HEAD – Genève presents Behind the Clock, Behind the Scenes, an exhibition that brings together projects by students from the Chair of Watch Design and the Master in Fashion and Accessory Design, exploring design practices and time.

Through four chapters—Work, Work, Work, Material Time, Living Archive, and Storytelling—the exhibition highlights different dimensions of the design process: conceptual work, material experimentation, archival practices, and storytelling.

Students – Chair of Watch Design

Simon Cheng-En Liu
Mikaël Correia
Iris Grondein
Romain Labat
Léa Maniscalco

Students and alumni – Master in Fashion and Accessory Design

Agapornis
Omar Amorim-Esenli
Robyn Baumgartner
Brigitte Da Conceiçao
Eléonore Cochener
Chloë Fournier
Fiona Giazzi
Hippolyte Laporte
Clémentine Lejeune
Tanguy Mélinand
Marvin M’toumo
Bérénice Noël
Noa Toledano
Flurina Vieli

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) aims to showcase and celebrate each year the excellence of contemporary watchmaking, in order to promote the art of watchmaking around the world.

As a unifying promotional tool, it brings together several hundred watches released during the year in an annual competition and presents the most coveted awards in the field, helping to promote the traditions, crafts, and values of Swiss and global watchmaking heritage. Every November, the GPHG awards ceremony brings the international watchmaking community together in Geneva to honor the finest creations and the people who, day after day, bring vitality and creativity to the watchmaking world. Some twenty prizes, including the Aiguille d’Or Grand Prix, are awarded on this occasion. In 2026, the ceremony takes place on Saturday, November 7, at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices.

Find all the information about the event here.