Team & soul

We believe in the power of design experience and infuse our values into everything we create at distylerie. We are bold and daring — in our commitment to provide cutting-edge design solutions. We pursue excellence — with our unwavering dedication to go above and beyond in our projects. We put people first — our clients, our employees, and the audiences that experience our work. In short: we use our creativity and resources to the best of our abilities with the aim of making a positive impact on everyone.

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We all have a background in and passion for brand design, but each of us has a clear area of expertise, such as UX/UI, motion design, or 3D design. This is the distylerie core team, and, if necessary, we bring our network on board to help meet your needs.
Damien Julien by distylerie Zurich

With over 15 years of experience in brand design, Damien studied graphic design and typography in La Chaux-de-Fonds before spending seven years at international agencies such as Interbrand and Metadesign. During this time, he developed projects for clients including BMW, Actelion, Art Basel, Lucerne Festival, Schindler, and many more.

He then founded distylerie to bring his own vision of branding to life. His understanding of branding spans from definition and concept to realization. In doing so, he relies on elaborate and experimental design that creates powerful experiences and moves people.

Damien Julien

Brand & Creative Director
Sarah Wucherpfennig Distylerie by distylerie Zurich

Sarah trained as a graphic designer at the Wave agency in Lucerne. Thanks to an international scholarship from the Leonardo Foundation, she was able to expand her practical experience in London, among other places.

She always brings a generous helping of openness and curiosity to the projects she works on. Sarah enriches the distylerie team with her strength in implementing design concepts in a way that’s specific to media and target audience.

Sarah Wucherpfennig

Brand designerin / UX UI
Florian Klein by distylerie Zurich

Florian is a trained graphic designer and enjoyed a bilingual upbringing in Ticino. In his adopted home of Zurich, he gained a great deal of experience in advertising and communications agencies and has already worked for major national and international clients.

He expresses his creativity not only through design but also through photography. At distylerie, he enjoys the good coffee and skilfully uses his strengths in image editing and creating visuals with 3D programs and Photoshop.

Florian Klein

Brand designer / 3D Artist
Nick Lang by distylerie Zurich

Nick is the youngest member of the distylerie team and responsible for giving designs depth and bringing them to life through motion and 3D animation. What fascinates him about his work is being able to create a composition that tells a great story.

Nick is currently working on his Bachelor’s degree in Visual Effects & 3D Animation (VFX). In his spare time he enjoys experimenting with different software tools and exploring the world on and beneath the water through photography.

Nick Lang

Motion & 3D designer
Luana Perotto Distylerie by distylerie Zurich

Luana specialises in strategic brand development with a clear focus and a keen sense of identity. She crafts authentic, enduring brand stories and leads projects with a sharp eye on processes and progress.

After studying Design Management in Lucerne, she further refined her expertise in Brand Design and Management in Florence and Barcelona. An international outlook and a distinctly southern way of life continue to shape her perspective.

Luana Perotto

Brand Strategy & Development
Micaela Pinto by distylerie Zurich

Micaela studied Linguistics and Organisational Communication at ZHAW. She is a co-founder of the social start-up Plentii, where she is responsible for marketing and communications.

At distylerie, she is primarily involved in brand strategy and concept development, where she sees language as a powerful tool in making the brand vision clear to all stakeholders, resulting in a strong visual presence.

Micaela Marques Pinto

Text & Concept

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distylerie is a team of strategists, designers, and motion specialists in Zurich, founded and led by Damien Julien (Brand & Creative Director). We combine strategic depth and design precision under one roof – from brand strategy and visual identity to motion and 3D.

The core is a focused team of around six to seven experts. Everyone shares a background in branding – through training, experience, or both – and each brings a distinct specialisation. For larger undertakings we scale to 15–20 people through a curated network of partners. That way we assemble a tailored team for every project – no more and no less than it needs.

Every role is clearly defined: brand strategy, UX/UI design, corporate design, 3D, motion design, and verbal identity. This range lets us think a brand through end to end – from positioning to finished application – without handover losses between agencies.

We don’t design logos, we build brand systems. Everything starts with the brand essence – the unmistakable core of your brand. From there we derive strategy, visual identity, and every application, so your brand stays consistent across all touchpoints. Award-winning (Red Dot, iF, German Design Award), but never for its own sake.

We work across industries – from robotics and technology to mobility, hospitality, education, culture, and start-ups. What matters isn’t the sector but the ambition to build a brand with substance and impact.

The brand essence is a brand’s strategic and emotional core. It defines what a brand stands for and how it’s perceived. At distylerie it’s the starting point for brand strategy, corporate design, and communication – creating consistency rather than coincidence.

Yes. We’re based in Zurich (Zentralstrasse 118, 8003 Zürich) but work across Switzerland and internationally – remotely and on-site. Many of our projects reach well beyond Switzerland.