Bertram, Polly / Volkart, Daniel

Polly Bertram was born in Hamburg in 1953 and grew up in Lucerne. She studied graphic design at the Zurich School of Design. In 1981 she founded a studio together with Daniel Volkart. From 1992, she ran it by herself, working together with freelancers. From 1991 to 1999 she taught graphic design at the Zurich School of Design and in 1999 she became head of the visual communication study programme at the Lucerne School of Art and Design. In 2000 she started teaching at the SUPSI University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland in Lugano.

Daniel Volkart was born in Winterthur in 1959 and lives in Zurich. He studied graphic design at the Zurich School of Design. From 1981 to 1991 he had a design studio with Polly Bertram. The two also worked on the appearance of Theater am Neumarkt in Zurich. Today he teaches visual communication at the Zurich University of the Arts.

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