Among its missions, ECAL leads activities of research and development (R&D) at various levels:
OBJECTIVES
R&D activities aim at:
To achieve its goals, the R&D department of ECAL initiates and coordinates different kinds of research:
Theoretical research
It is a research that mainly concentrates on the theoretical aspects of art and design in the particular fields of history, aesthetics and methodology.
Research-project or Applied research
It is a research that consists in doing a creative project that satisfies an explicit and rigorous theoretical and methodological framework: question of research, working hypotheses and validation system of the results.
Research-creation
It is a research that supports a creative process in product design, visual communication or visual arts. It is a research that contributes to the culture of the discipline.
Finally ECAL encourages creative activities which, although not originally identified as R&D, can lead to original research problems in the fields of visual and applied arts.
R&D department maintains narrow
links with regional and national bodies. He is a member of the Réseau de
Compétences Design et Arts Visuels de la HES-SO (RCDAV), the Swiss Design
Network (SDN) and the Swiss Art Research Network (SARN).
HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT
Fornari Davide
PROJECT LEADER
Soldini Laurent
TEACHER RESEARCHERS
Balgiu Alexandru
Bellet Alain
Bergeron Luc
Bovier François
Brunner Thilo Alex
Guignard Christophe
Keller Patrick
Koivu Anniina
Margel Serge
Vacheron Joël
Walter Thibault
RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Augay Maxime
Barbieri Chiara
Cachin Giliane
Guberan Christophe
Flückiger Cédric
Mager Simon
Mey Adeena
Niebling Carolien
Pollien Maud
FORMER COLLABORATORS
Archer Luke
Ayer Julien
Baier Lionel
Berta Renato
Blanc Jean-François
Blin Camille
Chalas Charles
Dupraz Lucile
Egger Philippe
Fantys Pierre
Fischer Ulrich
Fronsacq Julien
Früh Roland
Garcia Tristan
Gemma Erol
Guillaume Fred
Guillaume Sam
Heinz André-Vladimir
Hochuli Andreas
Jacquier Vincent
Keshavjee David
Klein Sarah
Langton Lucien
Lavoyer Tristan
Lehni Jürg
Meldem Guy
Moisdon Stéphanie
Normand Vincent
Paradis Louise
Pittet Florian
Puckey Jonathan
Rappo François
Raymond Patrick
Rhis Tatiana
Scott de Martinville Augustin
Sigudarson Brynjar
Tavelli Julien
Udry Nicole