In addition to the Swiss Design Awards, the Federal Office of Culture has since 2007 presented the Swiss Grand Award for Design to individual designers or established design firms that contribute to the renown of Swiss design nationally and internationally. The Swiss Grand Award for Design originated as a means of encouraging, supporting and ultimately honouring the Swiss design scene. The prize communicates and indicates the traditions of Swiss design. This year's award honours designer and design researcher Paola De Martin, the fashion designer and creative director Lucie Meier and the photographer and autor film producer Luciano Rigolini.
Swiss Design Awards exhibition, 11–16 June 2024 in Basel
This year’s winners will be featured in video portraits as part of the Swiss Design Awards exhibition, which runs in parallel with Art Basel and Design Miami/Basel. Admission to the exhibition will be free of charge.
To accompany the exhibition, the publication Swiss Grand Award for Design 2024 with previously unpublished essays by Francesca Petrarca, Christiane Arp and Robert Emich, and Marco Franciolli, as well as additional visual materials on the award winners will be published by Scheidegger und Spiess.
The date of the award ceremony will be announced at the beginning of April.
