Wooden Kitchen Utensils, Accessories, 2025

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Stirring Spoon

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Small Spatula

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Large Spatula

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Holzbesteck 18
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Salad Servers

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Material: Swiss Maple (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung

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Utility Knife, Accessory, 2025

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Material: Stainless Steel
Alloy: X90CrMoV18
Blade length: 80mm
Hardness: 58 HRC

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Pavillon, Lighting, 2025

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Kupferleuchte 251127 10
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Dimensions: H 370mm, ⌀ 230mm
Material: Copper
Production: Prototype

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Kupferleuchte 2 01
Kupferleuchte 1 01
Kupferleuchte 11 01
Kupferleuchte 251127 10
Kupferleuchte 251127 11 01
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Book End Display, Accessory, 2025

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Buchstütze 17 01
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Dimensions: 240 × 250 × 235 mm
Material: Aluminum
Production: near Zurich
Weight: 0.6 kg

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Buchstütze Schnitt
Buchstütze Schnitt 2
Buchstütze 17 01
Buchstütze Schnitt 5
Buchstütze Schnitt 6
Buchstütze 17 01

Serving Tray, Tableware, 2025

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Serviertablar 02
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Serviertablar 01 3
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Serviertablar 03
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Serviertablett Schwarz 1 2
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Serviertablett Schwarz 3
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Dimensions: 85 × 550 × 220 mm
Material: Swiss Larch (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung

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Serviertablar 01 3
Serviertablar 03
Serviertablett Schwarz 1 2
Serviertablett Schwarz 3
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Tip Stool, Furniture, 2025

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Adjustable Seat Height: 480–750 mm
Dimensions: W 440 mm × D 150 mm
Weight: 6.5 kg

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Candle Bowls, Accessories, 2025

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01, Diameter 200mm, Height 57mm

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Kerzenhalter Studio Kerzen 29
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02, 200 × 200mm, Height 87mm

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03, Diameter 260mm, Height 107mm

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04, 440 × 260mm, Height 87mm

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Dimensions: Various Sizes
Material: Quartz Sand
Production: Eisengiesserei Mezger, Kallnach

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Kerzenhalter Studio Kerzen 29
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Peek-a-Boo, Furniture, 2025

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Table With A Hole 8 2
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Top View 02
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Dimensions: 590 × 400 × 350 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Material: Powder-coated steel

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Top View 02
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Allmend Chair, Furniture, 2024

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241207 David Walsh 12 V1 SW
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David Walsh Allmend Stuhl Titelbild 02 Marie Christine Gerber
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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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241207 David Walsh 05 2
ZE Produktion 2410 08
David Walsh Allmend Stuhl Titelbild 02 Marie Christine Gerber
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Nutmeg Mill, Tableware, 2024

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Muskatmühle Studio 01 18 2
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Dimensions: 215mm, ⌀ 60mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Prototype

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Muskatmühle Studio 01 18 2
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Fold, Furniture, 2023

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David Walsh Studio Aluregal 6 1
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David Walsh Studio Aluregal 7
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Fold Laser Details 5
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Fold Laser 241008 05
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Davidwalsh industrialdesign shelf 231130
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Typology: Shoe Shelf, Book Shelf, Bench
Dimensions: 450 × 1000 × 290 mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Various Suppliers in Switzerland

Graphic Design: Data-Orbit

David Walsh Studio Aluregal 6 1
David Walsh Studio Aluregal 7
Fold Laser Details 5
Fold Laser 241008 05
Fold Laser Details 3
Fold Laser Details 7
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Fold Mediacampus 4 web
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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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Workshop 06
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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 Mills, Tableware, 2019

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IMG 3949
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Davidwalsh bistro mills 231130 04 2
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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 working at renowned design studios in New York and Copenhagen, he founded his own practice in 2022. Working with regional and international clients, his work spans furniture, object, and spatial design. With a thoughtful and deliberate approach, he aims to cultivate a lasting connection between objects, people, and their environments. His practice offers a comprehensive process, from research and prototyping to the final stages of production.

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

  • 2025
    Switzerland Matchmaking Programme, Pro Helvetia
  • 2025
    Ikea Foundation Switzerland, Work Grant
  • 2025
    Copenhagen Matchmaking Programme, Pro Helvetia
  • 2024
    Ikea Foundation Switzerland, Work Grant
  • 2023
    Ikea Foundation Switzerland, Work Grant
  • 2023
    Emerging Talents, with Studio Topo, Pro Helvetia
  • 2022
    Starting Power Programme, with Studio Topo, Pro Helvetia
  • 2022
    What’s next_Compass, Z-Kubator with Studio Topo, ZHdK

Selected Publications

  • 2025
    Hochparterre
  • 2025
    Wohnrevue
  • 2025
    Annabelle
  • 2023
    Wohnrevue
  • 2023
    Espaces Contemporaines
  • 2023
    La Repubblica, The Door
  • 2023
    Raum und Wohnen
  • 2021
    Wohnrevue
  • 2020
    Hochparterre

Hohlstrasse 420a, 8048 Zurich, Switzerland

0041 77 477 88 48, info@davidwalsh.ch, Updates on Instagram

 

Design, font and code: Data-Orbit

©2025, David Walsh

Wooden Kitchen Utensils, Accessories, 2025
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Material: Swiss Maple (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung

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Unbenannt 12
Unbenannt 13
Unbenannt 14
Holzbesteck 18
Unbenannt 17
Unbenannt 111
Utility Knife, Accessory, 2025
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Material: Stainless Steel
Alloy: X90CrMoV18
Blade length: 80mm
Hardness: 58 HRC

Rüstmesser 01
Rüstmesser 08
Rüstmesser 09
Pavillon, Lighting, 2025

Dimensions: H 370mm, ⌀ 230mm
Material: Copper
Production: Prototype

Kupferleuchte 10 01
Kupferleuchte 2 01
Kupferleuchte 1 01
Kupferleuchte 11 01
Kupferleuchte 251127 10
Kupferleuchte 251127 11 01
Book End Display, Accessory, 2025
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Dimensions: 240 × 250 × 235 mm
Material: Aluminum
Production: near Zurich
Weight: 0.6 kg

Buchstütze 01 01
Buchstütze Schnitt
Buchstütze Schnitt 2
Buchstütze 17 01
Buchstütze Schnitt 5
Buchstütze Schnitt 6
Serving Tray, Tableware, 2025
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Dimensions: 85 × 550 × 220 mm
Material: Swiss Larch (FSC)
Production: Verein Zürcher Eingliederung

Serviertablar 02
Serviertablar 01 3
Serviertablar 03
Serviertablett Schwarz 1 2
Serviertablett Schwarz 3
Tip Stool, Furniture, 2025

Adjustable Seat Height: 480–750 mm
Dimensions: W 440 mm × D 150 mm
Weight: 6.5 kg

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Instagram 01 22
Instagram 020
Instagram 01 1
Candle Bowls, Accessories, 2025
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Dimensions: Various Sizes
Material: Quartz Sand
Production: Eisengiesserei Mezger, Kallnach

Instagram 0119
Instagram 017
Kerzenhalter Studio Kerzen 29
Instagram 018
Instagram 0114
Instagram 015
Kerzenhalter Studio Kerzen 07
Instagram 016
Instagram 014
Peek-a-Boo, Furniture, 2025
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Dimensions: 590 × 400 × 350 mm
Weight: 15 kg
Material: Powder-coated steel

Table With A Hole 8 2
Top View 02
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

241207 David Walsh 12 V1 SW
241207 David Walsh 05 2
ZE Produktion 2410 08
David Walsh Allmend Stuhl Titelbild 02 Marie Christine Gerber
241207 David Walsh 10
Nutmeg Mill, Tableware, 2024

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

Nutmeg Mill 03
Muskatmühle Studio 01 18 2
Nutmeg Mill 01
Muskatmühle Studio 01 09
Muskatmühle Studio 01 02
Muskatmühle Studio 01 05
Muskatmühle Studio 01 07 1
Fold, Furniture, 2023
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Typology: Shoe Shelf, Book Shelf, Bench
Dimensions: 450 × 1000 × 290 mm
Material: Anodized Aluminum
Production: Various Suppliers in Switzerland

Graphic Design: Data-Orbit

David Walsh Studio Aluregal 6 1
David Walsh Studio Aluregal 7
Fold Laser Details 5
Fold Laser 241008 05
Fold Laser Details 3
Fold Laser Details 7
Davidwalsh industrialdesign shelf 231130
Davidwalsh industrialdesign shelf 231130 05
Fold Mediacampus 4 web
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
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Dimensions: 15mm, ⌀ 84mm
Material: Cast iron
Production: Limited Edition

Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 02 2
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 03 2
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 04
Davidwalsh bottleopener 231130 05
Bistro Mills, Tableware, 2019
↗Purchase

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

1 J7 A4134 2 2 4
1 J7 A4134 2 2 4 2
IMG 3949
Davidwalsh bistro mills 231130 04 2
Unten 02
IMG 3967 2

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