Swiss Creatives Sweep the Board at the 2025 ADCE Awards

The Creative Week 2025 of the Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) has come to a successful end after three intensive days full of creativity, inspiration and exchange. On Friday evening, November 21, the winners of the ADCE Awards 2025 were announced at the Gala and Final Party in Barcelona: 1x Gold, 4x Silver as well as 2 Bronze awards and 14 shortlist places went to Switzerland.

Strong competition on the European stage

The 34th edition of the ADCE Awards impressively demonstrates the diversity and quality of creative work on the continent. From over 653 submissions from 25 countries, a total of 315 works were honored: 32 gold, 58 silver, 92 bronze and 133 finalists.

The jury, in which Switzerland was represented by Manuel Wenzel (TBWA Zurich, Jury President "Print & Outdoor" category), Stefanie Huber ("Design" category), Raul Serrat ("Film & Audio" category) and Adrian Merz ("Interactive & Mobile" category), awarded prizes to various Swiss works.

Swiss winners at a glance

Gold in the category "Integrated & Innovation - Integrated Campaigns for commercial brands" went to "Steal Marina's Artwork" by SiR Mary for the Kunsthaus Zürich. The work also won double silver in the categories "Brand Experience - PR/Events" and "Interactive & Mobile - Social Media Campaigns".

Silver in the "Interactive & Mobile - Social Media Campaigns" category went to "Nemo broke the Trophy" by Jung von Matt Limmat for Mobiliar. Silver was also awarded to "Unplug the icon" by Studio Geissbühler for Zermatt Unplugged in the "Design - Photography" category.

Bronze in the "Print & Outdoor - Outdoor (Including poster and billboard)" category went to "Save on the rest" by Thjnk Zurich for Denner. Another bronze was awarded to "Child's World In Danger" by Neu Creative Agency for Child Protection Switzerland in the category "Film Craft - animation, VFX, CGI and 3D".

The complete list of winners and the four Special Award Winners can be found on the ADCE website: adceurope.awardhub.org

Young Creatives convince internationally

The success of the Swiss Young Creatives is another reason to celebrate: ADC Young Members Josephine Jeanguenin and Patricia Schneider won this year's ADCE Greatness Challenge. With a convincing fundraising project, they not only secured their participation in this year's ADCE judging, but also prevailed against strong international competition with their idea - proof of the high quality of young creative talent from Switzerland.

The Art Directors Club of Europe (ADCE) is an association based in Barcelona that brings together 24 professional clubs and associations from 23 European countries. Founded in 1990, ADCE promotes excellence in graphic design and advertising creativity across Europe, representing over 7,000 creative professionals and showcasing outstanding local work. The current president is Alexander Schill, Global Chief Creative Officer of the Serviceplan Group.

The ADCE is part of The One Club for Creativity, based in New York, which organizes The One Show, ADC Annual Awards, ADCE Awards, ONE Asia Awards, Type Directors Club, TDC Ascenders, Young Guns, Young Ones Student Awards, Next Creative Leaders and the ONE Screen Short Film Festival, among others. The One Club is the world's leading not-for-profit organization with a mission to support and celebrate the global creative community.