info(at)michaelfurler.com, +41 79 329 08 60

I’m Michi, Michael, Herr Furler if you prefer. I’m based in Bern and I’m an illustrator and cartoonist.

E-Mail> info@michaelfurler.com
Instagram> @michaelfurler
Telephone> +41 79 329 08 60

SELECTED CLIENTS: New York Times ★ Neue Zürcher Zeitung ★ ETH Zürich ★ Surprise Strassenmagazin ★ Rolling Stone Magazine ★ Hochschule Luzern Design und Kunst ★ Universität Luzern ★ Narratively.com ★ Fantoche Animation Film Festival ★ SPAG Schnyder, Plüss AG ★ Bourbaki Panorama

You can find digital editions of my comics on Gumroad or itch. You can read my comic strip Helena for free.

MA in Design, Hochschule Luzern DFK.
BA in Visual Communication in Illustration Fiction, Hochschule Luzern DFK.

Prices
2023    Residency Casa Maria, Kultur Stadt Bern.
2023    Kreationsbeitrag Comic, Pro Helvetia.

Publications
2024    Aux Abois: Graphic Novel, 204 pages, Atrabile (CH).
2023    Bunny Punch: Short Comic, 20 pages, for the Shortbox Comics Fair.
2022    A Tomato In Chains: Short Comic, 40 pages, for the Shortbox Comics Fair.
2021    Bark Bark Girl: Graphic Novel, 204 pages, Peow (SWE/US).
2017    Helena: Comic Strip, 52 pages, Shortbox (UK).
2017    A Silver Lining: Picture Booklet, 24 pages, self-published.
2016    Seico Toys Catalogue: Zine, 32 pages, self-published.

Contributions
2024    Notbremse #7 with Text by Anna Rosenwasser (CH).
2023    Internal Affairs Tense Anniversary, Peow (SWE/US).
2023    Jet Generation (US).
2023    Notbremse #5 (CH).
2021    Ampel Gloss (CH).
2019    The Real Folk Blues, ShortBox (UK).
2018    Ampel #17 (CH).
2018    Pingu Zine, Shortbox (UK).
2017    Ampel #16 (CH).
2017    Illustrationalisierung 3, Balsam (CH).

Exhibitions, Events
2024    Live Comic Reading, Notbremse #7, Sphères Zürich.
2023    Live Comic Reading and Livedrawing, Literaturfestival Wortlaut, St. Gallen
2020    Migrationsgeschichten in Virtual Reality, Fantoche, Baden.
2019    SEICO Sehwunder, Bourbaki Luzern + Thun Panorama
2018    SEICO Uhren und Raubkunst, Fumetto, Luzern
2018    SEICO Sterben Sie Wohl!, Friedhof Sihlfeld, Zürich
2017    Live Drawing, Illustration trifft Musik, Turmstiftung Schloss Holligen, Bern
2016    Seico Toys, Fumetto, Luzern
2016    Magnet Basel, Fremdenarchiv Basel.
2016    Kunst im Schtadl 9, Kippel.


Hoi, I’m Michael Furler. I’m freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Bern, Switzerland. Previous clients include the New York Times, the ETH Zürich, the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.