Design Switzerland is initiated by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council.
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Design Work Grants: Selected Projects Spring 22

Within the framework of its Spring 2022 Design Work Grants, Pro Helvetia has selected nineteen projects for concept development, prototype development, production or project extension funding. The awarded projects demonstrate a wide variety of fields: from product, fashion, industrial, graphic and service design. About the selected projects, the jury stated: «The quality of the submitted …

21.06.2022
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Milano Design Week 2022

  With the Design Switzerland exhibition at this year’s Milano Design Week, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia is presenting nine of Switzerland’s most promising up-and-coming design studios. For the first time at the world’s most important design fair, the representatives of the Swiss design scene will be united under a single roof, the House …

23.05.2022
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Design Work Grants: Selected Projects Spring 2021

Within the framework of its Spring 2021 Design Work Grants, Pro Helvetia has selected twenty projects for concept development, prototype development, production or project extension funding. The awarded projects demonstrate a wide variety of fields: from product design, fashion, jewellery, industrial design, graphic design and robotics. About the selected projects, the jury stated: «The unprecedent …

27.07.2021
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Design Switzerland Matchbox: Industry Connect

Launched within the frame of Pro Helvetia’s Bridges to the Future call, eight emerging design studios were selected and benefitted from a tailormade support to adapt to the current online presence necessity. Design Switzerland Matchbox: Industry Connect was developed in partnership with Medelhan. The objectives of this new measure is to offer alternatives so that young …

Upcoming maintenance work

The application portal myprohelvetia will be updated from 1.1.-7.1.2024. Due to these changes, open applications must be finalized and submitted via the current online portal (myprohelvetia.ch) by the latest 23:59 on 31 December 2023. Until this date, the deadlines and criteria outlined in the current guidelines and calls for applications apply. New applications can be created and submitted in the application portal as of 8 January 2024.