BAK awards prizes for the most beautiful books
32 books published last year have been honored as «The Most Beautiful Swiss Books.».
32 books from the past year are available as
"The most beautiful Swiss books" award. The
Book Design Competition has been organized by the Art and Design Section since 1999.
Design of the Federal Office of Culture BAK on behalf of the Federal
Department of Home Affairs FDHA. The books are assessed
particularly with regard to conception and design. Regardless of
of the books entered for the competition, the jury awarded the
Jan Tschichold Prize. This year's award in the amount of
15,000 Swiss francs goes to Gavillet & Rust (Gilles Gavillet and David
Rust) in Geneva. The jury is thus honoring a team that has been
with numerous projects, in particular for the Geneva-based publishing house Jrp and
has drawn attention to itself with its own font label Optimo.
The nomination also included three proven design teams from
Zurich: Alberto Vieceli/Tania Prill, Aude Lehmann and Laurenz Brunner.
"The most beautiful Swiss books" award. The
Book Design Competition has been organized by the Art and Design Section since 1999.
Design of the Federal Office of Culture BAK on behalf of the Federal
Department of Home Affairs FDHA. The books are assessed
particularly with regard to conception and design. Regardless of
of the books entered for the competition, the jury awarded the
Jan Tschichold Prize. This year's award in the amount of
15,000 Swiss francs goes to Gavillet & Rust (Gilles Gavillet and David
Rust) in Geneva. The jury is thus honoring a team that has been
with numerous projects, in particular for the Geneva-based publishing house Jrp and
has drawn attention to itself with its own font label Optimo.
The nomination also included three proven design teams from
Zurich: Alberto Vieceli/Tania Prill, Aude Lehmann and Laurenz Brunner.
