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The ALPA 12 FPS, bearer of the RADO Product Design Award 2013/14, will be presented within the Vienna Design Week:Switzerland + Austria = DesignSwiss Design Awards at the designforum WienThe designforum Wien will show some of the best Switzerland has to offer – from fashion to photography to industrial design. Curators Patrizia Crivelli and Michel Hueter will present a cross-disciplinary selection from the two leading Swiss design competitions: the Swiss Design Awards, hold by the Swiss Confederation, and the Design Prize Switzerland, a private initiative. Whereas the focus of the first competition is on the recognition of creative talent and quality, the second concentrates on products in a market environment. Both perspectives are mutually dependent.Designforum Wien [www.designforum.at/w/about/mission/|www.designforum.at/w/about/mission/]Hof 7 / Staatsratshof, Vienna, AustriaExhibition: 25.09. – 19.10.2014Opening: Wed, 24.09.2014, 18.30 pmGuided tours with the curators: 4.10.2014, 8 pm and 9.30 pm