In September 2026, second-year students from Bachelor in illustration program designed the scenography for Töpffer Comic Book Prize 2026 ceremony. They worked during a week long workshop with illustrator Anna Sommer, winner of the 2026 Töpffer Grand Prize.

The workshop offered students the chance to dive into the sensitive, strange world of Zurich-based illustrator Anna Sommer and to discover her special practice of paper cutting. 

 Divided into several groups, the students explored several dimensions of the work of the illustrator, developing scenographic proposals highlighting the pictorial techniques and themes dear to her practice.

The pedagogical focus of this workshop was equally on grasping and reinterpreting works by a major author like Anna Sommer, as it was on tackling and exploring the complexities and arrangements of drawings through spatial experiments. The students thus followed the entire design process, from sketching to mockup to full-scale experimentation with different materials, making sure to develop coherent and feasible proposals.

The final scenography, resulting from this workshop, will be presented during Töpffer Comic Book Prize 2026 ceremony, which will take place at HEAD – Geneva on November 26, 2026 at 6:30 pm.