On Friday 1 February 2019, the first winners of the new Métiers d’art Suisse prizes are awarded in Geneva

First winners of the Swiss Crafts Awards - The award ceremony will take place on Friday February 1, 2019 as part of artgenève at Palexpo, 6 p.m., Espace art talks.

A jury of excellence, gathered around the project of the Swiss Association of Crafts, has chosen to honor five craftsmen and a designer working in our country. The award ceremony will take place on Friday February 1, 2019 as part of artgenève at Palexpo, 6 p.m., Espace art talks. The Swiss Association of Crafts is strengthening its support for crafts by creating a new prize list aimed at rewarding craftsmen working in Switzerland. Fields: wood - stone - applied arts - watchmaking and jewelery - leather - paper - metal - clay - textiles - glass - instrument making. Among its goals, the Swiss Association of Crafts has set itself the mission of honoring and rewarding craftsmen practicing in Switzerland who are distinguished for their excellence, either by awarding prizes or by participating in juries aimed at this same goal. The first ASMA awards will award:

Swiss master craftsman

This prize rewards an emeritus craftsman for all his work and his influence, in Switzerland and abroad. CHF 10,000

Crafts & Design, Indosuez Award

This prize rewards the collaboration between a craftsman and a designer. CHF 10,000 for the design of the object and CHF 10,000 for the creation of the object. This reward is offered by our national partner CA Indosuez (Switzerland) SA.

Young craftsmen

Three prizes reward the talent and strong development potential of young craftspeople. The first prize is endowed with CHF 10,000 thanks to a crowdfunding campaign.