About
Specialized in high-end print and typographic design, Balmer Hählen creates distinctive visual languages that merge type, form, and photography for fashion, art, and cultural projects
Founded by Priscilla Balmer and Yvo Hählen, Balmer Hählen is a graphic design studio established since 2013 in the heart of Lausanne. Composed of a team of four, the studio specializes mainly in cultural fields such as art, design, music, and photography, which are at the heart of their professional career.
Through their transdisciplinary approach, Balmer Hählen integrates digital media and print into their thinking on a daily basis, considering these two mediums as complementary. They have developed significant expertise in paper and printing techniques, evidenced by their organization of various events focused on these subjects.
Their achievements, both locally and internationally, are regularly exhibited and rewarded. In 2018, the studio received the prestigious Tokyo Type Directors Club Annual Awards. In addition, Priscilla Balmer and Yvo Hählen are often asked to share their approach during conferences, jury and workshops. Their experience has led them to travel to countries such as Macau (2024), South Korea (2023), Mexico (2022) and Japan (2018).
Priscilla Balmer
Art Director & Project Manager
Yvo Hählen
Art Director & Graphic designer
Timoté Zin
Intern Interactive media designer
Karen Rinaldi
Intern Graphic designer
360° Swiss Queer Magazin
Alliance Graphique Internationale
Centre d’Art Contemporain Yverdon-les-Bains
Centre de la Photographie Genève
Couleur 3
Embassy of Switzerland in South Korea
Fabienne Levy Art Galery
Festival Images Vevey
Fête des Vignerons 2019
Fondation de l’Hermitage
GDC — Graphic Design China
ggg — ginza graphic galery Tokyo
Musée d’art et d’histoire de Genève
Musée Cantonal des Beaux-Arts Lausanne
Nestlé
Omega
Phaidon
Photo Elysée
RTS — Radio Télévision Suisse
RDR Architectes
Sonderegger AG
UNICEF
VISARTE Vaud
World Health Organization
ZHdK