1957–58
Institute Haute Rampe, Lausanne.
1958–59
Alpina College, Davos – preliminary certificate in drawing.
1959–62
Practical training with the architect Venatius Maisen, Chur, and the developer Hans
Stetter Chur. Military college in Winterthur – as a mortar gunner with light
mobilized troops.
1962–65
School of Applied Arts, Zurich, Department of Interior and Industrial Design.
1964
H.R. Giger lives in the Venedigstrasse in Enge, Zurich. During the day,
he attends the School of Applied Arts in Zurich (KGSZ), second year,
Interior Design and Industrial Design department. Produces his Atomkinder
(Atomic Children) ink drawings in his spare time. These are published in
the Chur canton school magazine. Also creates expressive Tachist and
works in distemper (glue paste mixed with powdered pigment) on paper
using large brush and squeegee. First polyester works: a table and,
primarily, masks.