Stojan

about

We are an independent creative agency based in Switzerland. Within our office, lab, and studios, we bring together an international team of talents who work across disciplines and embrace hybrid design and production techniques—combining traditional craft with contemporary technologies. 

We design visual narratives for all types of brand expressions, targeting global audiences. Our clientele includes niche brands, start-ups, and non-profits, as well as global players and established cultural institutions. 

stojan is both a platform and a state of mind. It unites our internal teams, a network of collaborators, and the trusted clients we’ve had the privilege of working with. It also represents the philosophy we’ve inherited from our founder—a mindset we nurture to encourage purposeful creation, allow clarity, and foster curiosity. 

The office is where creative and strategic concepts are born. Art directors, strategists, and designers shape ideas through dialogue, with a keen attention to detail. They establish visual identities, create editorial projects, and develop digital experiences.  

The lab focuses on the production of images by leveraging CGI. Our team brings realism, depth and subtlety by combining technical expertise with a photographic and cinematic eye. The technology pipeline is subject to constant care and attention to deliver valuable assets with ease. 

The studios are dedicated to photography, with the goal of developing images that meet the objectives of each assignment while offering singular perspectives. 

our story

Founded in the early 1980s by Czech designer Josef Stojan, Atelier Stojan was born as a space for creation and dialogue, shaped by a strong connection to the visual arts and a thoughtful approach to design. From the beginning, it has nurtured a culture rooted in openness and awareness, with a deep understanding of the importance of collective ideation and the value of restraint in attaining clarity. 

Designer Patrick Voumard joined Josef Stojan in 2002, and the duo continued to expand the studio's activities to include packaging, spatial, and experience design while strengthening its expertise in corporate identity. In 2003, they formalized their partnership and established Stojan&Voumard. 

In parallel, JVA Studios, founded by photographer Joël von Allmen in Neuchâtel the same year, built a solid reputation in still life and lifestyle photography—particularly in the field of horology—while nurturing a new generation of image-makers trained at leading Swiss and international schools. 

In 2023, these two complementary entities came together to form stojan office lab studios, a multidisciplinary platform where design, CGI, photography, film and creative direction converge. This new chapter builds on an alignment of principles: a collaborative spirit, a cross-disciplinary mindset and a commitment to thoughtful creation.