About the Author

Ulrich Bachmann, born in 1943 in Zurich, studied the mediation of design and art at the Zurich University of Arts (the former Zurich School of Applied Arts) and the University of Zurich. He began a freelance artistic career in 1971, also taking on several teaching assignments. He has been a professor at Zurich University of Arts since 2002 with teaching and research assignments focusing on colour and light. In 2009 he founded the Colour-Light Centre (FLZ), which he directs at the Zurich University of Arts.