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Mural Artist in Zurich
In Zurich, Giulia Dal Bon paints murals with a brush, in flats, offices, practices, hotels and restaurants. Trained at the Brera Academy, she paints on site, from 200 CHF per square metre. Free quote within 48 hours, two sketches included: you approve the design before Giulia paints.
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The price of a mural in Zurich
| Simple motif or line drawingFine lines for flowers, patterns, silhouettes or figures… | 200 CHF/sqm |
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| Fully painted subjectColours and shadows for landscapes, portraits or scenes… | 330 CHF/sqm |
| Trompe-l’oeil or ceilingThe wall opens onto a false window, a sky on the ceiling or an entire landscape… | 460 CHF/sqm |
| Exterior facade: if needed, scaffolding is added to the quote. | |
Free quote within 48h
The quote starts from the surface and the technique, and spells out what comes on top: interior or exterior, the condition of the wall, the height, scaffolding if needed, the timing.
Where to start?
When you contact me about a mural in Zurich, here is what happens next.
A photo of the wall with the sketch
Send me a photo of the wall and I draw a sketch straight onto your photo. You tell me what you think. The first two sketches are free.
The quote
Once the sketch is approved, I send you the quote and we set the date together.
I paint the wall
I come and paint at your place in Zurich, by brush, and the place stays open while I work.
Murals in Zurich
Zurich’s Altstadt, the medieval old town with its cobbled streets and guild houses, remains the heart of the city; nearby, the Kunsthaus Zürich, opened in 1910 and expanded several times up to the extension designed by David Chipperfield in 2020, is today Switzerland’s largest art museum. Along the lakeshore, the residential district with its historic villas and high ceilings has long been associated with families of financial tradition. In Zurich, Giulia paints the walls of private residences, offices and galleries. Giulia travels easily to Zurich to paint: you send her a photo of the wall and she draws the sketch straight onto it, so you see the mural in place before she travels.
What Giulia brings to Zurich. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in art galleries and also paints on walls. Corriere della Sera, Domus and Sky Arte have covered her work, and her mural of more than twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci stands in Milan. The wall is her favourite canvas because it truly becomes part of a place, a unique work made to tell your story.
For a company evening, Giulia also paints live in front of your guests: corporate live painting in Zurich, from 900 €.
What Giulia brings to Zurich
In 1922 the city of Zurich launched a competition to paint the entrance hall of the municipal police, a dark vault built into a former orphanage, with two stated aims: to brighten the space and to give work to the city’s artists. Augusto Giacometti won it and painted it from 1923 to 1925, in red and ochre, in fresco and secco: thousands of flowers on the vault, and on the walls stonecutters, carpenters, astronomers. People in Zurich call it the Blüemlihalle, the hall of little flowers.
In Zurich, then, a public competition was held to make an administrative hall beautiful, and it has held for a century. Giulia Dal Bon paints there with a brush, in flats, offices, hotels, restaurants and shop windows, using odourless acrylic: the work can go on with the place open. From 200 CHF per sqm, free quote within 48 hours.
In Zurich, Giulia also paints live in front of an audience: a company evening, a conference, an opening or a wedding. The canvas starts blank and ends signed, ready to hang. From 950 € for a wedding, from 900 € for a company evening, from 400 € for a performance at a concert. See live painting →
Your questions, before commissioning
A photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and the idea you have in mind are enough to receive a quote.
How much does a mural cost in Zurich?
The rate is per square metre: 200 CHF for a line drawing or a simple motif, 330 CHF for a fully painted subject, 460 CHF for a trompe l’oeil or ceiling. The quote is free: see all prices.
How does it work to have a wall painted in Zurich?
Write to Giulia Dal Bon on WhatsApp or by email, even if the idea is still vague: she replies within 48 hours. Send her a photo of the wall to be painted, she draws a sketch straight onto your photo, you tell her what you think, and the first two sketches are free. Once the sketch is approved, she sends you the quote, from 200 CHF per sqm in Zurich, and sets the date with you. She then comes and paints the mural at your place in Zurich, by brush, and the place stays open while she works.
What does a mural quote in Zurich cover?
The square-metre price Giulia Dal Bon quotes includes the paint and materials, the first two sketches, corrections during the work and the protective varnish as a finish. Added to the quote, when needed, are the scaffolding for a facade and travel costs, agreed together. The quote is free and arrives within 48 hours; a deposit of about 100 € for materials confirms the date, and the balance is settled at the end.
I’d like a mural or a painting on a wall of my home in Zurich, who should I contact?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She paints murals by brush in homes, bedrooms, bathrooms, on terraces, pool walls and facades, and travels in Zurich as she does across Europe. Send her a photo of the wall, its approximate dimensions and your idea, however loose: she replies within 48 hours with a quote and a first proposal. The first two sketches are free.
Can I see a design before commissioning the mural?
Always. You receive a sketch set on a photo of your own wall, to scale, together with the quote. The first two sketches are free: Giulia shows the work in progress, you give your opinion, and she adjusts. You confirm when you are ready.
Will a mural damage the wall?
The paint goes onto the plaster already in place. In most cases a dusting down is all that is needed before starting. If the surface has cracks or rising damp, Giulia points it out before quoting and proposes the preparation required. Indoors she uses an odourless acrylic: a child’s bedroom in use or a restaurant that stays open can both be painted. An acrylic mural can later be painted over like any wall paint, if you change your mind in ten years.
When is the best time to paint a mural in Zurich?
All year round. Indoors the odourless acrylic lets the room stay in use while she works, in January as in July. Outdoors she needs a dry wall and a mild temperature. Giulia sets the date with you when she quotes, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves.
Can a view of Zurich be painted on a wall?
Yes, and the subjects are right there in front of you. The towers of the Grossmünster and the Fraumünster on either side of the Limmat, the facades of the guild houses, and the lake at the end of the city. Giulia Dal Bon paints all of it with a brush. As a line drawing, the view falls under the 200 CHF per sqm rate; with colour and shadow, it starts at 330 CHF per sqm. Free quote within 48 hours.
What subject works well for a mural in Zurich?
In historic lakeside villas or offices in the Altstadt, a discreet botanical motif or an elegant trompe l’oeil fit well with high ceilings and the city’s reserved atmosphere. Everything is painted with a brush, in odourless acrylic. For a wall in Zurich, the guide What subject to choose for a mural goes through the subjects room by room.
What is the difference between a hand-painted mural and spray-painted graffiti?
They are two different crafts. A graffiti artist works with spray cans, with a fast gesture and a graphic finish. A brush-painted mural is built layer by layer, which allows gradients, fine detail and trompe l’oeil: it is a painting made directly on the wall. Indoors, Giulia uses odourless acrylic. And while she paints, people take the time to watch: a brush at work is a show in itself. The choice depends on the finish you are after.
What do you call an artist who paints on walls?
A mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist or a decorative painter, and the art itself is called mural painting or wall art. Some come from graffiti and work with spray cans; Giulia Dal Bon comes from painting: trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, she exhibits her paintings in art galleries and paints commissioned murals with a brush. To have one painted, send her a photo of your wall: free quote within 48 hours.
Does a mural hold up outdoors in Zurich?
Yes, with surface preparation suited to the Swiss climate. Outdoors, Giulia paints all year round, on a dry wall and in mild weather.
Do I need permission to paint a facade in Zurich?
An interior wall can be painted freely. For a facade visible from the street, you generally need the owner’s or building association’s agreement, and a notice to the municipality if the building sits in a protected zone: many buildings in the Altstadt are protected. Giulia explains the process before starting.
How long does it take to paint a mural?
It depends on the surface, the level of detail and how easy the wall is to reach. Giulia gives the timing with the quote, within 48 hours, and gives plenty of notice if the schedule moves. The place keeps running while she works: the acrylic is odourless.
How long does a mural last?
An acrylic mural lasts a lifetime indoors: the paint becomes part of the plaster and lives as long as the wall. Outdoors, quartz paint is made for facades, and an anti-salt or anti-pollution varnish extends it further. And if one day you want a change, it can be painted over like any wall paint. In Zurich, on a façade exposed to traffic, Giulia can also propose an anti-pollution paint, which turns part of the nitrogen oxides under daylight. The option is priced in the quote.
Other spaces
The other places Giulia paints, her portfolio and the towns nearby.
Homes and villas
A bedroom, a hallway, a staircase: the walls you look at every day.
Home and villa murals
Restaurants, hotels and boutiques
A painted wall gives the room its character, and the place stays open while she works.
Restaurant and café murals
Facades and exteriors
For exterior walls and facades in the historic centre.
Facade and exterior muralsOther cities
Giulia also works in these other European cities.
The 20-metre-plus wall for Gaber and Jannacci, in Milan, in the press
Giulia Dal Bon, trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
Where Giulia works in Zurich
In Zurich, in a villa or an apartment, Giulia paints on an interior wall : the living room, the bedroom and the kitchen. The same work applies to the bathroom, the entrance and the hallway. A ceiling asks for more work, and she paints it gladly. Outside, she switches to quartz paint on the exterior facade. She also paints on a mobile panel, when the wall belongs to someone else.
In an office in Zurich, she paints the reception wall and the meeting rooms.
In the Altstadt, in Seefeld, in Enge, on the Zürichberg or in Kreis 5, a photo of the wall and its dimensions are enough to start: Giulia draws the sketch straight onto it.
A wall can carry a landscape, a floral or botanical motif, lettering, a painted sign. A ceiling takes a sky. A perspective trompe-l’oeil opens a window or a corridor on a solid wall. Giulia also paints figures and animals, and reproduces a work on request.
Possible subjects in Zurich: the lake at the end of the city, the towers of the Grossmünster and the Fraumünster on either side of the Limmat, the facades of the guild houses. Alongside these, a trompe-l’oeil window, a botanical motif or a painted sky remain possible.
The craft goes by several names, and each of them is right about something. Mural and wall mural speak of the wall, wall decoration and mural decoration speak of the room, decorative painting speaks of the gesture, trompe-l’oeil speaks of the effect. A hand-painted wall, a drawing on a wall, a painting made directly on the wall: still the same thing. In Zurich, it is called a mural artist, a muralist, a wall artist, a decorative painter.
Zurich’s Altstadt, the medieval old town, sits close to the Kunsthaus Zürich, opened in 1910 and today Switzerland’s largest art museum.
Giulia also travels across the whole of Switzerland.
Where the mural can find its place
- In a residence or a villa, Giulia paints the living room, the bedroom, the entrance and the ceiling. From 200 CHF per m², free quote within 48h.
- In an office or a gallery, Giulia paints the reception wall and the exhibition space. Free quote within 48h.
- Giulia also travels across the whole of Switzerland.