Swissnex San Francisco played host to the Design Preis Schweiz (Swiss Design Award) exhibit on its premiere stop in North America: a showcase of award-winning and nominated  projects and featured groundbreaking works by

• Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
• NOSE Design Intelligence
• COMA Amsterdam/New York
• Beth Kottonau
• Martin Woodtli and many more.

Opening party: November 20, 2008 – Design Talk featuring:

• Yves Béhar (FUSE Project)
• Frédéric Dedelley, Pierre Keller (ECAL Lausanne)
• Thomas Liebe (Ad Rem)
• Heidi Wegener (Design Preis Schweiz)
• Moderator: Bill Moggridge (IDEO)

Frédéric Dedelley – “Design Detective” (conference): November 25

A crucial exploration of design thought by the celebrated Zurich designer, based on the recently published volume “Design Detective” (Lars Müller Publishers). Book on sale at William Stout Architectural Books, 804 Montgomery Street (right next to swissnex San Francisco)

More information: 

• www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org
• Video
• William Stout Architectural Books at www.stoutbooks.com