Swiss designers are eligible to take part in the Swiss Federal Design Competition. The Federal Design Commission appoints the jury. It is assisted by prominent experts.
Since 2012 the age limit of 40 has been lifted.
The competition will take place in two rounds. In the first round the participants will submit a dossier to the jury. The selected competitors will then be invited to take part in a second round in which they will present their work. On this occasion the jury will name the prize winners. The total prize money is 25,000 francs. Some 18 prizes are awarded each year.
Please note the new entry conditions in our rules!

In connection with the Swiss Federal Design Awards, the Federal Department of Culture (BAK) is presenting scholarships for six-month studio residencies abroad as well as the prize money. The winners of the Swiss Federal Design Award 2012 will have the opportunity to select one of the three following options instead of the prize money: an artist residency in New York, which covers accommodation and use of a large studio, a studio space in Werkplaats Typografie in Amsterdam (particularly aimed at designers), work experience, selected by the award-winner; BAK will assist in finding and securing the work experience position.

Artist residency in New York 2012/2013

Werkplaats Typografie residency programme in Amsterdam from January 2013

Work experience positions
BAK will assist award-winners in finding suitable work experience positions and facilitate the individual needs and requirements of the award-winners. If you are interested in work experience opportunities, please contact Barbara Vlachos (Design promotion: Federal Department of Culture): barbara.vlachos@bak.admin.ch.
We will provide all possible support. If it is not possible to arrange a work experience position, you have the option of receiving the (usual) prize money.

Downloads

• Federal Commission of Design
• Regulation on the Federal Design Competition 2013

Since 2002, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture helds an exhibition that presents the award-winning works of the Swiss Federal Design Competition. These exhibitions are intended to present the creative process of Swiss design  by exhibiting the works of award-winning designers to an interested audience. In order to to stimulate debate, the award-winning works and projects are not simply presented and documented but also put in a wider context by a series of various conferences and events permitting a closer look of current design trends.