Portrait of Kaj Lehmann Photo by Flavio Karrer

 ↳ Typographer based in Zürich
 ↳ Co-running Studio DählerLehmann
 ↳ Co-founder of Präsens Editionen

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Hildastrasse 9
CH–8004 Zürich
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Contact:
account[at]kajlehmann.ch


Current Affairs:
  • A series of booklets by Jakob Weber, Sasha Rossmann, Andrew Sears,
    Susan Marti & Beate Fricke, published by Vexer Verlag in February 2026
  • Website for Studio HBLA (Hans Baumann)
  • Book on the restoration of the «Cäsar Tapisserien» at the BHM
  • Book «The Process» for Georg Gatsas
  • Identity & Website for Atelier Corso
  • 2026 Exhibition in Schloss Hollenegg for Design
  • zweikommasieben Magazin: Hyperreality 2025
  • Flinc Cycles

Lectures & Teaching:
  • Weltformat Festival, Lucerne (2024)
  • Hochschule Luzern (Diploma Jury: 2022, 2023)
  • Schule für Gestaltung St. Gallen (2021)
  • SUPSI (2021)
  • UDK Berlin (2019)
  • Hochschule Luzern (2019)
  • Fachklasse Basel (2019)

Exhibitions:
  • Swiss Design Awards Exhibition (2021, 2023)
  • CIG, Le Signe, Chaumont (2015, 2021)
  • «Designing Tools», Weltformat Festival, Lucerne (2019)
  • Swiss Style Now, Weltformat Festival, Lucerne (2018)
  • «Poster Town», Taiwan (2017)
  • «L'affiche Lucernoise», Chaumont (2015)
  • Swiss Graphic Design, Seoul (2014)

Awards:
  • Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher (2024, 2026)
  • International Creative Awards (2025)
  • Preis der Stiftung Buchkunst (2024)
  • Swiss Design Awards (2023)
  • Shortlist for Josef Müller-Brockmann Prize (2019)
  • 100 Beste Plakate CH DE AT (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
  • Graphic Design Festival Scotland, International Competition (2018)
  • Werkbeitrag Kanton Luzern (2015)
  • The Most Beautiful Swiss Books (2015)
  • Tokyo Type Directors Club (2015)

Education:
  • MA Type Design, ECAL (2016 – 2018)
  • BA Graphic Design, HSLU (2009 – 2012)
  • Typesetting apprenticeship, Schulthess Druck (2004 – 2008)