Swiss by design: design is on a roll. It has not only brought innovation and visual value to a vast range of objects, both useful and decorative; it has become an art form in its own right, with 'design art' selling for astronomical prices. Swiss designers are definitely part of the process.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2007, April 2007

Author: Krienke, Mary

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Swiss by design: design is on a roll. It has not only brought innovation and visual value to a vast range of objects, both useful and decorative; it has become an art form in its own right, with 'design art' selling for astronomical prices. Swiss designers are definitely part of the process.

CRISS + CROSS: design from Switzerland, a travelling exhibition currently on view at Mudac in Lausanne (through May 28) summarises the amazing scope of 20th-century Swiss design. It has been touring Eastern Europe and Japan since 2003 under the sponsorship of the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, with upcoming engagements in France and India.

Typical of the practical-minded Swiss, the more than 300 ...

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