The Swiss Design Competition was established in 1918 and is organised annually by the Federal Office of Culture. It aims to promote the reputation and diversity of Swiss design and recognise outstanding achievements. Participants not only compete for an award, but also for the opportunity to present their work in the Swiss Design Awards exhibition. In the international context of Art Basel and Design Miami/Basel, the 51 finalists’ projects — Swiss design in all its facets — will be on show.
Several ECAL alumni, students, and faculty members have been nominated for 2026:
- Florian Amoser
, Photography Bachelor graduate
- Beyond Bézier, Nicolas Bernklau
, Type Design Master graduate ; Matthieu Cortat
, head of Type Design Master ; Roland Früh
, Type Design Master lecturer ; Raphaela Haefliger
, Type Design Master graduate
- Sara De Brito Faustino
, Photography Bachelor graduate
- Carlo Clopath
, Industrial Design Bachelor graduate
- Karla Hiraldo Voleau
, Photography Master graduate
- Titouan Longatte
, Industrial Design Bachelor graduate
- iiode, Lucas Uhlmann
, Industrial Design Bachelor graduate
- Inès Mermoud
, Photography Bachelor graduate
- Outline Online, Samira Schneuwly
& Laura Zsófia Csocsán
, Type Design Master graduates
- Dorian Pangallo
, Graphic Design Bachelor graduate
- Mario Von Rickenbach
, Media & Interaction Design Bachelor lecturer
- Lion Sanguinette, Product Design Master student
- Livia Schmid
, Media & Interaction Design Bachelor graduate
- Sophie Wietlisbach
, Type Design Master graduate
- Cedric Zellweger
, Photography Bachelor graduate
- VITA Mini Sensor — A miniaturized plant electrophysiology sensor developped by the research project Arboricrop, conducted by a multidisciplinary consortium bringing together Vivent Biosignals, Changins – University of Viticulture and Oenology, and ECAL with the support of Innosuisse. Research team: Pietro Alberti, Media & Interaction Design Bachelor graduate / Maxwell Ashford
, Product Design Master graduate / Alain Bellet
, certified graphic designer / Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard
, MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship graduate and head of Industrial Design Bachelor / Laurent Soldini
, certified industrial designer
