Gerald Hochstrasser

At a Glance - Collaboration note: “We've known the Wratschko family for a long time, and have also worked with them since the '90s.” The relationship reads less like a recent business arrangement than a durable professional familiarity, one that has had time to deepen and settle into trust. - Product realization: “We had the idea for many years, but it only became a reality with CRISTALLO.” - Packaging detail: “First and foremost, it's the shape. Slender, tall, elegant. In combination with the glass stopper, it makes the perfect packaging for our products.” The emphasis here is not merely on utility, but on the visual grace of the vessel — a form that feels considered from the first glance. - Consumer detail: “It reseals each bottle perfectly after it's initially opened, and is airtight.” Practicality, in other words, is not an afterthought; it is built into the experience.

In Their Words “We had the idea for many years, but it only became a reality with CRISTALLO. At the end of the day, we're not a big company. Our quantities are small, so our quality requirements are very high.” “First and foremost, it's the shape. Slender, tall, elegant. In combination with the glass stopper, it makes the perfect packaging for our products.” Taken together, those lines describe a working standard rather than a slogan: wait for the right form, choose packaging that is judged as carefully as the product itself, and keep the bar high when the run is small. In Gerald Hochstrasser’s telling, that is where the quality lives.