LECTURES
Dive into the heart of innovation on November 18th at ECAL, and discover the collaborations that turn design into a tool for transformation.
LECTURES
To mark the retrospective dedicated to his work by the Cinémathèque suisse, the ECAL Cinema Department is hosting German filmmaker Wim Wenders for a public discussion.
EXHIBITIONS
The exhibition, result of the Vibrations Forward project, delves into the archives of the Swiss magazine Vibrations, published in Lausanne from 1991 to 2013. A collaboration with CIRCUIT Contemporary Art Center and the On The Vibe association.
LECTURES
The ECAL Cinema Department is hosting Richard Linklater, a leading figure in contemporary American cinema, for a masterclass open to the public.
EXHIBITIONS
As part of a collaboration with the Point Bleu, students in the Foundation Year were invited to imagine their own worlds and bring them to life through images using secondhand objects.
EXHIBITIONS
In this exhibition organized in collaboration with the Chillon Castle, ECAL students offer a contemporary perspective on its medieval symbols.
EXHIBITIONS
Second stop of its North American tour, the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) presents the exhibition ECAL A Typographic Atlas.
EXHIBITIONS
For Paris Design Week 2026, ECAL is collaborating with the Korean brand Helinox to create a collection of lights.
EXHIBITIONS
As part of the Photo-sensible exhibition, dedicated to the work of photographer André Schmid, the Lausanne History Museum presents works by students of ECAL's Bachelor Photography.
PARTNERSHIP
In collaboration with the cutlery brand, Bachelor Industrial Design students drew inspiration from the famous Swiss Army Knif to create original and innovative designs.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Congratulations to the graduates and members of ECAL, whose projects are on display at this major international event.
ANNOUNCEMENT
A new training program on the use of artificial intelligence in the arts
EXHIBITIONS
At the 10th edition of the Biennale Images Vevey, centered on the theme "We are family!", several ECAL graduates and professors are exhibiting their work.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Developed by ECAL, in collaboration with CIRCUIT Center for Contemporary Art and the On The Vibe association, the Vibrations Forward project explored the archives of the Swiss magazine Vibrations, published in Lausanne between 1991 and 2013.
PHOTOGRAPHY
with Philippe Jarrigeon
Drawing inspiration from the 19th-century archives of photographer André Schmid, second-year Bachelor’s students collaborated with the Lausanne History Museum to create an inspiring dialogue between the past and the present. For most of the students, his name was unfamiliar. Discovering his work, preserved in the collections of the Lausanne History Museum, opened up a field of exploration that was both historical and artistic. Through André Schmid’s images, a foundational chapter in Swiss photography was revealed to them. Through an immersion in the archives, they were invited to engage in a dialogue with this pioneering practice—not to cite or reproduce it, but to reimagine it, question it, and interpret it, thereby creating a tension between the origins of photography and its most contemporary developments.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Congratulations to Eliot Möwes, an ECAL Bachelor Fine Arts graduate, on winning the 2026 Alice Bailly Grant.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Applications are now open for the 9th edition of the Innovation by Design Challenge, to which designers and companies from Valais are invited to participate for the first time.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Congratulations to Charlyne Genoud, a graduate of ECAL's Cinema Bachelor, whose diploma film Respirer une fois sur trois received the Best Swiss Newcomer Award at the 2026 Locarno Film Festival.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
The artist, ECAL Fine Arts Master graduate and winner of the 2026 Manor Cultural Prize, Lucas Erin will present the exhibition La ronde in the Espace Projet at the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne (MCBA), from August 28, 2026, to February 14, 2027.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Congratulations to the graduates and ECAL members whose posters have been selected for the 100 Beste Plakate 2025.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Congratulations to Avril Lehmann and Yael Vallotton, Bachelor Cinema graduates, whose film Le Miracle received the H.R. Giger “Narcisse” Award for Best Swiss Short Film at the 2026 NIFFF.
FILM STUDIES
with Verena Paravel
The 2026 documentary film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by french director and visual anthropologist Verena Paravel.
FILM STUDIES
with Marie-Eve Hildbrand
The 2026 documentary film workshop for 1st year students was lead by swiss director Marie-Eve Hildbrand.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Aurèle Sack
Second-year students were required to develop the whole alphabet for one typeface.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Diego Bontognali
As part of this editorial design course, students developed a research-based project focused on the selection and design of texts around a shared theme. Based on a curated set of sources, each project presents two editions with identical content, produced in both a large and a small format.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Adeline Mollard
As part of the visual identity course with Adeline Mollard, the students developed a visual identity based on a randomly drawn business card. By appropriating a graphic element and its title, each project offers a singular interpretation of it. Each proposal also involves the selection of a tool linked to the associated event (tattoo machine, sander, lithography equipment, etc.), used as a conceptual and graphic extension of the project. The identity is deployed across a range of formats, from business card to F4 size, including posters, flyers, business cards, as well as an animated poster.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Adeline Mollard
Genius Loci, or the spirit of the place, refers to the unique identity or essence of a location. In architecture, this principle suggests that the specific characteristics of a place should be reflected and extended in a design. In the case of the second-year graphic design students, they have applied this principle to communication projects focused on promoting or extending the identity of a particular place through design. Their work likely explores how to visually capture and communicate the essence of a space, using graphic design elements that resonate with the architectural features or history of the place.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Guy Meldem
As part of the ECAL x Chillon exhibition, which will take place at the eponymous castle, the students of the Bachelor in Graphic Design have created patterns inspired by the castle’s features. Under the supervision of Guy Meldem, they developed a variety of graphic systems. These patterns will be printed as hangings in the armory hall of Chillon Castle.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Adeline Mollard
Last year, the Marché du Temple, an iconic grocery store located in front of ECAL, closed its doors, leaving behind precious memories and a warm atmosphere that had enlivened the neighborhood for decades. This semester, students had the opportunity to reinvent this space by designing a complete visual identity for a new fictional business. Their work resulted in a poster and its animated version, a booklet, and a proposal for a new storefront. To celebrate the end of the semester, an exhibition was organized in the former premises of the Marché du Temple.
GRAPHIC DESIGN
with Harry Bloch
As part of the Screen Design course with Harry Bloch, students freely chose an event as the starting point for their project. Using documentary, textual, and iconographic research, each student developed a digital edition conceived as an interactive and flexible poster, responsive to changes in screen format and dimensions. The project thus explores layout as a living system rather than a fixed composition. Each proposal is accompanied by conceptual and formal reflection, connecting event content with experimentation in the screen medium.
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