation du 13 juin 2021, F4, Genève (H-D)
FAI, Oui à la Goutte Saint-Mathieu, Votation du 13 juin 2021, F4, Genève (H-D)
2020
MAH–Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève, COME TO MAHMAH, F4, Genève (H-D)
2018
ECAL, Diplômes 2018, F4, Lausanne et Renens
ECAL, Milano 2018, Salone del Mobile Milano, F4, Lausanne
ECAL, Open Days 2018, F4, Lausanne