Gavillet & Cie is a graphic design studio based in Geneva. From art direction to editorial design, visual identity to typography, our practice develop innovative projects extending through the whole range of contemporary graphic design. The studio is a creative partner for artists, cultural institutions and commercial companies both in Switzerland and internationally. Our long-term collaborations include art direction for Zurich-based publisher JRP|Ringier, editorial design for Art Basel’s annual publications, books for the Guggenheim Museum, campaigns for the Musée Jenisch in Vevey and corporate design for Nestlé.
The studio was originally established in 2001 as Gavillet & Rust by Gilles Gavillet and David Rust. In 2009, Vincent Devaud joined forces and the studio now consists of a team of four designers supported by an administrative manager. In parallel to the studio, Gilles Gavillet and Vincent Devaud are active in teaching graphic design, respectively at ECAL University of Arts & Design and at EAA School of Applied Arts La Chaux-de-Fonds.
Gavillet & Cie has been exhibited internationally and some works are now part of public collections (CNAP – Centre national des Arts plastiques (France), Museo MADC (Costa Rica). The studio was frequently awarded by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture in recognition of its achievements, most notably the Jan Tschichold Prize (2005) and the Swiss Grand Award for Design (2012).
Team
- Gilles Gavillet
- Vincent Devaud
- Sandra Carrera
- Géraldine Singy
Solo Exhibitions
- Palimpstesto, MADC – Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San Jose (2016)
- Palimpstesto, Fábrica de Arte Cubano, Havana (2016)
- Palimpstesto, Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City (2015)
- Le Portique espace d’art contemporain, Le Havre (2015)
- L’art se livre, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Locle (2014)
- Passage, Centre d’art contemporain Troyes (2014)
Selected Group Exhibitions
- Swiss Design Now, Cooper Union, New York (2016)
- Swiss Design, Tokyo Opera City, Tokyo (2016)
- Swiss Style, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (2015)
- Les Pléiades, Les Abattoirs, Toulouse (2013)
- Types We Can Make, Cooper Union, New York (2012)
- 100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (2012)
- Frische Schriften, Museum für Gestaltung Zürich (2004)