More than thirty distinct visions, radically different mediums, and yet projects that still echo and resonate with one another. The HEAD Design Prizes 2025 reveal, in filigree, the urgency of a generation. How are these young designers to respond to a present for which they bear no responsibility? By asking concrete, sensitive questions rooted in the body, in spatiality, and in sensory experience, they work to reclaim narratives in order to make sense of the world, while also shaping practical ways forward.  

Each year, HEAD – Genève is fortunate to rely on dedicated partners who support emerging talent in art and design through a range of prizes and grants, showcased in this exhibition. For its second edition, Design Heads: Creation of Tomorrow presents a guest exhibition featuring alums from the Product, Jewellery & Accessories Design department. Their contributions further these lines of inquiry and reflect a generation that is clear-sighted, committed, and firmly looking to the future.  

PROGRAMME : 
Thursday 29.01.2026 from 12:00PM to 7:30PM 
Opening : 6:00PM - 7:30PM 

Friday 01.01.2026 from12:00PM to 8:00PM 
5:00 PM : Guided tour with the designers 
6:00 PM : Lecture by matali crasset, designer, in conversation with Alexandra Midal, historian and design theorist, professor at HEAD 

Saturday 31.01.2026 drom 12:00PM to 7:00PM
2:00PM - 3:00PM : Workshop for children aged 8 - 12 
3:00PM - 4:00PM : Workshop for children aged 8 - 12
3:00PM - 4:00PM : Guided tour with the designers 
5:00PM - 6:00PM : PIAGET x HEAD Panel
Materiality and Intimacy: Rethinking Body-Worn Jewellery 
With the participation of Stéphanie Sivrière, Creative Director of Jewellery and Watchmaking, PIAGET, David Roux-Fouillet, Head of the Product Design, Jewellery and Accessories programme, HEAD – Genève, Enzo Melchiorre, HEAD Alum, Senior Jewellery Designer, Dolce & Gabbana and Zoé Kiner-Wolf, Practitioner and PhD Theorist, Contemporary Jewellery and New Corporalities, 1970 to the Present 
Moderation by Donatella Zappieri, Professor and Consultant in Jewellery and Fashion Strategy 

Sunday 01.02.2026 from 12:00PM to 5:00PM  
3:00PM - 4:00PM : Workshop for children aged 8 – 12
3:00PM - 4:00PM : Guided tour with the designers 

Curation : Lara Granchamp and Joanna Haefeli 
Scenography Design Heads : Pisoni-lab
Scenography Guest exhibition : François Dumas and Zoé Châtelier