Open Call: GDC 2024
Apply and take part in the SwissGames delegation to San Francisco in March 2024.
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DFAB House Exhibition with Gramazio Kohler Research + ETH Zurich
Promoting Artists
Swissnex in San Francisco is mandated from Pro Helvetia – Swiss Arts Council, to facilitate Swiss artists promotion and cultural exchanges.
We are active in the fields of art-technology and art-sciences with a particular attention to the specific domains of: digital creation, interactive media, design and architecture.
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Explore our upcoming events and exhibitions
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Official Game Developers Conference 2023 Highlights Video
Swissnex in San Francisco and Pro Helvetia organized the SwissGames delegation to GDC 2023 with support by Presence Switzerland.
Check out some of the highlights and testimonials from GDC 2023—the game industry's premiere professional event in this official GDC Highlights Video. Featuring over 17,000 attendees, 200 exhibitors and sponsors, 600 sessions, and so much more.
News
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Call for Participation: GDC 2024
November 7, 2023Apply and take part in the SwissGames delegation to San Francisco in March 2024.
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Swiss Design Accelerator November 2022
December 12, 2022Three design studios participated in the Swiss Design Accelerator this November with the goal of creating international visibility for emerging Swiss designers and building meaningful connections with relevant players from the Bay Area design industry. The Swiss Design Accelerator program is a result of collaboration between the Swiss Art Council, Pro Helvetia, under the label Design Switzerland, and Swissnex in San Francisco.
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Swissgames Delegation at GDC 2023
November 29, 2022The next international SwissGames delegation will bring the best Swiss game studios to GDC — the biggest event in the world dedicated to interactive entertainment and the leading industry trade fair for promotion, networking and matchmaking.
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Announcing Three Design Studios for the 2022 Swiss Design Accelerator
September 7, 2022Swissnex in San Francisco and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, under the label Design Switzerland, jointly announce the three selected design studios for the third edition of the Swiss Design Accelerator in San Francisco.
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ECAL Alumni Maya Bellier Completes Residency at Swissnex
July 25, 2022ECAL alumni Maya Bellier is the first recipient of the Media & Interaction Design Residency Award, a collaboration with ECAL (École cantonale d’art de Lausanne).
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Call for Participation: Swiss Design Accelerator in San Francisco
May 26, 2022Swiss designers: Apply by June 21, 2022 to participate in the third edition of the Swiss Design Accelerator in San Francisco
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SwissGames Delegation to GDC 2022
January 31, 2022Ten Swiss Game Studios have been selected to participate in the Swiss Delegation for GDC 2022 and the US Game Industry Days.
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The Grid: Art Meets Tech and Policy
October 12, 2021Swissnex joins forces again with European Nations in Silicon Valley.
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From Silicon Valley to Ticino: Storytelling Camp with Swissnex
September 21, 2021Last June, we partnered with the Swiss Study Foundation and hosted a Storytelling Camp in Ticino, Switzerland. The week-long program had the goal to empower the next generation of storytellers and to provide them with insights into the American style of storytelling.
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Accelerating Swiss Design in the US with Imagicly
Amidst this constant rise of the global stock of robots, robotic education has become more crucial for younger generations. However, existing educational tools are either too expensive or gender-biased, targeting mainly male audiences and reinforcing gender inequality in tech. Therefore, IMAGICLY – an EdTech toy – proposes to address this gap in the market and make robotic education accessible for a broader target audience, conveying gender inclusivity.
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Accelerating Swiss Design in the US with BMCO
Based on a belief that design shall be an investment and not an expense, BMCO Industrial Design are always in it for the long run. They thoroughly develop product design strategies and product range plans with and for their clients. They offer tools to then materialize and manifest those strategies as coherent products.
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Accelerating Swiss Design in the US with read on
Industrial designer Sandra Kaufmann and artist Monika Fink have been experimenting with glasses in their Zurich studio as an ideal folding object for many years. In the beginning, the goal was to develop sunglasses that were as light as possible and that could be folded to save space. With the idea of the combined unit of smartphone case and reading glasses, the requirements increased, especially with regard to dimensions.
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Accelerating Swiss Design in the US with Victor Moynier
An Industrial designer with a strong interest in innovation based on a deep understanding of new usages and manufacturing processes. With a range of expertise including industrial design, furniture, UI and space, the studio turns carefully thought scenarios into identifiable products to develop companies’ identity.
Swissnex Program Mentors
Interested in Mentoring?
We regularly host Swiss creatives and other changemakers through our programs, and are always looking for ways to expand our network of mentors and experts who are crucial for the success of our programs. Mentors/experts can be based in Switzerland or the US West Coast.
If you are interested in becoming part of our mentor roster to support them on a volunteer basis, we'd love to hear from you.
