Swiss Grand Award for Design 2016


About the Awards


Claudia Caviezel, 150 years Japan-Switzerland, Impression sur textile, 3 × 5 m, 2015 © Claudia Caviezel, St. Gallen ( courtesy Claudia Caviezel )
Claudia Caviezel, 150 years Japan-Switzerland, Impression sur textile, 3 × 5 m, 2015
© Claudia Caviezel

2016
The 'Swiss Grand Award for Design' was introduced by the Federal Office of Culture in 2007 to honour established designers or design offices that have contributed to the advancement of Swiss design both nationally and internationally. By launching the 'Swiss Grand Award for Design', the Federal Office of Culture completed a series of measures to actively promote, support and distinguish Swiss design. Three people were selected for the 2016 prize.