The following prizes will be awarded tonight at the ceremony of the Swiss design award at the Konzertsaal in Solothurn:

• Merit: the distinction that honours a continuous long-term contribution to Swiss design – goes to
Pierre Keller, Director of the ECAL/Ecole Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne
• Market: CHF 30’000.– goes to Martin Woodtli for a «series of posters for the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich»
• Newcomer: CHF 30’000.– goes to Beth Kottonau for the men’s collection «Jutter»
• Research: CHF 15’000.– goes to Christian Iten, Daniel Lüthi, Emanuel Zgraggen for «tangent – a multi touch surface»
• Swiss Textile Design Award by Swiss Textile Federation (CHF 20’000.–) goes to CréationBaumann,Weberei und Färberei AG for the adhesive textile material«GECKO»
• Swiss Product Design Award: CHF 20’000.– goes to Vitra AG, Birsfelden (Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec) for the office chair «Worknest»

The exhibition at the Kunstmuseum Solothurn will last from November 3, 2007 to January 6, 2008. A publication has been brought out to accompany the exhibition. This may be ordered from the Swiss Design Center.

More information via: www.designpreis.ch