Karl Bickel (1886–1982) was a Swiss engraver and graphic designer also known for the construction of the Paxmal memorial above Walenstadt.
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| Posters designed by Karl Bickel in the early 20th century |
During his career he designed one hundred Swiss stamps but also others for the countries Luxemburg, Portugal and Liechtenstein.
A museum was constructed in his memory in Walenstadt in Canton St.Gallen. It was inaugurated in 2002. It is located in a disestablished textiles factory. The philatelist Heinrich Moser is said to have assembled a collection of all his stamps.
Here below is a set of amazing posters designed by from between the 1910s and 1930s.
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| Seiden-Spinner, Zürich, 1913 |
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| Seiden-Grieder, Zürich, 1916 |
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| Elite-Hotel Zürich Café Restaurant, 1917 |
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| Grieder Zürich, 1917 |
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| Arosa, 1918 |
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| Savoy Hotel, St. Moritz, Restaurant, Bar, Concerts, 1918 |
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| Die Heilquellen von St. Moritz, 1920 |
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| Hug & Co, circa 1920s |
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| Gesellschaftsschuhe Ch. Doelker, circa 1923 |
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| Palace Hotel, St. Moritz, 1923 |
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| Arosa, 1924 |
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| Jungfrau Railway, Switzerland, 1924 |
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| Klausen Rennen, 1926 |
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| So kleidet PKZ, 1926 |
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| Wengen, Jungfraugebiet, 1926 |
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| Foire Suisse, Bâle, 1928 |
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| Palace Hotel, Mürren, 1929 |
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| 2me Semaine Automobile Internationale de St Moritz, August 1930 |
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| Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich, 1930 |
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| Montreux, circa 1930 |
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| Reise mit Winterhalder, 1930 |
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| Scheidegg Hotels im Banne der Jungfrau, 1930 |
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| Trümmelbach, Lauterbrunnen, Schweiz, 1931 |
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| Palace Hotel St. Moritz, 1932 |
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| Zürich, Strandbad, 1937 |
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