Erich Brechbühl wins Swiss Poster Award

 
The winners of the Swiss Poster Awards 2007 have been announced. First place went to Theater Aeternam with the poster designed by Lucerne-based Erich Brechbühl (Mixer) for the play "The Arabian Night". The jury appointed by the APG praised the subject as both striking and profound. The work breaks with the romantic notion of Arabian nights that the title might conjure up. In the "Culture" category, the Museum für Gestaltung in Zurich and the small Zurich advertising agency Bonbon were awarded gold. The poster for the exhibition entitled "This Side Up: This Side Up: Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design", graphic designers Diego Bontognali, Rahel Arnold and Valeria Bonin skillfully combined form and content, according to the jury.
In the "Commercial" category, the prize went to Advico Young & Rubicam's "Optical Zoom" poster for its client Leica, which has already won several awards: the jury judged that the poster made the product tangible for the viewer.
Two Suva posters from the Ruf Lanz agency won gold and bronze in the "Public Service" category. The jury commented on the gold motif for the wearing of bicycle helmets that it is a very rare quality to keep a concept fresh and exciting over the years
The Spillmann/Felser/Leo Burnett agency also received two awards: they won silver in the "Commercial" category with the 120 unique posters for Tages-Anzeiger and bronze with the women's suffrage motif for Annabelle. In the "Public Service" category, Euro RSCG was awarded silver for the Federal Office of Public Health. In the culture category, silver went to the Zurich agency Bringolf Irion Vögeli for the Fantoche Festival poster. Bronze went to Barbieri Bucher for a Helmhaus poster.
 
 
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Client: Museum für Gestaltung; Agency: Bonbon - Valeria Bonin, Diego Bonotognali, Zurich; Text: Konstantin Grcic Industrial Design; Photo: Florian Böhm.image 2

Client: Theater Aeternam, Lucerne; Agency: Erich Brechbühl (Mixer), Lucerne; Design: Erich Brechbühl.