Matthias Zäh

Driving strategic collaborations to grow impact ecosystems for footwear | cultivating and scaling innovation cultures

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

About

explorative design, leveraging state-of-art technology in generative design and additive manufacturing to transform products and services to become more human and environmentally centric. creating the unexpected by experimenting and tinkering with the latest technology in digital creation and fabrication. develop custom products with scalability in mind, building off modularity and adapting core components to target functionality to maintain the core essence of the aesthetic. experience industrial designer with a focus on leading teams through inspiration and prototyping from ideation to final concept and commercialisation.

Experience

  • swissbiomechanics (Einsiedeln, Schwyz, Switzerland · On-site)
    • Head of Innovationlab
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

      By fostering a culture of innovation, we are dedicated to shape the future of footwear.

    • Internship @ motion innovation center by swissbiomechanics
      Dec 2022 - May 2023 · 6 mos

      I learned so much about the basic principles of biomechanics and how they relate to footwear. Thanks to the great collaboration with the researchers and scientists at the Motion Innovation Center, we have developed experiments, tested hypotheses and validated innovative shoe concepts.

  • Senior Industrial Designer at 2ND WEST | design for public
    Aug 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Innovation Lab Ecco - Senior Industrial Designer at ECCO
    Sep 2018 - Jan 2021 · 2 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior Design at MAZ ZAEH Industrial Design
    Jan 2007 - Sep 2018 · 11 yrs 9 mos

  • Lecturer product design and digital fabrication at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
    Jan 2011 - Jan 2015 · 4 yrs 1 mo