CONGRATULATIONS !

We are happy to announce the winners of this year’s edition of the Swiss Design Awards – Switzerland’s leading national design competition initiated in 1918: The Federal Office of Culture honours  18 outstanding positions in contemporary design practice in the areas of photography (4), graphic design (6), mediation (1), fashion and textile design (3), products and objects (3) and scenography (1).

First things first: We welcome everyone tonight to the opening of the exhibition “Swiss Design Awards 2015” from 7 pm and to celebrate the winners on the occasion of one of the first highlights of an exciting and dense week in Basel!

THIS YEAR 18 SWISS DESIGN AWARDS GO TO:

Photography: Cyril Porchet (1984, lives and works in Lausanne); Elena Rendina (1985, lives and works in London); Jean-Vincent Simonet (1991, lives and works in Lausanne); Joël Tettamanti (1977, lives and works in Lausanne)

Graphic design: Giliane Cachin (1990, lives and works in Lausanne); Anna Haas (1982, lives and works in Zürich); Winfried Heininger (1962, lives and works in Baden); Louis Lüthi (1980, lives and works in Amsterdam); Mauro Paolozzi (1975, lives and works in Zürich); Pascal Storz (1980, lives and works in Berlin)

Mediation: Nina Paim (1986, lives and works in St Gall)

Fashion and textile design: Sandro Marzo (1986, lives and works in Münchenstein); Isabelle Mayer (1988, lives and works in Frick);  Mikael Vilchez (1990, lives and works in Aire-la-Ville)

Products and objects: Pia Farrugia (1984, lives and works in Geneva); Julie Richoz (1990, lives and works in Paris); Brynjar Sigurðarson (1986, lives and works in Lausanne)

Scenography: Magda Willi (1978, lives and works in Berlin)

An extensive overview with pictures of the winners and all the participants of the Swiss Design Awards can be found here!

Patrick Reymond, Chair of the Federal Design Commission underlines the jury’s decision:

” The Federal Design Commission is very delighted with the balance of quality and diversity presented by this year’s 18 award winners. This year’s selection conveys a broad spectrum of approaches and personalities, both with regards to the award winning projects and the works exhibited in Basel as a whole. Although the budget only suffices to honour selected works, it should be noted that all the nominated projects are of the highest quality. Furthermore, the diverse works demonstrate how creativity benefits from Swiss cultural diversity and know-how. In this eighth and final year as member and chair of the Federal Design Commission, I have seen how quality leads to new quality, and this is doubtlessly due to the increased promotion of design eduction in the last decade. Here in Basel, in the exhibition, one senses the creative artists’ passion and joy. Once again they show us that a crisis will never befall creativity.”

All the award winners will be honoured on the evening of 16 June, starting at 6pm, together with the selected award winners of the Swiss Grand Award for Design 2015 already announced in April — Luc Chessex, Lora Lamm and Team’77.