The textile designer from St. Gallen will be awarded with the Swiss Grand Award for Design alongside the two winners in the categories product and graphic design. The Federal Design Commission honours her distinctive pattern and colour combinations in the Swiss fashion, textile and product design practice and remarks “… Caviezel’s talent and her profound influence on contemporary Swiss textile design.” Claudia Caviezel has received a Swiss Design Award on three previous occasions, in 2003, 2007 and 2010.

Claudia Caviezel (1977, Zug) is known for her inquisitiveness and sharp eye for the potential of everyday objects. After training at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Lucerne she worked for the haute couture textile manufacturer Jakob Schlaepfer while also developing a wide range of other projects, from fabrics and lampshades to rugs and wall coverings. In all her work, Caviezel pursues an experimental and open approach, skillfully combining her unique instinct for patterns and colours with outstanding expertise in materials and techniques. She is currently responsible for fabric procurement and development at the St.Gallen fashion company Akris.