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Deemed Visionless,06–27.09.2025,Treize, Paris

EXHIBITIONS

Deemed Visionless,
06–27.09.2025,
Treize, Paris

Deemed Visionless is a group exhibition by students from ECAL’s Master Fine Arts, conceived as a free, off-programme experience in collaboration with the Parisian gallery Treize.

Betaverse 2025

MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN

Betaverse 2025

with Mario Von Rickenbach

Using a mixed reality headset, the students used their surroundings as playground. Through creative gestures, each experiment proposes a way of interacting with the environment.

Genius Loci - Spirit of the place

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Genius Loci - Spirit of the place

with Nicole Udry

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.

Type Design BA1 S1 2024/2025

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Type Design BA1 S1 2024/2025

with Robert Huber

Designing a logotype means defining a strong visual identity anchored in a specific context. First-year Graphic Design students developed a hand-drawn logotype based on a subject, theme, or environment of their own choosing. This creation was informed by prior research in typographic archives. Each student produced a reference booklet and a specimen system based on six or more typefaces, to ground their visual and conceptual exploration. Balancing typographic culture and contemporary expression, each project investigates what makes a visual identity truly distinctive.

Information Design

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Information Design

with Angelo Benedetto

During the information design course the students of the second year have been asked to design a cartographic poster based on a film in the road movie genre, in a direct or abstract representation.

Documentary film workshop with Alessandro Comodin

FILM STUDIES

Documentary film workshop with Alessandro Comodin

with Alessandro Comodin

The 2025 documentary film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by french italian director Alessandro Comodin.

Show more / Show less

MEDIA & INTERACTION DESIGN

Show more / Show less

with Alain Bellet

Fictional mobile apps based on the "Show more / Show less" theme, offering new ways of consulting, communicating, creating, playing, discovering and learning. Students in their 2nd year of Bachelor Media & Interaction Design designed a dedicated experience and graphic interface via interactive prototypes on Figma.

ALICE FRANCHETTI WORKSHOP – RICHARD NEUTRA

GRAPHIC DESIGN

ALICE FRANCHETTI WORKSHOP – RICHARD NEUTRA

with Alice Franchetti

During this workshop, each student was tasked with designing a poster inspired by the architectural legacy of Richard Neutra. Drawing from his modernist philosophy and formal principles — clean lines, transparency, strict geometry, and integration with the landscape — each student visually reinterpreted Neutra’s ideas within a 2D graphic format.

Type Design BA2 S2 2024 - 2025

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Type Design BA2 S2 2024 - 2025

with Aurèle Sack

The second-year students had to vectorize a typeface they had drawn last semester.

Editorial Design BA2 S2 2024 - 2025

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Editorial Design BA2 S2 2024 - 2025

with Diego Bontognali

Development of an editorial system deployed across three publication formats, centered on the theme of prohibition.

ECAL at NIFFF 2025,04–12.07.2025,Neuchâtel

PROJECTION

ECAL at NIFFF 2025,
04–12.07.2025,
Neuchâtel

ECAL is proud to announce the selection of three films by its recent graduates at the 2025 edition of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF).

CITY TREES

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

CITY TREES

with Elric Petit

As part of the CITY TREES project, students were invited to design an object in connection with a tree of their choice within the urban landscape of Lausanne. Drawing inspiration from dendrology, they observed an existing tree and envisioned a subtle, respectful, and reversible intervention. The aim was to highlight the unique characteristics of the tree while ensuring the project harmoniously blended into its surroundings.

AWARDS & GRANTS 2025

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

AWARDS & GRANTS 2025

The graduation ceremony held on 27 June 2025 was also an opportunity to highlight many diploma projects through the awarding of Grants and Prizes. Congratulations to all the graduates and award winners!

Two ECAL photographers honoured with the Dior Prize for Photography 2025

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

Two ECAL photographers honoured with the Dior Prize for Photography 2025

Sara de Brito Faustino and Aline Savioz, respectively a graduate and student of the Bachelor's programme in Photography at ECAL, are among the winners of the 2025 edition of the prestigious Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents.

ECAL Talent Day,25.06.2025,ECAL, Renens

OTHER

ECAL Talent Day,
25.06.2025,
ECAL, Renens

Dedicated to young graduates and professionals alike, the “ECAL Talent Day” event aims to build bridges between training and working life by offering the opportunity to forge links.

ECAL × OFFECCT AT 3 days of design,18–20.06.2025,Copenhague

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL × OFFECCT AT 3 days of design,
18–20.06.2025,
Copenhague

ECAL is taking part in the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen with the project Sound & Vision, created in collaboration with Swedish brand Offecct.

ECAL label for the Vaud Parliament wine

PARTNERSHIP

ECAL label for the Vaud Parliament wine

To celebrate the collaboration between the three branches of government, the Vaud Parliament is unveiling its very first vintage wine – adorned with a label designed by ECAL.

Of the 28 ECAL graduates who were finalists for the 2025 Swiss Design Awards, 13 received awards

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

Of the 28 ECAL graduates who were finalists for the 2025 Swiss Design Awards, 13 received awards

Following the nomination of 28 of its graduates as finalists for the Swiss Design Awards 2025, ECAL is proud to announce that 13 have been awarded this prestigious distinction by the Federal Office of Culture. This strong representation once again demonstrates the quality and diversity of the talent trained at the university

ECAL at Design Days 2025,12–15.06.2025,La Rasude, Lausanne

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL at Design Days 2025,
12–15.06.2025,
La Rasude, Lausanne

On the occasion of Design Days 2025, ECAL presents HOMEWORKS, a new collection born from its collaboration with micasa.

A Graduation Film Selected at Annecy Animation Film Festival 2025

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

A Graduation Film Selected at Annecy Animation Film Festival 2025

The animated short film Qui part à la chasse by ECAL graduate Léa Favre has been selected for the official competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.

ECAL × Nnormal,28.05.2025,Milan

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL × Nnormal,
28.05.2025,
Milan

ECAL teams up with trail running brand NNormal for a unique photography project that blends visual exploration with pushing physical and creative boundaries. Inspired by the mountains, this collaboration invites students to challenge conventions through technical precision, immersion in nature and bold imagination.

ECAL × micasa

PARTNERSHIP

ECAL × micasa

HOMEWORKS: a limited collection designed by ECAL's Bachelor of Industrial Design programme for the swiss brand micasa

ECAL at Mapping Festival 2025,22.05–01.06.2025,Genève

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL at Mapping Festival 2025,
22.05–01.06.2025,
Genève

On the occasion of the Mapping Festival 2025, ECAL presents three Bachelor Media & Interaction Design diploma projects as well as the ECAL 360 LAB.

ECAL at the 2025 Saint-Étienne Biennale,22.05–06.07.2025,Saint-Étienne

EXHIBITIONS

ECAL at the 2025 Saint-Étienne Biennale,
22.05–06.07.2025,
Saint-Étienne

ECAL is taking part in the 2025 Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne with a selection of projects by its students, graduates and faculty members, along with several contributions to the event’s conference programme.

ECAL Archive Book Sale,21.05.2025,ECAL, Renens

SHOP

ECAL Archive Book Sale,
21.05.2025,
ECAL, Renens

ECAL invites you to its major editorial archive sale, accompanied by the launch of the new issue of its magazine Offline, on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, from 5 PM to 7 PM at ECAL.

Manor Cultural Prize 2026 awarded to Lucas Erin

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

Manor Cultural Prize 2026 awarded to Lucas Erin

Congratulations to artist Lucas Erin, ECAL graduate, who has been awarded the 2025 Manor Cultural Prize for the canton of Vaud. The jury was impressed by his approach, both precise and poetic.

WHERE DID THE BATS GO?,16.05.2025,Cinéma Bellevaux

EXHIBITIONS

WHERE DID THE BATS GO?,
16.05.2025,
Cinéma Bellevaux

Pipistrelles, Serotines, and Bachelor Fine Arts students gather at Cinéma Bellevaux for an evening of performances, screenings, and sounds emerging from the invisible.

ECAL × EHL

PARTNERSHIP

ECAL × EHL

When gastronomy meets design to elevate the dining experience

ECAL at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka

PARTNERSHIP

ECAL at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka

HUG: ECAL's Swiss chair for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October 2025.

Swiss Film Award : two ECAL film graduates honoured

AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS

Swiss Film Award : two ECAL film graduates honoured

Klaudia Reynicke and Mégane Brügger win the ‘Best Feature Film’ and ‘Best Graduation Film’ awards respectively.

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