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100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

Competition: five 100 Years of Swiss Design books to be won

Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with Lars Müller Publishers to give readers the chance to win one of five copies of a book documenting the last century of design in Switzerland.

Congratulations to the winners! Honey Wiener from the UK, Linda Alishani from Kosovo, Morgane Demetrau from France, Jamie Harte from Canada and Jens Wiedow from Namibia have all won a copy of 100 Years of Swiss Design.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

100 Years of Swiss Design presents an overview of the country's achievements in furniture and product design.

"This reference work is the first to present and discuss a comprehensive show of Swiss designers' achievements, from the anonymous to the famous," said a statement from the publishers.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

The book is organised chronologically, with projects selected by the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich, Christian Brändle, Renate Menzi and Arthur Rüegg.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

It includes thirty essays by designers and critics describing themes that emerged during their careers, as well as 100 key works from the Designsammlung – the world's largest collection of Swiss design.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

"Besides the design process, manufacturing techniques, distribution, and reception, the changing roles of the designer — from mediator between form and function, entrepreneur, social worker, to branding architect — are examined," said the publishers.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

Text is accompanied with large-format images of iconic products and their use in context, as well as concept sketches and graphics for advertising campaigns.

100 Years of Swiss Design book from Lars Müller Publishers

The 376-page hardback publication is available from the Lars Müller Publishers website in both English and German.

This competition has now closed. Five winners will be selected at random and notified by email. Winners' names will be published in a future edition of our Dezeen Mail newsletter and at the top of this page. Dezeen competitions are international and entries are accepted from readers in any country.