Hannes Wettstein (1958 - 2008) was born in Ascona, Switzerland, and lived and worked in Zurich.  His main professional activities were in the fields of product design and interior architecture.  He designed fashion and furniture showrooms, public spaces, hotels, installations, offices, both in Switzerland and abroad.  He designed limited edition collections of furnishings and accessories for several Swiss companies.  His projects include furniture, lamps, watches, eyeglasses, rugs, handles, bikes.  Wettstein designed furniture for Cassina, Molteni, Bulo, Baleri Italia, Arflex, Wittmann, and Erik Jørgensen; along with lighting for Artemide and Oluce.