Make your city more attractive, and develop citizen participation
Genius Loci—a universal asset enhancement tool
Monuments and architecture
A historical monument, a listed house, a castle, a forgotten ruin...
Summits and natural parks
A mountaintop, a river, a hill, an isolated rock, the wonders of nature...
Regional characters
Famous people, artists, generals, scholars… or simple citizens who have left their mark...
Shops and cafes
An irresistible bistro, a local business, a family grocer, a vineyard or terroir...
Neighborhood life
A street, a district, a playground, a school, a square, a market, a port...
Remarkable trees
Ancient trees, protected, significant for their size, their history, or their beauty...
Local legends
Fairies, goblins, witches, elves, kobolds... myths hiding deep in our woods...
Art and culture
Works of art, sculptures, steles, places of memory or culture...
Your passionate inhabitants can finally highlight places that are still little-known
Like a treasure hunt, the contents of Genius Loci are hidden in connected medals, and are only revealed to visitors once there.
Preserve and enhance your local heritage with Genius Loci
Created for the 200 000 towns and villages of Europe, our product is both physical and digital: This is a 10 cm stainless steel medal, engraved with the name of the project and equipped with a QR Code. A simple scan reveals an exclusive digital space, revealing the secrets of the place.
Admin Interface
- Places management
- Content co-creation
- Statistics
Stainless steel medal for each place
WebApp
- Original and emotional content
- Immediately accessible
- Translations in 1 click
Preserve and enhance your heritage with Genius Loci.
Created for the 200 000 towns and villages of Europe, our product is both physical and digital: This is a 10 cm stainless steel medal, engraved with the name of the project and equipped with a QR Code. A simple scan reveals an exclusive digital space, revealing the secrets of the place.
Admin interface
- Places management
- Content co-creation
- Statistics
WebApp
- Original and emotional content
- Immediately accessible
- Translations in 1 click
Reduce your costs while giving an important role to citizens.
Communities or associations buy a stock of ready-to-use medals.
Medals are given to trusted citizens who create and administer content.
Cities keep control. They can administer the places while having statistics.
Steph Cruchon tells us about Genius Loci
Hidden gems that only locals know about
What do these medals look like?
Our medals measure 90 x 110mm. Aesthetically timeless, they fit almost anywhere, as close as possible to the subject being enhanced.
We manufacture them in Switzerland, in our own workshop, from brushed stainless steel—a particularly durable and ecological material since it’s so easy to recycle.
Personalization
We offer personalization of medal names, for communities, associations or individuals.
Minimum order: 20 medals.
Ask us for an offer.
Super resistant
We use brushed stainless steel 316L, for its extreme resistance to corrosion and the elements.
The inscription is carried out using a special laser marking process, which reacts with the stainless steel and tints it deeply. Our medals are therefore much more resistant to scratches than standard printed panels.
AboutGenius Loci
2000 years ago, the Romans thought that every place was protected by a Genius Loci, - the spirit of the place.
Today, the “ genius loci » designates the particular atmosphere of a place, its character, its history. The term is particularly used in architecture.
Now we’ve taken up this notion to create a rewarding and easy-to-use tool for cities, community organizations and individual citizens, to promote and digitize their favorite hidden attractions and secrets, while preserving heritage for all to access.
Created in Switzerland by the brains behind Design Sprint Ltd, Genius Loci SA offers the possibility of making hyperlocal destinations finally attractive, at a very affordable cost for cities, associations and communities.
Preserve and enhance your local heritage with Genius Loci
Created for the 200 000 towns and villages of Europe, our product is both physical and digital: This is a 10 cm stainless steel medal, engraved with the name of the project and equipped with a QR Code. A simple scan reveals an exclusive digital space, revealing the secrets of the place.
Admin Interface
- Places management
- Content co-creation
- Statistics
Stainless steel medal for each place
WebApp
- Original and emotional content
- Immediately accessible
- Translations in 1 click
Preserve and enhance your heritage with Genius Loci.
Created for the 200 000 towns and villages of Europe, our product is both physical and digital: This is a 10 cm stainless steel medal, engraved with the name of the project and equipped with a QR Code. A simple scan reveals an exclusive digital space, revealing the secrets of the place.
Admin interface
- Places management
- Content co-creation
- Statistics
WebApp
- Original and emotional content
- Immediately accessible
- Translations in 1 click