Alternative Measuring Tools

Alternative Measuring Tools

Measuring, it seems, is one of the dominant concerns of modern society. We measure ourselves, our weight, our height, our temperature, from head to toe, from collar size to shoe size. We measure what is around us, from tiny to incredibly large. We measure time (from seconds to lifetimes), we measure the familiar (length, weight, volume) and the unusual (sound, radiation, voltage), we have measurement systems for everyday life and for experts. For this workshop, the students of the Bachelor Industrial Design have developed alternative measuring devices.

Workshop (2021) with Manuel Krebs (NORM)

Assistants
Elie Fazel
Students
Inès Aznar, Alicia Berclaz, Yann Cistac, Léo Crespin, Léon Félix, Iris Gerbex, Alejandrina Hernandez, Toscane Jourde, Julie Meyer, Agnes Murmann, Aleksandra Nazarova, Léa Omez, Jillian Reichlin, Anaïs Rochat, Cindy Sacher, Laure Wasser, Louise Dupont, Teo Primo Frizzarin, Noah Watzlawick, Camila Hidalgo, Robin Luginbühl, Aramis Rüdisühli, Theodore Simon, Shania Soares, Constance Thiessoz
Know-how
soft goods / accessories, Tools
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Photo ECAL/Jasmine Deporta
Body Lexicon ECAL/Léo Crespin, Léon Félix, Toscane Jourde Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti
Sliding Rope ECAL/Aramis Rüdisühli, Theodore Simon, Shania Soares Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti

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Photo ECAL/Jasmine Deporta
Hand Calibrator ECAL/Alicia Berclaz, Alejandrina Hernandez, Agnes Murmann Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti
Radius Scissors ECAL/Louise Dupont, Paul Gauthier, Constance Thiessoz Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti

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Spirit Level ECAL/Julie Meyer, Jillian Reichlin, Cindy Sacher Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti
Gradiant Meter ECAL/Teo Primo Frizzarin, Camila Hidalgo, Robin Luginbühl Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti

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Photo ECAL/Jasmine Deporta
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Burning Watch ECAL/Ines Aznar, Iris Gerbex, Anaïs Rochat Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti
Metric Wheel ECAL/Yann Cistac, Léa Omez, Noah Watzlawick Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti
Time Dune ECAL/Marie Kurstjens, Aleksandra Nazarova, Laure Wasser Photo ECAL/Santiago Martinez Benedetti

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Photo ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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