Federal Design Awards 2005 - Exhibition - October 26, 2005 to February 12, 2006, mudac, Lausanne
The Federal Office of Culture and the mudac are presenting, in the presence of Federal Councilor Pascal Couchepin, the 24 award-winning entries from the 2005 Swiss Federal Design Competition.
(pr) The Federal Office of Culture and the
mudac will present the 24th edition of the
the award-winning works of the prizewinners of the
The award-winning objects and the award-winning designs of the Federal Design Competition 2005.
Projects come from the fields of fashion and textile design, photography,
Industrial design, graphics, typography, jewelry and interaction design.
256 designers took part in the competition with 221 entries.
Swiss Federal Design Competition. In the final round
of the competition was awarded by the Federal Design Commission under the
Chaired by Lorette Coen 24 objects or projects by 27 female designers
and designers. The statistics show that the efforts of the
Commission will bear fruit and bring back more designers.
Designers from previously underrepresented areas
Swiss Federal Design Competition. In addition to the
professional groups of photographers, which are always strongly represented,
graphic designers and fashion designers this year, numerous jewelry and fashion
Industrial designers can be found both in the field of industrial design and among
the candidates as well as among the prizewinners.
Ten of the award-winning works have been developed as prototypes for a serial
production (or are already in serial production).
Fourteen works were submitted by the participants as unique or
Declared small series.
The award winners can choose between a
cash prize of 20,000 francs, a six-month internship with the
Companies Barber Osgerby (Industrial Design, London), GTF, Practise/James
Goggin (both graphic design, London), Mevis & van Deursen
(graphic design, Amsterdam), Vogt + Weizenegger (industrial design,
Berlin), Akris (fashion design, St. Gallen), Jakob Schlaepfer
(Textile Design, St. Gallen) or a six-month studio residency
in London or New York.
This year's exhibition will take place at the Musée de design et d'arts
appliqués de Lausanne mudac. We hope that it will serve as a platform
contributes to raising the profile of the award winners.
to raise the profile of the prizewinners. The museum shows the works in an environment with
modern design that is suitable for meetings and conversations.
mudac will present the 24th edition of the
the award-winning works of the prizewinners of the
The award-winning objects and the award-winning designs of the Federal Design Competition 2005.
Projects come from the fields of fashion and textile design, photography,
Industrial design, graphics, typography, jewelry and interaction design.
256 designers took part in the competition with 221 entries.
Swiss Federal Design Competition. In the final round
of the competition was awarded by the Federal Design Commission under the
Chaired by Lorette Coen 24 objects or projects by 27 female designers
and designers. The statistics show that the efforts of the
Commission will bear fruit and bring back more designers.
Designers from previously underrepresented areas
Swiss Federal Design Competition. In addition to the
professional groups of photographers, which are always strongly represented,
graphic designers and fashion designers this year, numerous jewelry and fashion
Industrial designers can be found both in the field of industrial design and among
the candidates as well as among the prizewinners.
Ten of the award-winning works have been developed as prototypes for a serial
production (or are already in serial production).
Fourteen works were submitted by the participants as unique or
Declared small series.
The award winners can choose between a
cash prize of 20,000 francs, a six-month internship with the
Companies Barber Osgerby (Industrial Design, London), GTF, Practise/James
Goggin (both graphic design, London), Mevis & van Deursen
(graphic design, Amsterdam), Vogt + Weizenegger (industrial design,
Berlin), Akris (fashion design, St. Gallen), Jakob Schlaepfer
(Textile Design, St. Gallen) or a six-month studio residency
in London or New York.
This year's exhibition will take place at the Musée de design et d'arts
appliqués de Lausanne mudac. We hope that it will serve as a platform
contributes to raising the profile of the award winners.
to raise the profile of the prizewinners. The museum shows the works in an environment with
modern design that is suitable for meetings and conversations.
