Fresh thinkers.
Interdisciplinary skills.
Experienced doers.

We are a team of strategic thinkers who analyze in context. Out in the field, we often see things others miss. This enables us to develop and implement truly unique concepts. We have plenty of drive, we use cutting-edge equipment, and we have a track record of being both highly creative and efficient.

Jörg Evertz

Daniel Irányi

Uwe Werner

Gabriela Bachmann

Benjamin Bachmann

Oliver Baur

Dominik Eggert

Simon Hasenfratz

Anita Leitmeyr

Arno Lenzi

Martin Müller

Miriam Nietlispach

Artur Radomski

Remo Sommer

Nico Spinelli

Marco Stoffel

Tom Stäubli

Partners

Jörg Evertz

Daniel Irányi

Uwe Werner

Team

About us

Tribecraft is an interdisciplinary team of experts that develops strategies, products, and services for clients. Launched in 1999 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, Tribecraft’s innovation lab now engineers next-generation solutions for a wide range of industries.

Working for you

So you want to start a project.

Are we the right partner for you?

Give us a call:
We can often sense early on if we can be of any use to you.
Your contact:
Uwe Werner > Innovation
Daniel Irányi > Design
Jörg Evertz > Engineering

Drop by:
We can discuss your proposal in depth in the innovation lab
and show you some case studies of how we get things off the ground.

Are you ready for something new?

Starting a project

After an initial meeting, we will work up a project outline and/or a quote. You will always have the same contact persons, who will run the project in manageable stages that can be properly budgeted. Project progress will be discussed at interim meetings and results presented in reviews or milestone meetings, where the next tranches of work will be defined as required.

Confidentiality

At Tribecraft, confidentiality and discretion are a given, from the very first contact and for every project. If you would like us to sign a non-disclosure agreement, please send us a draft in advance. We share data with clients using our own protected servers.

Patents

Our work often results in patents and other property rights. We generally cede all rights to the client and can provide help with IP research and patent-filing.

Awards

Our work regularly wins innovation or design prizes; this may be of greater or lesser interest to clients, depending on their business segment and positioning, but we are happy to help with selection, preparation and submission of entries.

Structures and measures

Innovation is a demanding business that presents both internal and external challenges. Are your departments ready to bring a brand new product to market? Are you willing to adapt your in-house structures? Even the best innovations stand little chance of success if the ground is not properly prepared within a company.

Working with us

Job vacancies

We are looking for a design engineer, speaking fluently German:

Ab Herbst 2019 bieten wir eine Stelle in der Produktentwicklung an. Der Schwerpunkt liegt im Bereich der Konstruktion von Einzelteilen und Baugruppen in unterschiedlichen Werkstoffen und Verfahren. Dazu sind Sie bestens mit vollparametrischem 3D CAD – vorzugsweise Siemens NX - vertraut. Sie entwickeln im Team erarbeitete Lösungsansätze zu Konzepten weiter und setzen diese um. Sie bauen und testen Funktionsmuster, ermitteln Herstellkosten und führen selbständig Festigkeitsanalysen in ANSYS durch.

Sie erweitern Ihre Fähigkeiten in Richtung Design-Engineering: Kompetenzen in den Bereichen Usability, Freiformflächen, Fertigung und Strukturverhalten der zukünftigen Produkte werden Sie sich aneignen.

Bitte wenden Sie sich an Uwe Werner, +41 44 485 45 85.

Internships

We offer internships lasting a minimum of three months to engineering and design students who have started their fourth semester, but have not yet graduated. If you are interested, please send your electronic application to Daniel Irányi for design, to Jörg Evertz for engineering. A knowledge of German is expected.

We help clients
imagine and
design the future.

We help clients imagine and design the future.

Activities

Tribecraft travelling

Once a year we travel, marvel and celebrate together.
This time we investigated key questions around Lac Léman.
Read more...

Report

Not all heroes wear capes

Diddi Osele has devoted his life to fighting fire
— but his most valued companion is neither his
fire truck nor his fire hose. Read more

Activities

Fostering young design

Tribecraft and Brüggli used the money from winning
the Design Prize Switzerland for the Leggero Enso
to award a bursary to Maya Martin and Sophie
Glenzer. The duo developed the concept “Henri”. Read more

Case: Bosch sabre saw

Breaking things down intuitively

Tradesmen and firefighters often have to improvise in their work.
Thanks to the rock-solid approach of its developers, the newly made-
over Bosch reciprocating saw is ready for anything you throw at it. How the GSA 18V-32 was created

new product

Leggero Vento R

The spring mounted child transporter for two offers excellent driving characteristics,
TÜV-tested safety and can be converted from a bicycle trailer to a pram or sports jogger. How developing for ethical, integrative production works: the Leggero “Enso”

Unleashing potential.
Creating the new.

We develop products, strategies and services. We show our clients where the path can lead and how they can best reach that destination. We know how to turn ideas into reality by using our skill set.

Acvatix actuators

Design and Engineering for Siemens' Building Technilogy Valve Actuator product family.

Acvatix actuators

Case: optrel weldcap

Cutting-edge from the quiet countryside

optrel’s welding helmets initially launched them into pole position, but eventually, they became replaceable. Turning to Tribecraft, they were hoping for an outside perspective — and a global first.

Cutting-edge from the quiet countryside

Case: Geberit Monolith

Functional sophistication, outstanding design

Geberit left Tribecraft a completely free hand to design the next generation of bathroom appliances. A daring strategy — and it paid off.

Functional sophistication, outstanding design

Pixy

The PAD programming tool makes customizing interfaces easy.

Pixy

Penthouse

A safe car ride for pet dogs combined with the convenience of a stylish tote.

Penthouse

Blue Diversion toilet

Engineering for locations lacking a water infrastructure

Blue Diversion toilet

SBB railway stations

Guidelines for customer friendliness and better capacity in large railway stations.

SBB railway stations

Case: Leggero

Trailers — not hangers-on

The Swiss brand Leggero’s bike trailers have won awards for their practicality and sustainable manufacture; they are a perfect example of how ethical production and quality can work in harmony.

Trailers — not hangers-on

unchained

Tattoo machine | Swisstattoomachine

unchained

APLIQUIQ

Packaging and conditioning dental implants.

APLIQUIQ

Report

Not all heroes wear capes

Diddi Osele has devoted his life to fighting fire — but his most valued companion is neither his fire truck nor his fire hose.

Not all heroes wear capes

Floor-even showers

Design and installation systems for Geberit shower drainage

Floor-even showers

Case: Bosch sabre saw

Breaking things down intuitively

Tradesmen and firefighters often have to improvise in their work. Thanks to the rock-solid approach of its developers, the newly made-over Bosch reciprocating saw is ready for anything you throw at it.

Breaking things down intuitively

PAC-car II

Record-vehicle for energy efficiency

PAC-car II

Digital metal

KURZ: process of metal effects in digital printing as a service.

Digital metal

Report

Crate expectations

When David Eikamp and his family acquired Happy the golden retriever, their first concern was that the dog should be safe; they decided to have a professional dog crate installed in the car.

Crate expectations

Acvatix actuators

Design and Engineering for Siemens' Building Technilogy Valve Actuator product family.

Acvatix actuators