Tale began with one core value: to apply talent and vision towards creating a positive future. We strongly believe in design being more than just a driver for mass consumption.

We are fascinated by future-relevant topics regardless of design disciplines or industries, including everything from robots to local or social projects. Our understanding as designers is to think and act long-term to improve life, society and the environment.

In addition to our work for corporate clients, we develop our own projects in line with our core vision. We redefine our design process for every new project, combining strategy with intuition and working with influences from science and art.

Tale began with one core value: to apply talent and vision towards creating a positive future. We strongly believe in design being more than just a driver for mass consumption.

We are fascinated by future-relevant topics regardless of design disciplines or industries, including everything from robots to local or social projects. Our understanding as designers is to think and act long-term to improve life, society and the environment.

In addition to our work for corporate clients, we develop our own projects in line with our core vision. We redefine our design process for every new project, combining strategy with intuition and working with influences from science and art.

norbert meier designer and founder at tale designstudio gmbh switzerland

Norbert Meier
Designer / Founder
norbert@tale.ch
0041 79 322 68 66
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philipp gilgen designer and founder at tale design agency basel

Philipp Gilgen
Designer / Founder
philipp@tale.ch
0041 79 209 00 74
LinkedIn

noel oegerli designer and founder at tale designstudio gmbh switzerland

Noël Oegerli
Designer / Founder
noel@tale.ch
0041 76 575 49 19
LinkedIn

mario zoller industrial and graphic designer at tale designstudio basel switzerland

Mario Zoller
Designer
mario@tale.ch

marko peric industrial designer at tale designstudio basel switzerland

Marko Peric
Designer
marko@tale.ch

workbytale.ch is our online shop where we offer products which we consistently develop along future-oriented values – Circularity, local manufacturing, inclusion and transparency.

CLIENTS

sennheiser client of tale designstudio, basel, switzerland
swiss international airlines
kundenlogo bodenschatz
arc8 bicycles logo design
kundenlogo camag
laufen keramik design
swisscom client of tale designstudio, basel, switzerland
vVardis Logo
loewe kunde von tale design, basel
produktdesign für maxwell biosystems
design für red bull
talsee kunde von tale designstudio gmbh
mibelle group client of tale
fhnw client of tale designstudio, basel, switzerland
monopole toolbike logo

AWARDS

2024
Monocle Design Awards, Best Two-Wheeler, MONoPOLE Toolbike No O1
Design & Innovation Award, ARC8 Extra Air

2023
Design Preis Schweiz, Nomination, MONoPOLE Toolbike No O1
Eurobike Award 2023 Gewinner, Start-Up Award, MONoPOLE Toolbike No O1

2020
iF Design Award, Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar
Plus X Award, Sennheiser Momentum Wireless

2019
Red Dot Award, Talsee source
Socialstore Award, Stein Made Logs
NAMM Tec Awards, Sennheiser HSP Essential Omni
Engadget Best of CES Award, Sennheiser Ambeo Soundbar
HIFI.DE Awards, 3rd place, Sennheiser Momentum Wireless

2017
Switzerland Innovation Park Design Award, S.A.M.
German Design Award, Phonak Roger Pen

2016
iF Design Award, Swisscom Internet-Box
iF Design Award, Phonak Roger Pen
iF Design Award, Büchi Rotavapor R-300
German Design Award, Swisscom Internet-Box
German Design Award, Büchi Rotavapor R-300
Red Dot Award, Büchi Rotavapor R-300

2014

Red Dot Best of the Best Award, Jura Impressa F8
Red Dot Award, Swisscom TV-Remote
Red Dot Award, Swisscom HD-Phone

2012

Red Dot Award, METRO LED-Strassenleuchte für Burri
Hedersprisen for god Design, NSB Flirt für Norwegische Staatsbahn & Stadler

2011

Red Dot Award, NSB Flirt für Norwegische Staatsbahn & Stadler

2010

Red Dot Award, Outdoorbesteck für Edelrid

2009

Eidgenössischer Preis für Design, Urban Bike Helmet

2007

iF Concept Award, coo.boo das digitale Kochbuch
Madrid Fusion Award for Design and Technical Innovation, coo.boo das digitale Kochbuch

MEDIA

tale designstudio in spectrooms design magazine

Spectrooms · Suzanne Schwarz

tale designstudio in wohnrevue design magazine

Wohnrevue · Benjamin Moser

tale designstudio in modulor architecture magazine

Modulor · Geraldine Waespi

tale designstudio im fhnw industrial design jahrbuch

FHNW Gestaltungsorte · Gerrit Terstiege

DAS IDEALE HEIM – BÄDER (CH), No. 100, Stefanie Solèr, „Schlicht organisiert“, S. 24
HOCHPARTERRE (CH), No. 05/2023, Axel Simon, „Werk oder Zeug?“, S. 20
WOHNREVUE (CH), No. 07/2022, Rik Bovens, „Produkte und Objekte“, S. 8
MODULOR (CH), No. 02/2022, „Klassiker im neuen Bad“, S. 91
WOHNREVUE (CH), No. 02/2021, Rik Bovens, „Sinnvolle Helfer für den Alltag“, S. 88
HOCHPARTERRE (CH), No. 6-7/2020, Anna Raymann, „Ton Entfalten“, S. 53
SPECTROOMS (CH), No. 02/2020, Suzanne Schwarz, „Wir sind nicht nur Designer für schöne Dinge, für uns gibt’s Spannenderes“, S. 11
WOHNREVUE (CH), No. 06/2019, Benjamin Moser, „Natürlich, hochwertig, schön“, S. 90
MODULOR (CH), No. 03/2019, Geraldine Waespi, „Die natürlichen Materialien sollen für sich sprechen“, S. 8
FHNW GESTALTUNGSORTE (CH), 18/19, Gerrit Terstiege, „Tale Designstudio“, S. 26
WOHNREVUE (CH), No. 03/2017, „Für Stadtflitzer mit Stil“, S. 14

ESPACES Contemporains (CH), September-Oktober 2016, „Meilleur acessoire de signalisation domestique“, S. 87
WOHNREVUE (CH), No. 05/2015, „Vollmond Leuchten“, S. 10
MODULOR (CH), No. 04/2015, „Vollmond Leuchten“, S. 8
UNIVERSAL DESIGN (CH), 2012, Oliver Herwig, Birkhäuser, ISBN 978-3-7643-8717-4, „coo.boo – Digital Cookbook“, S. 121
SWISS DESIGN (CH), 2010, Dorian Lucas, Braun Publishing, ISBN 978-3-0376-8048-3, „Philipp Gilgen Industrial Designer“, S. 148
TOYS FOR CHEFS (BE), 2010, Patrice Farameh, Tectum, ISBN13 9789079761463, „Digital Cookbook coo.boo“, S. 208
PRIX FEDERAL DE DESIGN (CH), 2008, ISBN 978-3-0346-0113-9, „Urban Bike Helmet“, S. 53
TOYS FOR GIRLS (BE), 2007, Patrice Farameh, Tectum, ISBN 978-90-76886-49-7, „Digital Cookbook coo.boo“, S. 374
iF YEARBOOK 2007 (DE), 2007, ISBN 13: 978-3-7643-7998-8, „coo.boo“, S. 883
GEOMETRIC ART (JP), 2006, Caspar Schwabe + Atsuhiko Ishiguro, ISBN4-87502-392-8, „Sphärisches Scherenprinzip“, S. 197