Daylight is essential to our organism. It affects the production of hormones such as melatonin and serotonin and hence regulates our body rhythms or reduces symptoms of health issues like seasonal affective disorder. Also, natural light is not homogenous since there is a constant change of light an shadow in the sky. Nonetheless, a lot of people spend most of their time under artificial light, which does not have the properties of daylight.

The idea of the Natural Sky lighting system is to get away from the classical approach of homogenous illumination to a light with a soft and constant change in light quality and intensity. These changes of quality and intensity are steered by a control system within the lamp. This system does not only provide for artificial light with similar properties as natural light, it also has a positive effect on energy consumption. The lamp's appearance is supported by translucent side panels supplying additional lighting reflexes. Moreover, the lamp is covered by a sound-absorbing textile, which enhances the lights natural impression and provides a perfect noise reducing solution for public zones with few furnishing and a lot of transit.

The improved pathway system as well as the expansion of the commercial space has transformed the corridor-like zone between terminal 1, the shopping vicinity and the entrance area of the hotel into a spacious dwelling place (hallway).
For this new hallway we developed a new ceiling system simulating the look of a natural sky through innovative light variations, which creates a natural and open environment.

dai has visualised and implemented ‘DER veg’’s Corporate Interior Design.
The restaurant is characterised by a remarkable high ceiling, reaching nearly 6 metres: Lights, which visually structure the ceiling height and moreover function as noise absorbents were specially developed in order to provide excellent acoustics.
Furniture, buffet system and bar have been designed with the idea and objective, that the restaurant concept of ‘DER veg’ can easily be implemented at different locations.

The Play Switzerland™ poker card set allows for a playful discovery of fascinating information about Swiss history and customs, which can hardly be found in common travel guides.
The card set is available in English, German, Spanish, Russian and Mandarin.

Order: The Play Switzerland™ card set is available through contact@dai.ch or +41(0)44 456 26 00
Price: CHF 16.- plus shipping and handling flat rate of CHF 4.-
Discount: starting at a minimum order of 50 sets

More information under: www.infogamecards.com

The "arwa-twinflex" awarded with the highest distinctions.
The "twinflex" was designed by dai for the arwa company and is based on the successful classic "arwa-twin". With its groundbreaking flexible spout system and its unusually versatile functionality "arwa-twinflex" allows the water to be directed exactly where it's needed. The dynamic and distinctive spout element with its eye-catching design - which is available in four colours - can be mounted on the existing "arwa-twin" fitting.
The innovative fitting concept "arwa-twinflex" strikes as an ecologically, economically and optically attractive product. Thanks to the distinction with the Good Design Award 2007 and the reddot best of the best 2008 Award as well as the nomination for the Designpreis of the Federal Republic of Germany 2009 the "arwa-twinflex" is ranking among the best design products worldwide. Link: Arwa News

The new door handle Vicenza is named after the Italian town Vicenza who's Teatro Olimpico is known for its clever usage of perspective that creates an illusion of depth of the stage. Likewise the door handle Vicenza created for Glutz rejuvenates towards the turning mandrel thus mirroring dynamics, elegance and lightness.

dai supports the company AK Ski and the NGO Right to Play with a design for a limited ski edition. The revenue from the sale of this ski edition goes to Right to Play.

Right To Play is an international humanitarian organisation supported by athletes, which uses sports and play to improve the quality of life of the children and teenagers in the less privileged regions of the world. Therewith Right to Play contributes to a more secure, more peaceful and healthier world.

In the process of redesigning the identity of Jet Aviation an industry novelty was announced. With all its industry insights it was a natural choice to have dai develop the corporate design and naming of Skylliance.

Interior Design for the exclusive private "Club zum Rennweg" in the historic part of Zurich. Three floors full of atmosphere with lounges, restaurant and bar as well as terrace.

For SEFAR, the worlds leading manufacturer of precision fabrics dai designed the launch of the new "SEFAR ARCHITECTURE" branch. On the occasion of the TECHTEXTIL 05 in Frankfurt the new fabric generation with light technical properties was presented to the public by means of a specifically designed tarde show booth.

dai developed for Satisloh, a leader in the optical industry a new identity based on the reqirements of the company that emerged from the Satis Vacuum - LOH Optikmaschinen merger. Both, naming and visual identity as well as machine and booth design were part of the assignement. In close cooperation with ditoy e-branding and electronic data management have been implemented.