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Category Archives: Switzerland

L’école dans l’atelier de la vie

L’école dans l’atelier de la vie HEP Vaud, Lausanne February 10 – March 10, 2014 Statement: «En quoi le propos et l’action de Freinet restent-t-il révolutionnaires en 2014? Telle est la question à laquelle se propose de répondre l’exposition “L’école dans l’atelier de la vie”, qui se tiendra du 10 février au 10 mars 2014 […]

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2012

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2012 (awarded in January 2013) first held at Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, June 28-30, 2013 and later traveling to other venues (see schedule) Statement: «The Swiss Federal Office of Culture organizes the competition ‘The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ on an annual basis. It thereby recognizes excellence in the field of book design […]

The Magic of Things: Product Posters
Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich

The Magic of Things: Product Posters Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, CH August 29, 2012 – January 6, 2013 Statement: «“The Magic of Things” explores a by-and-large obsolete advertising strategy in the area of the product poster: banal, everyday objects – butter, a sewing machine or shoes – are presented as desirable objects that entice us […]

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2011

Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2011 (awarded in January 2012) first held at Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, July 5-8, 2012 and later traveling to other venues (see schedule) Statement: «The competition ‘The Most Beautiful Swiss Books’ on an annual basis. It thereby recognizes excellence in the field of book design and production, as well drawing attention to […]

100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design
Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich

100 Years of Swiss Graphic Design Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, CH February 10 – June 03, 2012 Statement: «Swiss graphic design – one of the country’s leading products – is encountered everywhere. While a single individual style cannot be identified, a certain common approach is evident. This is revealed in the striking awareness of quality […]