Exhibition about Award-winning Communication Design Opened in Basel

There was a heavy rush at the opening of the exhibition: “Quality has a form. red dot presents: Excellent communication design in Basel”. About 450 guests altogether registered for the festive opening and vernissage on 12 April 2010 at the exhibition rooms of the School of Design on the Lyss. All works that have won an award of communication design in the red dot award: communication design 2009 can be visited until 9 May 2010.

After the opening speech of Regierungsrat (member of the cantonal government) Christoph Brutschin, head of the Basel Department for Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Jean Jacques Schaffner, designer and communication consultant, explained the motivation to show the best works of international communication design at the creative location in Basel for the first time. Subsequently, Professor Dr. Peter Zec, initiator of the red dot design award and head of the Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, reported on the value of design. Finally, communication consultant Lars G. Wallentin held a lecture titled “Stop informing – start communicating”. The Klezmerband Kolsimcha provided for the background music of the event, which was presented by the journalist Roger Thiriet.