GraphicDesign.zip

In 2024, the studio kollyguker (Svenja Kolly & Mia Gujer) conducted research on Swiss stamps, culminating in the design of a commemorative stamp marking the 175th anniversary of Swiss Post.

Approaching Switzerland's rich philatelic history from a graphic design perspective and drawing on Swiss Post’s archives, they created both an exhibition and a publication titled GraphicDesign.Zip— an exhibition dedicated to the smallest of graphic design formats. The exhibition showcases a selection of nearly 40 special stamp editions designed by Swiss graphic designers and artists, between 1957 and 2024—specifically, the finest examples chosen by kollyguker.

The exhibition is being hosted at Le Signe this summer, running until September 20.

It features stamps designed by Pipilotti Rist, Ralph Schraivogel, Anna Haas, Niklaus Troxler, Rosmarie Tissi, Erich Brechbühl, Balmer Hählen, and many others.