Beat Scheffold

The skilled scientific illustrator and modeller well-known for his visualisations of extinct and living vertebrates, invertebrates and plants on display in several museums prepares most of the PALAEOLOVE artwork and modern 3D recontructions.

• Living and working in Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland

Curriculum Vitae

• Born in Winterthur, Canton Zurich, Switzerland
• Graduate of the Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
• Staff member at the «Office of Archaeology Zurich»
• Self-employed scientific illustrator for archaeology and palaeontology
• Staff member at the Palaeontological Institute and Museum, University of Zurich
• Freelance works for several Museums

Illustrations and 3D Models on Display

• Palaeontological Museum and Institute, University of Zurich
• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)
• Nature Museums of Winterthur, St. Gallen, Olten, Basel and Chur
• Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern
• Zoos of Zurich and Arth Goldau
• Cantonal Museum of Natural History, Lugano
• Fossil Museum of Monte San Giorgio, Meride
• Saurier Museums of Frick and Aathal
• Naturama Aargau
• Museum Schinznach
• State Museum Liechtenstein

Further Readings

• 2015: Ein Ticinosuchus in der Wohnung [A Ticinosuchus in the flat] (in German) > Winterthurer Jahrbuch 2016
• 2016: Schöpfer der Dinosaurier [Creator of the dinosaurs] (in German) > Scitec-Media
• 2018: Urzeit-Fieber [Prehistoric fever] (in German) > Coop Zeitung  [ddownload id=”6401″]