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Zürich 2009

14-17 May 2009

The 2009 European Design Festival includes a three day ED-Conference, the ED-Award ceremony, several Design Walks and other design events. 

Zurich is always a hotbed for the global scene. Designers not only from Europe, but from all over the world, have looked up to  what the most important Swiss city has to offer as far as visual communication is concerned.

Schedule

15th

Exhibition

Grand opening of final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Kolla! Graphic Design and Illustration exhibition at Svensk Form

Conference

Marcus Gärde window exhibition at konst-ig

Conference

Shoptalk by FutureDesignDays at Nordic Light Hotel

exhibition

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at Nationalmuseum

exhibition

Marcus Gärde window exhibition at konst-ig

16th

conference

D-Conference day 1 at Södra teatern

exhibition

Creatives Behind the Lens photo exhibition at Södra teatern

studio walks

Design Walk Gamla Stan/Söder

studio walks

Design Walk City center

conference

Marcus Gärde talk & mingle at konst-ig

exhibition

Final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Kolla! Graphic Design and Illustration exhibition at Svensk Form

exhibition

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at Nationalmuseum

17th

conference

D-Conference day 2 at Södra teatern

exhibition

Creatives Behind the Lens photo exhibition at Södra teatern

studio walks

Design Walk Gamla Stan/Söder

studio walks

Design Walk City center

parallel events

Fabrico Próprio Book Launch at Södra teatern

exhibition

Final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Kolla! Graphic Design and Illustration exhibition at Svensk Form

exhibition

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at Nationalmuseum

exhibition

Marcus Gärde window exhibition at konst-ig

18th

conference

Grand opening of final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Creatives Behind the Lens photo exhibition at Södra teatern

Ceremony

Formal reception by Stockholm City in Stadshuset (City Hall)

ceremony

ED-Awards Ceremony at Södra teatern

party

Party by Corbis & European Design at Sodra bar (Södra teatern)

exhibition

Final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Kolla! Graphic Design and Illustration exhibition at Svensk Form

exhibition

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec at Nationalmuseum

exhibition

Marcus Gärde window exhibition at konst-ig

19th

exhibition

Final exhibition at Forsberg School of Graphic Design

exhibition

Marcus Gärde window exhibition at konst-ig

Ceremony and Party

The ED-Awards Ceremony is honoring the gold and silver winners in 31 different categories of communication design. The best designers in Europe get on stage in order to receive their prizes. The evening is lead by Agneta Wallin, a Swedish stand-up comedian who charmed the audience last year in Stockholm and agreed to come back. Time: 20:00-23:00, Sunday May 17 The reception opens 19:00 and in case you need to pick up tickets in the reception please be there before 19:40. The show starts 20:00 and is estimated to last 2-3 hours. It will be at the same venue as the ED-Conference, the Arena Filmcity at Sihlcity. The ticket price is 50 euro (student discount available) and can be bought via our web shop. This ticket is also valid for the winenrs party right after the ceremony.

Conference

Synopsis

Speaker: Ovidiu Hrin Location: Timisoara, Romania Website: www.synopsismedia.com Case: Time & Design The case is a CD cover & Booklet for Implant Pentru Refuz (trad. Implant For Denial) band. IPR is a rock band with a solid presence on the Cross-metal – Hardcore scene in Romania. Synopsis was invited to

Scandinavian Design Group

Speaker: Eirik Seu Stokkmo Location: Oslo, Norway Website: www.sdg.no Background Eirik Seu Stokkmo is a graphic designer of Italian and Norwegian origin, hailing from Oslo, Norway. Before graduating in Graphic Design at NABA (Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti) in Milan, he worked for MTV Italia. Upon graduation, he returned to

Niklaus Troxler

Speaker: Niklaus Troxler Location: Willisau, Switzerland Website: www.troxlerart.ch Background Born in Willisau/Switzerland in 1947. Studed Typography in Lucerne, then graphic design at the Art School of Lucerne. After studies Art Director in Paris. Own graphic design studio since 1973. Organizer of jazz concerts (since 1966) and an annual jazz festival

MAGMA Brand Design

Speaker: Lars Harmsen Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Websites: www.magmabranddesign.de,  www.melvilledesign.de, www.volcano-type.de, www.bastard-project.com, www.slanted.de Case The Sports Bible — Encyclopedia for Activewear, Outerwear, Streetwear & Sports Fashion. Each copy is one-of-a-kind MAGMA Brand Design designed the Sports Bible, an in-depth fashion-based encyclopedia of sport and sport-inspired style for Sportswear International containing nearly

Lysergid

Speaker: Loïc Sattler Location: Paris, France Website: www.lysergid.com Case Case-Study for www.Sonacom.fr (FWA awarded web project) This web-based project has been built for a Parisian Sound Studio in Paris called Sonacom. I had to redo the online presence of the studio.  The initial brief was to create a simple site

LOOVVOOL

Speakers: Hannes Unt & Valter Kaleta Location: Tallinn, Estonia Website: www.loovvool.com Case Restaurant Kaerajaan visual identity. Flavorsome trends from global cuisines combined with ethnic roots of local kitchen and all that in a well executed gourmet mixture. This is what the modern Estonian cuisine is about. It’s what restaurant Kaerajaan

Koeweiden Postma

Speaker: Hugo van den Bos Strategy director/partner Koeweiden Postma Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Website: www.koeweidenpostma.com Case HEMA rebranding HEMA is the most popular retail chain in the Netherlands, since 2007 owned by Lion Capital. As a private label store with over 300 stores, HEMA is loved for its well designed

Group94

Speaker: Pascal Leroy Location: Gent, Belgium Website: www.group94.com Case Title: g94 behind the scenes Offering an inside view of the group94 methodology, the session will be centered round the recent FWAPHOTO project. It will be a blend of storytelling and technical insights. Attendees will walk away with questions raised and/or

Ginette Caron

Speaker: Ginette Caron Location: Milano, Italy Website: www.ginettecaron.it Case Simplicity of Complexity/ Complexity of Simplicity Knoll /WA furniture system identity Background Ginette Caron was born in Montreal where she graduated in Graphic Design/BFA at Concordia University. She opened her own studio in Milan in the early Nineties after a few

Designiq

Speaker: Filip Blažek Location: Prague, Czech Republic Website: www.designiq.eu Case Where is my home? Where is my home is a first verse of the Czech national anthem and the name of a book about the anthem, a recent project of Designiq studio for the Czech government and three partner institutions.

Designbolaget

Speaker: Claus Due Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Website: www.designbolaget.dk Case Working in the fields of fashion Designbolaget were told to do the campaign for the a large jewellery manufacturer Pilgrim – advertising their men’s jewellery. We decided to make a statement on the whole celebrity scene and to make a homage

BVD

Speaker: Susanna Nygren Barrett Location: Stockholm, Sweden Website: www.bvd.se Case Blossa Annual Edition A true success story. Blossa Annual Edition is a Swedish mulled wine that launches each Christmas season before the 1st Advent with a new taste and new packaging. The limited edition series began in 2003 and since

Beetroot

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece Website: www.beetroot.gr Case Title: Fashion design or design fashion Background Beetroot was founded on September of 2000, in Thessaloniki, Greece by Vagelis Liakos, Alexis Nikou and Yiannis Charalambopoulos. Today Beetroot counts 7 employees who have studied graphic design, new media, photography and marketing in Greece and Great

Alex Trochut

Speaker: Alex Trochut Location: Barcelona, Spain Background Alex Trochut’s illustrations, designs and typography take the modern notion of minimalism and flip it on its side. Trochut’s work philosophy is “More is more.” It is rich with elegant, brilliantly detailed executions that simultaneously convey indulgence and careful, restrained control. Trochut is

Exhibitions

Exhibition: Every Thing Design

The collection of the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich How is a design object perceived? How does this perception change over time? Why does a museum put it in its collection, and how are meaning and value established? Is everything design today? The museum poses these questions in the presentation of

Exhibition: Good Design, Good Business

Swiss Graphic Design and Advertising by Geigy, 1940-1970 The J. R. Geigy A.G. chemical concern was the starting point for a great moment in the history of Swiss graphic art and advertising. “Research for tomorrow” – the former Basle-based company also lived up to this forward-looking slogan in its communication:

Exhibition: Irma Boom book design

The Dutch graphic designer Irma Boom is one of the most well-known contemporary book designers. With the use of unfamiliar formats, materials, colors, structures, and typography she makes the book into a visual and haptic experience. Irma Boom studied at the AKI Art Academy in Enschede, and in 1991 she

Irma Boom lecture

The Lecture is called “Materialize It!” The Dutch graphic designer Irma Boom is one of the most well-known contemporary book designers. With the use of unfamiliar formats, materials, colors, structures, and typography she makes the book into a visual and haptic experience. Irma Boom studied at the AKI Art Academy

Studio Walks

5 agencies

Two walks on Friday and two on Saturday will visit different agencies in central Zürich’: Prill & Vieceli Buero4 Hofgrafen Raffinerie Klauser Design The ticket is 8 euro per person and includes tram tickets. There are only 12-15 tickets per Design Walk and those can be bought in our web

Google

This design walk starts outside Arena, Sihlcity Friday May 15th 17:40 and goes directly to the Google headquarters in Zürich. The distance is 10 minutes by foot and the group is limited to 30 participants. When you arrive you will be welcomed by Mr. Steve Rogers, Director of User Experience