Feller
Toggle switch (1946), Otto LeutholdFounded in 1909 by Adolf Feller, Feller SA is a leading manufacturer of electrical installation products, and market leader in Switzerland. The product range includes rotary switches, sockets, plugs and sockets for flush mounting. In 1931 Adolf’s daughter Elisabeth took over the company and successfully led Feller for 40 years. In 1992 Feller AG was taken over by Schneider Electronics.
In 1932, Feller launched its first toggle switch and established itself as a leading Swiss manufacturer. In 1946, under the direction of Otto Leuthold, Feller designed the platonic toggle switch (as pictured above), which Max Bill described as ‘perhaps the ultimate form for a light switch’ at the 1949 exhibition entitled ‘Die gute Form’.
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