The Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2005 presented the 32 titles short-listed for the Swiss Federal Office of Culture’s annual award in 2005.

The display in the café focused on the competition and the work of Swiss-born designer, Laurent Benner, who, for the last three years, had been commissioned to design the catalogue to celebrate the winning titles. Working closely with Jon Hares, the pair designed a publication which skilfully used the printers and papers found in the winning books, enabling the reader to experience Swiss book design at first hand, giving a genuine insight into the breadth and quality of the designers, printers, bookbinders, photographers, illustrators and paper suppliers currently working across Switzerland today.

This exhibition was made possible through the generous support of the Swiss Federal Office of Culture.