Green City Days: Design makes Rapperswil-Jona a sustainable city
The Zurich-based creative agency Gestalten was responsible for the entire communication presence of the Green City Days Rapperswil-Jona - and thus helped to position the city as a pioneer for sustainable urban development.
Green visions brought to life: Gestalten and the Green City Days
From May 7 to 10, 2026, Rapperswil-Jona was all about green urban development. The Zurich-based creative agency Gestalten designed and implemented the entire communication presence for the four-day «Green City Days Rapperswil-Jona» festival. The aim was to position Rapperswil-Jona as a pioneer of sustainable urban development beyond its image as the «City of Roses».
After months of intensive preparation by the volunteers of the Green City Rapperswil-Jona association, the event came to a successful conclusion last weekend with the staging of the city festival. The diverse program included exhibitions, talks and workshops on urban visions, urban gardening and sustainability as well as installations such as pop-up gardens, an urban forest and works of art - and encouraged people to get involved.
Communication as a bridge between vision and experience at the Green City Days
The communication project was led by Flora Frommelt, a member of the management team at Gestalten. As a committed Rapperswil resident and board member of the Green City Rapperswil-Jona association, the project was particularly close to her heart. «It's inspiring to see how communication can help to bring green visions for our city to life,» says Frommelt.
The festival met with broad public interest and showed how creative communication can translate socially relevant topics into a local context. The collaboration between the creative agency and the association is a prime example of how civic engagement and professional communication work can go hand in hand.
More about the work of Gestalten: https://www.gestalten.ch
Responsible for Gestalten: Flora Frommelt, Member of the Executive Board
