Peek-a-Boo, Furniture, 2025

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With the growing integration of power outlets and electrical components into contemporary furniture, I designed a frame that accommodates both functions without imposing specific obligations or requirements. This design brings together a flat surface and a tubular element, creating a versatile cutout. Thanks to its weight, the steel structure is stable and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. When paired with electrical connections, cable clutter can be neatly stored inside the tube, which can also be fitted with a magnetic power strip if needed.

Dimensions: 590 × 400 × 350 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Material: Powder-coated steel
Production: Prototype

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Allmend Chair, Furniture, 2024

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Dimensions: 780 × 480 × 490 mm
Material: Beech (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung, Zurich
Images: Marie-Christine Gerber
Support: Ikea Foundation Switzerland

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Trolley, Furniture, 2024

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Dimensions: 900 × 690 × 400 mm
Material: Raw Aluminum
Production: Commissioned Prototype

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Nutmeg Mill, Tableware, 2024

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Dimensions: 215mm, ⌀ 60mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Prototype

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Fold, Furniture, 2023

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Anodized Shoe Shelf, 450 × 1000 × 290 mm

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Anodized Bookshelf, 1000 × 1000 × 290 mm

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Typology: Shoe Shelf, Book Shelf, Bench
Dimensions: 450 × 1000 × 290 mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Various Suppliers in Switzerland

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Intuition and Composition, Workshop, 2022

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Dimensions: 297 × 210 mm
Material: Publication with Adhesive Binding
Print: Limited Edition 
Graphic Design: Data-Orbit

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Bottle Opener, Tableware, 2020

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Dimensions: 15mm, ⌀ 84mm
Material: Cast iron
Production: Limited Edition

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Bistro, Tableware, 2019

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Typology: Salt and Pepper Mill, Tableware
Dimensions: 150mm, ⌀ 50mm
Material: Ash (FSC)
Production: Amacher & Zemp GmbH, Brienzwiler

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Back

David Walsh is an industrial designer based in Zurich. After gaining international experience at renowned design studios such as Ransmeier Inc. in New York and Cecilie Manz Studio in Copenhagen, he founded his own practice in Zurich in 2022. 

Working with regional and international clients, his work spans furniture, object, and spatial design, characterized by a strong sense of aesthetic precision. With a thoughtful and deliberate approach to each project, he aims to foster a lasting connection between objects, people, and their environments. The studio offers a comprehensive process, from research and prototyping to the final stages of production. Whether creating bespoke pieces or large-scale industrial productions, the studio ensures expertise and precision throughout.

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2024
    Design Week, Zurich
  • 2023
    Design Days, Geneva
  • 2023
    Design Week, Zurich
  • 2023
    Salone del Mobile, House of Switzerland, Milan
  • 2019
    Space 10, Refresh, Copenhagen
  • 2019
    World Economic Forum, ETH-Pavilion, Davos
  • 2019
    Neue Räume, Zürich

Funding and Support

  • 2024
    Copenhagen Matchmaking Programme, Pro Helvetia
  • 2024
    Ikea Foundation Switzerland, Work Grant
  • 2023
    Ikea Foundation Switzerland, Work Grant
  • 2023
    Emerging Talents, as Studio Topo, Pro Helvetia
  • 2022
    Starting Power Programme, as Studio Topo, Pro Helvetia

Selected Publications

  • 2023
    Wohnrevue
  • 2023
    Espaces Contemporaines
  • 2023
    La Repubblica, The Door
  • 2023
    Raum und Wohnen
  • 2021
    Wohnrevue
  • 2020
    Hochparterre

0041 77 477 88 48, info@davidwalsh.ch

Reach out on Instagram

©2025 All images are owned by David Walsh Studio, licensed, or used with permission. Unauthorized use is prohibited. Design, font and code: Data-Orbit

Peek-a-Boo, Furniture, 2025

With the growing integration of power outlets and electrical components into contemporary furniture, I designed a frame that accommodates both functions without imposing specific obligations or requirements. This design brings together a flat surface and a tubular element, creating a versatile cutout. Thanks to its weight, the steel structure is stable and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. When paired with electrical connections, cable clutter can be neatly stored inside the tube, which can also be fitted with a magnetic power strip if needed.

Dimensions: 590 × 400 × 350 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Material: Powder-coated steel
Production: Prototype

Table With A Hole 8 2
Table With A Hole 1
Table With A Hole 4 3 1
Allmend Chair, Furniture, 2024

Dimensions: 780 × 480 × 490 mm
Material: Beech (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung, Zurich
Images: Marie-Christine Gerber
Support: Ikea Foundation Switzerland

241207 David Walsh 12 V1
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Reel web img
Trolley, Furniture, 2024

Dimensions: 900 × 690 × 400 mm
Material: Raw Aluminum
Production: Commissioned Prototype

Trolley Studio Hinten
Trolley Studio Seite
Trolley Studio Vorne
Trolley Studio Detail 03
Trolley Studio Detail 01
Trolley Studio Detail 02
Nutmeg Mill, Tableware, 2024

Dimensions: 215mm, ⌀ 60mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Prototype

Muskatmühle Studio 01 15
Unbenannt 1
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Muskatmühle Studio 01 05
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Muskatmühle Studio 01 04 2
Fold, Furniture, 2023

Typology: Shoe Shelf, Book Shelf, Bench
Dimensions: 450 × 1000 × 290 mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Various Suppliers in Switzerland

David Walsh Studio Aluregal 7
David Walsh Studio Aluregal 6 1
Output Instagram 017
Output Instagram 016
Davidwalsh industrialdesign shelf 231130 06
Davidwalsh industrialdesign shelf 231130 05
Fold Laser 241008 05
Intuition and Composition, Workshop, 2022

Dimensions: 297 × 210 mm
Material: Publication with Adhesive Binding
Print: Limited Edition 
Graphic Design: Data-Orbit

Workshop Titelseite 01
Workshop Titelseite 02
Workshop 03
Workshop 04
Workshop 05
Workshop 06
Workshop 07
Workshop 08
Workshop 09
Workshop 10
Workshop 02
Bottle Opener, Tableware, 2020

Dimensions: 15mm, ⌀ 84mm
Material: Cast iron
Production: Limited Edition

Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 03
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 02
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 04
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 05
Bistro, Tableware, 2019

Typology: Salt and Pepper Mill, Tableware
Dimensions: 150mm, ⌀ 50mm
Material: Ash (FSC)
Production: Amacher & Zemp GmbH, Brienzwiler

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1 J7 A4134 2 2 4 2
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Unten 02
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IMG 3972

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