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On Thursday, December 3, 2026 at 5pm, the 8th edition of the limited cuvée "lâche-moi la grappe" will be tasted and sold at the Caveau des vignerons in Epesses.
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ECAL opens its doors and invites you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Cinema, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Digital Design, and Photography.
EXHIBITIONS
The prolific designer is the focus of this exhibition hosted by ECAL and the Sainte-Croix Museum of Mechanical Art and Heritage.
LECTURES
Dive into the heart of innovation on November 18th at ECAL, and discover the collaborations that turn design into a tool for transformation.
EXHIBITIONS
On the occasion of Paris Photo 2026, ECAL presents Soft Photography – Human Emotions and Machine-Generated Images in two exhibitions at the Grand Palais and at the Espace Commines. Accompanied by a publication, this research project explores the role of AI-generated images in contemporary visual culture.
LECTURES
On the occasion of the workshop weeks in the Bachelor programs, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work from November 2 to 11, 2026.
EXHIBITIONS
From October 30 to November 8, ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design will be present at the GIFF Festival 2026.
EXHIBITIONS
From 30 October to 4 December, ECAL presents the Diploma Projects 2026. Opening on Thursday 29 October at 6 pm.
OTHER
ECAL is organising a live workshop during the Ariana Museum’s Glass Days on 30 and 31 October 2026 in Geneva.
PROJECTION
On Tuesday October 27, the ECAL presents the graduation films of the Bachelor and Master Cinema at the Cinémathèque Suisse.
with Nicolas Le Moigne, Alexis Georgacopoulos, Robert Huber, Anaïs Sulmoni, Frederik Mahler-Andersen, Xavier Perrenoud
Based on a systemic analysis of taxonomy, this project aims to identify and categorize the shapes of wristwatch components.
ANNOUNCEMENT
An interview with designer Fabien Cappello, an ECAL resident at La Becque during the fall semester of 2026.
with Maxwell Ashford, Nicolas Bernklau, Paula Mühlena, Christophe Guberan
This project develops a manuscript for later book publishing, framing the contemporary state of product design in relation to the environmental crisis.
with Thibault Walter, Julien Mercier, François Bovier, Dimitri de Preux
Online Audiovisual Representations of “Fast Work”, 2013-2025
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
with Philippe Malouin
In collaboration with the renowned cutlery brand, students from the Bachelor in Industrial Design drew inspiration from the iconic Swiss Army Knife to create original and innovative concepts.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
Congratulations to Sasha Iatsenia, a Bachelor Media & Interaction Design graduate, and Lirjeta Maxhuni, a Bachelor Industrial Design graduate, awarded by FIT Impact 2026. Congratulations also to Christophe Ascençao and Damien Gabriel, Bachelor Industrial Design graduates, on receiving a FIT Impact Grant.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
with Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Julie Richoz
Long before modern equipment, there was a single star travelers looked to when the ground gave no clues, steady above the horizon, marking north through even the darkest nights. In collaboration with Helinox, the Korean brand specialising in ultra-lightweight and compact furniture, ECAL Bachelor Industrial Design students, under the guidance of designer Julie Richoz, have designed ingenious, foldable and portable lights. Made for the outdoors, yet naturally at home anywhere.
PARTNERSHIP
In collaboration with the cutlery brand, Bachelor Industrial Design students drew inspiration from the famous Swiss Army Knife™ to create original and innovative designs. Vote for your favourite!
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
ANNOUNCEMENT
Developed by ECAL, in collaboration with CIRCUIT Center for Contemporary Art and the On The Vibe association, the "Vibrations Forward" research 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.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
ECAL is proud to have six of its photography students and graduates reach the finals of a prestigious competition.
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.
FILM STUDIES
with Marie-Eve Hildbrand
The 2026 documentary film workshop for 1st year students was lead by swiss director Marie-Eve Hildbrand.
FILM STUDIES
with Verena Paravel
The 2026 documentary film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by french director and visual anthropologist Verena Paravel.
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 Aurèle Sack
Second-year students were required to develop the whole alphabet for one typeface.
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