Description

Jürg Bally (1922–2013) was an architect and designer active in the fields of 20th-century design and collecting. His architectural background enabled him to develop a rigorous approach to design, based on proportion, functionality, and a strong attention to materials—qualities he later applied to furniture and interior design.

Alongside his work as an architect, Jürg Bally also operated as a designer and played an active role in the appreciation of European modernist design, with a particular focus on postwar furniture. His technical expertise and historical knowledge allowed him to identify and select high-value pieces, contributing to the dissemination of iconic works of French, Swiss, and Scandinavian design.

A significant chapter of his career concerns the interior design project for the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), for which he developed bespoke solutions for public and representative spaces. Within this context, Bally designed and personally commissioned production in Africa of a series of solid jacaranda wood lobby armchairs, known as the Campone model. The complete set of these armchairs was later acquired directly from the architect, forming an authentic and well-documented core of the original production.

His work sits within the broader context of collectible design and the rediscovery of 20th-century modernism, where architecture and design merge into a coherent vision of space, function, and object.