Since 1943, when Jan Tschichold proposed to honour the most beautiful Swiss books with an annual award, the competition has become ever more popular. Less well known is that the competition did not take place in 1946, 1947 and 1948.
This gap in activity, following a successful first couple of years, provided the background for a research project, leading to three exhibitions, a series of lectures and print and online publications. This research allowed space for speculation, connecting the period in the late ’40s with the present day by examining the formal, technological and educational context of book production then and now.
Corina Neuenschwander in collaboration with Roland Früh and Jenny Eneqvist. Exhibition design in collaboration with Fredrik Paulsen.