Following initial vocational training as a building draughtsman, Moritz Schmid studied product design at the Academy of Art and Design in Basel. In 2008, he founded his own studio. Moritz Schmid works across various areas of design, ranging from furniture and product design to exhibition design.
Moritz Schmid carries out projects for companies, galleries and cultural institutions such as Atelier Pfister, Galerie Okro, Glas Trösch, Kvadrat, the Röthlisberger Collection and the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich. A number of his works have won design awards and have been acquired by the design collection of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich.