SWISS DESIGN AWARDS 2026: ECAL NOMINEES

The Swiss Design Competition was established in 1918 and is organised annually by the Federal Office of Culture. It aims to promote the reputation and diversity of Swiss design and recognise outstanding achievements. Participants not only compete for an award, but also for the opportunity to present their work in the Swiss Design Awards exhibition. In the international context of Art Basel and Design Miami/Basel, the 51 finalists’ projects — Swiss design in all its facets — will be on show.

Several ECAL alumni, students, and faculty members have been nominated for 2026:

Product Design

•  Carlo Clopath , Bachelor Industrial Design graduate

• iiode, Lucas Uhlmann , Bachelor Industrial Design graduate

•  Titouan Longatte , Bachelor Industrial Design graduate
• Lion Sanguinette, Master Product Design student

• VITA Mini Sensor — A miniaturized plant electrophysiology sensor developped by the research project Arboricrop, conducted by a multidisciplinary consortium bringing together Vivent Biosignals, Changins – University of Viticulture and Oenology, and ECAL with the support of Innosuisse. Research team: Pietro Alberti, Bachelor Media & Interaction Design graduate / Maxwell Ashford , Master Product Design graduate / Alain Bellet , certified graphic designer / Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard ,  MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship graduate and head of Bachelor Industrial Design / Laurent Soldini , certified industrial designer

Graphic Design

• Outline Online, Samira Schneuwly & Laura Zsófia Csocsán , Master Type Design graduates
• Dorian Pangallo , Bachelor Graphic Design graduate

•  Sophie Wietlisbach , Master Type Design graduate

Media and Interaction Design

•  Livia Schmid , Bachelor Media & Interaction Design graduate

• Mario Von Rickenbach , Bachelor Media & Interaction Design lecturer

Photography

•  Florian Amoser , Bachelor Photography graduate
• Sara De Brito Faustino , Bachelor Photography graduate

•  Karla Hiraldo Voleau , Master Photography graduate

•  Inès Mermoud , Bachelor Photography graduate
• Eriko Miyata , Master Photography graduate

•  Cedric Zellweger , Bachelor Photography graduate

Design research

• Beyond Bézier, Nicolas Bernklau , Master Type Design graduate; Matthieu Cortat , head of Master Type Design; Roland Früh , Master Type Design lecturer; Raphaela Haefliger , Master Type Design graduate