SWISS FEDERAL DESIGN GRANTS 2008

This competition, organized by the Bundesamt für Kultur (Federal Office of Culture), is one of the most important instruments for the promotion of design. The Museum für Gestaltung Zürich alternates with the mudac in Lausanne in presenting the submitted works and prizewinners. The exhibition — to be held in 2008 at the Museum Bellerive — offers insight into contemporary Swiss design in the fields of graphic, textile, and fashion design, photography, industrial design, jewelry, and stage design. Design is evaluated not only on purely aesthetic, formal, or technical criteria, but also in terms of the emotional message of the objects. The presentation plays a central role, and this year was once again developed in close collaboration with a team of scenographers. For the second time at the opening, the Federal Office of Culture will award the "DESIGNER" prizes, presented to designers who have made a significant contribution in earning national and international recognition for Swiss design.