Classic32 s · 16:9 · 1.2 MB
Clockwork
A watch dial and a hand that draws the logo mark. Then the idea everything is built on: only will turns an idea into a product.
For universities, banks and expert audiences.
Press & media
Media.
For journalists, event organisers and anyone writing about HMZ.swiss: coverage, videos, photos and logo in one place.
Press
In the media.
What others write, film and award about our products and projects.
- 20 October 2026ClickomaniaFanfoldArticle · DE · by Matthias Schüssler
Bedo hat ein Rezept gegen das Doomscrolling
Matthias Schüssler reviews Fanfold, the RSS reader that turns feeds into magazines you page through, and sees it as a way to slow down news consumption.
Die Inhalte werden nicht gescrollt, sondern umgeblättert.
- 24 April 2025Dominik Baur · Maison CréativePorträtFilm
Bedo Hamza
Short film about Bedo Hamza, the inventor of the wooden card: combining technology with sustainable materials, and a bike ride through the Swiss Alps.
- 29 April 2024American BankerTimbercardArticle · EN · by Daniel Wolfe
Meet the bank that's replacing every debit card with wood
GLS Bank is switching all its debit cards to wood. Viseca appears as another Timbercard issuer, with Bedo Hamza as senior innovation manager.
“The problem with plastic is the durability. It lasts extremely long, and even nature doesn’t know how to get rid of it.”
- 9 April 2024American Banker · PaymentsSourceTimbercardArticle · EN · by Daniel Wolfe
A material difference: The wood credit card takes root
On the Timbercard, the payment card made of wood: how the idea came about, from the first prototype in 2019 to market launch, with Bedo Hamza as senior innovation manager at Viseca.
“Recycled plastic is still plastic, and we wanted to develop something that is more sustainable.”
- 12 October 2022MyCard · VisecaInnovationCustomer magazine · DE
Tauchen Sie ein in die Welt der Innovationen
Profile in Viseca’s customer magazine: how Bedo Hamza, head of innovation management, spots trends and tests them in pilot projects.
«Am Anfang steht immer der Mut, Neues auszuprobieren. Davor sollte man sich nie scheuen.»
- 21 November 2020SRF · 10vor10HolzkarteArticle · DE · by Christian Rensch
Schweizer Innovation – Die Kreditkarte aus Holz
Swiss national television reports on the wooden card, back then still a prototype from the Swiss Wood Solutions workshop in Dübendorf.
- 10 September 2013I Love Free SoftwareM8! Mind MapArticle · EN · by Sudeep Thapa
Free Windows 8 Mind Mapping App: M8! Mind Map
Review of M8! Mind Map for Windows 8: a useful mind mapping app whose free version is enough for most people.
“Hands down a good mind map app.”
- 8 February 2013StartuptickerM8! Mind MapAward · EN
Swiss App Awards 2013 the winners!
M8! wins the “Science & Education” category at the Swiss App Awards 2013, out of 229 submitted apps.
Videos
Intros & Reels.
One brand, two voices: serious about craft, bold in thinking. Calm, precise or loud depending on the audience.
Intros for talks
In 16:9 with a still end frame, so the talk can start right after the intro.
Professional40 s · 16:9 · 3.4 MB
Groove
Idea. Will. Product. Six products on the beat, BionicOS in the terminal and the stance behind it: serious about craft, bold in thinking.
For conferences, pitches and client presentations.
Punk37 s · 16:9 · 13.6 MB
Manifesto
One, two, three, four. No templates, no algorithm, no tracking. Build your own. Then the table flips, and HMZ ends up sprayed on the wall.
For launches, our own products and loud stages.
Reels
In 9:16 for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok.
Classic16 s · 9:16 · 1.0 MB
Swiss Classic
Grid, white space, “Swiss Engineering Craft.” and six products at an easy pace.
Professional15 s · 9:16 · 2.0 MB
Launch
Idea. Will. Product. The products on the beat, up to “Vibe coding speed. Pro quality.”
Punk14 s · 9:16 · 5.4 MB
Flip the Table
Nobody asked for this. And that is exactly why we do it.
For events, the intros are available on request in full resolution (1080p) and as a loop for the time before the talk.
Get in touchMusic and animation: made in the HMZ.swiss workshop, with no samples and no third-party licences.
Downloads
Photos & logo.
For talks, programmes and articles: portraits of Bedo Hamza and the HMZ.swiss logo to download.
Portraits
Logo
SVG for print and any size, PNG with transparent background (2400 px wide). Please do not distort or recolour the logo.
Products
Press kits.
Facts, copy you can use, images and video in print quality, for each product.
Media contact
Questions, interviews or a conversation for a story: Bedo answers personally.
Bedo Hamza
HMZ craftsmanship GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland
bedo@hmz.swiss