Exhibitions

101 x woman. Life Stories from the Mountains

101 x Frau

101 x Frau

101 x Frau

101 x Frau

2. March – 24. October 2021

Das Gelbe Haus Flims 
www.dasgelbehausflims.ch

Welcome on Board

Welcome On Board

Welcome On Board

Welcome On Board

Welcome On Board

22. December 2019 – 13. April 2020

Das Gelbe Haus Flims 
www.dasgelbehausflims.ch

The Weather

Das Wetter

Das Wetter

12. January – 21. May 2017

Swiss National Museum:
Landesmuseum Zürich 
www.nationalmuseum.ch

gelb!
Die Ausstellung einer Farbe

gelb!

gelb!

gelb!

gelb!

gelb!

27. December 2015 – 10. April 2016
26. June 2016 – 23. October 2016

Das Gelbe Haus Flims
www.dasgelbehausflims.ch

Valle Bavona – ein Tessiner Bergtal wie kein anderes

Valle Bavona

Valle Bavona

Valle Bavona

Valle Bavona

Valle Bavona

Valle Bavona

6. November 2015 – 29. Mai 2016

Heimatschutzzentrum in der Villa Patumbah, Zürich
www.heimatschutzzentrum.ch

Das Wetter

Das Wetter

Das Wetter

Das Wetter

Das Wetter

9.05. – 11.10. 2015

Swiss National Museum:
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz
www.nationalmuseum.ch
www.wetter.forumschwyz.ch

Ferien im Weltformat

Ferien im Weltformat

Ferien im Weltformat

Ferien im Weltformat

Ferien im Weltformat

29.6. - 19.10.2014

Das Gelbe Haus Flims
www.dasgelbehausflims.ch

Baukultur erleben – hautnah!

Baukultur erleben – hautnah!

Baukultur erleben – hautnah!

Baukultur erleben – hautnah!

Baukultur erleben – hautnah!

Permanent Exhibition

Swiss Heritage Society Centre at Villa Patumbah, Zurich
heimatschutzzentrum.ch

Zürich – Kunming
30 Jahre Städtepartnerschaft

Zürich – Kunming

Zürich – Kunming

Zürich – Kunming

Zürich – Kunming

Zürich – Kunming

Zürich – Kunming

6.10.12-11.11.12

Museum Bärengasse, Zürich
www.stadt-zuerich.ch/kunming

criss + cross

Criss+Cross

Criss+Cross

Criss+Cross

Criss+Cross

2011

Südkorea, Seoul, Korea University Museum
Südkorea, Busan, Busan Design Center
Thailand, Thailand Creative & Design Center, Bangkok

2010

China, Shanghai, Expo 2010, Swiss Pavillon
China, Guangzhou, Academy of Fine Arts

2009

China, Wuxi, Wuxi Museum and Jiangnan University
China, Nanjing, Nanjing Arts Institute

2008

India, Ahmedabad, National Institute of Design
India, Bangalore, Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan

2007

Lausanne, mudac. Musée de design et d'arts appliqués contemporains

2006

Japan, Sagamihara, Joshibi University of Art and Design
Japan, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, Former Building of Hamamatsu Bank Assoc.

2005

Poland, Cieszyn, Designzentrum
Italy, Rome, Istituto Svizzero di Roma
Japan, Tokyo, Akihabara School

2004

Berlin, "DesignMai", im Pfefferberg
Budapest, Karton Galerie
Willisau, Foroom Team by Wellis
Prague, "Designblock", in der Fabrik
Bratislava, Museum Umelecka
Luzern, GWAND Fashion Festival

www.prohelvetia.ch

3D Paperart
A Sino-Swiss Venture

3D Paperart

3D Paperart

3D Paperart

3D Paperart

30.9. – 15.10.2010

Arts & Crafts Museum, Shanghai

20.10. – 20.11.2010

Beida Universität, Shanghai

Baustelle Winterthur - eine StadtLandschaft im Wandel

Baustelle Winterthur

Baustelle Winterthur

Baustelle Winterthur

Baustelle Winterthur

2009

Gewerbemuseum, Winterthur

www.gewerbemuseum.ch

Korrektes Wasser

Korrektes Wasser

Korrektes Wasser

Korrektes Wasser

Korrektes Wasser

2008

Das Gelbe Haus, Flims

www.dasgelbehaus.ch

Ausgezeichnet!

Ausgezeichnet

Ausgezeichnet

Ausgezeichnet

2007

Alter Coop, Samedan

2006

Das Gelbe Haus, Flims

www.dasgelbehaus.ch

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

2007

Kunst Meran/o arte (I)
Alter Coop, Samedan

2006

ETH Zurich

2005 - 2006

Das Gelbe Haus, Flims

www.dasgelbehaus.ch

HR Giger Reloaded

HR Giger Reloaded

HR Giger Reloaded

HR Giger Reloaded

2005

Cabaret Voltaire «Dadahaus», Zurich

www.cabaretvoltaire.ch

Sportdesign

Sportdesign

Sportdesign

2004 - 2005

Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich

Books

Zeszyty Artystyczne

Zeszyty Artystyczne

Zeszyty Artystyczne, 2019

uap.edu.plweaik

Yearbook Interior Architecture

SJahrbuch Innenarchitektur

HSLU, 2019

www.hslu.ch/innenarchitektur

GKS Architekten

GKS Architekten

GKS Architekten Generalplaner, 2018

www.gks.ch

gelb!

Schweizer Grand Prix Design

Schweizer Grand Prix Design

Schweizer Grand Prix Design

Das Gelbe Haus Flims, 2016

gelb.dasgelbehausflims.ch

Swiss Grand Award for Design

Swiss Grand Award for Design

Swiss Grand Award for Design

Federal Office of Culture, 2016

www.swissdesignawards.ch

Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten

Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten

Berrel Berrel Kräutler Architekten

Quart Verlag, Luzern 2015

www.quart.ch

Young Swiss Design Kaleidoscope

Young Swiss Design in China

Young Swiss Design in China

No Mad / Design Preis Schweiz, 2013

www.nomadpaper.com

Bauen in Graubünden. Ein Architekturführer zu 100 zeitgenössischen Bauten.

criss + cross. Design from Switzerland. Design en Suisse

Verlag Hochparterre, 2013

www.hochparterre.ch

criss + cross. Design from Switzerland. Design en Suisse

criss + cross. Design from Switzerland. Design en Suisse

criss + cross. Design from Switzerland. Design en Suisse

criss + cross. Design from Switzerland. Design en Suisse

Ahn graphics ltd, Seoul 2011
Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, Nanchang 2009
La Bibliothèque des Arts, Lausanne 2007
ichii publishers, Tokio 2005

www.bda.ch

Made for...

Made for...

Made for...

Made for...

Form Forum 2010, Solothurn

Frédéric Dedelley: Design Detective

Frédéric Dedelley: Design Detective

Frédéric Dedelley: Design Detective

Frédéric Dedelley: Design Detective

Frédéric Dedelley: Design Detective

Lars Müller Publishers, Baden 2008

www.lars-mueller-publishers.com

Werdende Wahrzeichen / Simboli in divenire

Architektur- und Landschaftsprojekte für Graubünden und Südtirol

Architettura e paesaggio. Progetti per i Grigioni e per L’Alto Adige

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Werdende Wahrzeichen

Springerverlag, Wien 2007

www.springer.com

Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2007

Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2007

Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2007

Eidgenössische Förderpreise für Design 2007

Verlag Birkhäuser, 2008

Bauen in Graubünden. Ein Führer zur zeitgenössischen Architektur.

Bauen in Graubünden.

Verlag Hochparterre, 2006

www.hochparterre.ch

DESIGNsuisse

DESIGNsuisse

DESIGNsuisse

DESIGNsuisse

Verlag: Hochparterre; Scheidegger & Spiess, Zurich 2006

www.hochparterre.ch

verre et lumière

verre et lumière

Galerie Beatrice Lang, Bern 2006

Sportdesign – zwischen Style und Engineering

Sportdesign – zwischen Style und Engineering

 

Sportdesign – zwischen Style und Engineering

Museum für Gestaltung Zurich, 2004

www.museum-gestaltung.ch

Articles

Hochparterre

Hochparterre

Sonntags Zeitung

Hochparterre

Passagen

Passagen

Architektur + Technik

Passagen

Werkspuren

Werkspuren

Werkspuren

Hochparterre

Hochparterre

Hochparterre

Hochparterre

Hochparterre

DADI

Sonntags Zeitung

Sonntags Zeitung

Sonntags Zeitung

Sonntags Zeitung

Sonntags Zeitung

Sonntags Zeitung

Form Forum Schweiz

Form Forum Schweiz

Salz & Pfeffer

Salz & Pfeffer

Salz & Pfeffer

Sonntag

Sonntag

Urban Flux

Urban Flux

NoMad

NoMad

I write about design, architecture and related fields both for the trade and for daily and Sunday newspapers. My work has been published in:

Hochparterre
Hochparterre Wettbewerbe
Hotel & Tourismus Revue
Kreislauf 4+5
Mittelland Zeitung
Musik & Theater
NoMad. Guide Zurich and Basel
NZZ
NZZ am Sonntag
Passagen, Pro Helvetia Kulturmagazin
PEN, Japan
Salz & Pfeffer
Soda
Sonntag
Sonntags Zeitung
Terra Grischuna
The Outlook Magazine, China
Urban Flux, China
Werk, bauen und wohnen
Züritipp

Ariana Pradal

About me

Ariana Pradal

Telling stories about design, architecture and related fields is my passion and core competence. The "stories" take shape in written form as articles and books, orally in lectures, workshops and guided tours, or three-dimensionally in exhibitions. It is very important to me that thoughts on a specific field are conveyed in a manner that is comprehensible and appealing not only to experts but also to interested laypeople.

Unusual and experimental approaches interest me as much as the reliable and responsible execution of a project.

Since 2021

Member of the Board of Trustees of the Ikea Foundation Switzerland.

Since 2020

Lecturer at the University of Liechtenstein in the Master of Architecture and Spatial Planning

Since 2019

Lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in the field of interior design.

Mandate for communication at eco-bau, the association of public building owners for sustainable building in Switzerland.

Founding member and board member of Design History Network NDG.

2017

Diploma in Cultural Management SAWI

2016

Experimenter

Experimenter Curators' Hub, Kolkata, India

2015

Exhibition «The weather. Sunshine, lightning and cloudbursts» for the Swiss National Museum.
Workshop on copywriting in collaboration with Design Prize Switzerland and Form Forum Schweiz.

2014

Exhibition «Ferien im Weltformat» for Das Gelbe Haus Flims.

2013

Opening of the permanent exhibition «Baukultur erleben – hautnah!» at the Swiss Heritage Society Centre at Villa Patumbah in Zurich.
Workshop with students of the Zurich University of the Arts.

2012

Different lectures on Swiss design and on Swiss architecture in South Korea.
Workshop with students of the Institute for Fashion Design of the Academy of Art and Design Basel.
Workshop on copywriting and press kits for members of Form Forum Schweiz.

2011

Five-month assignment in the editorial office of the magazine Hochparterre.
Documentation for the SIA Aargau Award 2011.
Lecture on Swiss design at the Thailand Creative & Design Center Bangkok.
Workshop with students of the Zurich University of the Arts.

2010

Appointed by the Swiss Federal Office of Culture for the «Mediation in Art and Architecture award 2010»

2009

Lecture on Swiss design at the Jingnan University, School of Design in Wuxi, China

2008

Workshops and lectures on design with the designer Frédéric Dedelley at the Srishti School for Art, Design and Technology and the National Institute of Design in Bangalore, India

Since 2007

Courses on copywriting and press kits for members of Form Forum Schweiz

2007-2009

Architecture critic for the newspaper Sonntag

2005-2007

Member of the editorial staff at the journal Werk, Bauen und Wohnen in Zurich
Jury member for foundation and diploma courses at the Institute of Interior Architecture and Scenography at the University of Design and Art in Basel

Since 2004

Freelance curator and writer for various journals and institutes of design, architecture and related fields

2004-2006

Lecturer in Industrial Design at Zurich University of the Arts

2004

Six-month practical training at the Schweizer Wirtschaftsförderung
Location:Switzerland in New York

2003-2005

Column on design for the weekend issue of the Aargauer Zeitung

2002-2003

Intern at Hochparterre, magazine on design and architecture based in Zurich
Various courses at the Swiss School for Journalists in Lucerne

2001

Diploma as Industrial Designer at the Zurich University of the Arts

Contact

Ariana Pradal
Rossackerstrasse 17
8047 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 76 343 49 01
ariana@pradal.ch