A stage for good design

The Raymond Loewy Foundation now also has an offshoot in SwitzerlandEveryone is talking about design, and the Raymond Loewy Foundation is doing something about it. At the end of December, around 20 top names from the international design scene met at the 1st St. Moritz Design Summit, which was organized by the foundation. The high alpine town would like to organize such a summit annually and earn an international reputation. "At the end of the design mania of the last decades, designers will have to take people and their design power much more seriously again," said Michael Erlhoff, co-initiator of the Summit, about its raison d'être.
In Switzerland, the Raymond Loewy Foundation aims to inform the public "about complexity and developments in the field of design" with publications, exhibitions and specific promotional measures, according to foundation spokesman Adrian Erni. It also offers the Lucky Strike Junior Designer Award in Switzerland, which aims to promote young talent. It also nominates Swiss participants for the international Lucky Strike Designer Award. Carlo Bernasconi