About the year 2017
Competition
Organised annually by the FOC since 1918, Switzerland's leading national design competition aims to create platforms that help the competition winners advance their careers and present their work to a wider audience. The prize money for the Swiss Design Award is a monetary sum of 25,000 Swiss francs. By recommendation of the Federal Design Commission, this year 17 designers were honoured in the categories of photography (2), graphic design (5), fashion and textile design (3), products and objects (6) and mediation (1).