Design Work Grants: Selected Projects Autumn 2025

We’re presenting the 16 projects selected for Pro Helvetia’s Design Work Grants, showcasing creativity and forward-thinking solutions across diverse design disciplines. Pro Helvetia emphasizes projects that demonstrate high artistic quality, originality, and market awareness. The foundation assesses whether the project is implemented according to professional standards, and a lasting impact can be expected.

The awarded projects are:

Concept development funding

• MONoPOLE – Toolbike AG, «Modular Cargobike»
• Bradely Campus, «DW Seats»

Prototype development funding

• Lena Bernasconi, «Wormbags»
• Alexander Amir Khan, «LATX Biomaterials»
• Augmented Weaving, «ShapeWeave»
• Tanguy Bertocchi, «XTEX. Sustainable Textile Innovation Project»
• Simon Yves Litschi, «Sensational Wood. Sustainable wooden MIDI controllers»
• Konrad Sonne, «Reshell»
• Verena Hutter, «Null Karat»
• Jeanne Reymond, «Recapite»
• Bruno Pauli Caldas, Massimo Scheidegger, Till Valentin Seegräber, «Omni Tone»

Production funding

• FINAL STUDIO GmbH CO/ BITTEN STETTER, «InBetween. Care Wear for the In-Between by finally»
• NEUNOI Sneaker GmbH, «NEUNOI Sneaker. Production Grant Application»

Project extension funding

• dversa GmbH, «kwer. The universal tableware set»
• Manutcher Milani, «DEADLINE FACTORY. Extension Phase»
• Berninox SA, «Strategic growth initiatives for Berninox»