The finalists include well-known names from the art and design scene as well as recent graduates:
Design research
- Herding wool: Emma Casella, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Alix Szijártó, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design and Yihan Zhang, MAS Luxury & Craftsmanship
- Chiara Torterolo, Master's degree in Product Design
- Léa Pereyre, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
Graphic Design
- Adeline Mollard, Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design
- Juanjun Feng and Minjong Kim, Master's degrees in Type Design
- Luca Pellegrini, Master's degree in Type Design
Product Design
- Lena Bernasconi, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
- Guy Meldem, BADG, Master's degree in Visual Arts
- Minna Holenweg, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
- Laure Gremion, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
- Renaud Defrancesco, Master's degree in Product Design
- Noelani Rutz, Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design
Photography
- Olga Cafiero, Master's degree in Photography
- Thaddé Comar, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Valerie Geissbühler Pacheco, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Marvin Merkel, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Douglas Mandry, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Santiago Martinez Benedetti, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Laurence Rasti, Bachelor's degree in Photography
- Senta Simond, Master's degree in Photography
- Antoine Woeffray, Bachelor's degree in Photography
Media and Interaction Design
- Akuto Studio, Bachelor's degree in Media & Interaction Design
- Dorian Jovanovic, Bachelor's degree in Media & Interaction Design
- Erika Marthins, Bachelor's degree in Media & Interaction Design
Mediation and scenography
This wide range of disciplines reflects ECAL's cross-disciplinary approach, where creative excellence is expressed both individually and in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, such as those of Herding Wool and Akuto Studio.
The final winners of the Swiss Design Awards will be announced at the official ceremony, organised alongside Art Basel next June. In the meantime, ECAL warmly congratulates its graduates on this wonderful recognition.
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