ECAL x MUJI: Compact Life

A collection of clever furniture and household accessories to help organise everyday life.

Following the method of carefully observing our daily routines to identify unique needs and then creating intuitive and practical products, the Bachelor of Industrial Design students imagined a collection of clever furniture and household accessories to help organise our daily lives, under the guidance of designer Michel Charlot.

As an important part of the development of MUJI products is based on detailed photographic studies in people's homes, the students were invited to follow the same process by documenting the spontaneous state of their own homes and other people's environments in order to reveal how they interact with the products, and to identify how the objects are used as direct inspiration for their design.

Collaboration (2021) with Michel Charlot

Assistants: Noelani Rutz, Elie Fazel
Students: Théo Blanchard, Lucie De Martin, Marine Fondin, Stéfanie Kay, Victorine Lefebvre, Julien Lindt, Manon Novelli, Eugénie Perrin, Jillian Reichlin, Juri Römmel, Alan Schopfer, Noémie Soriano
Know-how: Scenography, Illustration, Furniture

Video on Vimeo FICHTRE & Adrien Kaeser

Bedside Table Design by ECAL/Noémie Soriano Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Bedside Table Design by ECAL/Noémie Soriano Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Bedside Table Design by ECAL/Noémie Soriano Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Clip Hanging Frames Design by ECAL/Eugénie Perrin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Clip Hanging Frames Design by ECAL/Eugénie Perrin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Corner Shelf Design by ECAL/Marine Fondin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Folding Chair Design by ECAL/Alan Schopfer Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Folding Chair Design by ECAL/Alan Schopfer Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Folding Chair Design by ECAL/Alan Schopfer Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Hanger Pole Design by ECAL/Stéfanie Kay Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Hanger Pole Design by ECAL/Stéfanie Kay Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Insect House Design by ECAL/Jillian Reichlin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Insect House Design by ECAL/Jillian Reichlin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Whiteboard/Mirror Shelf Design by ECAL/Manon Novelli Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Whiteboard/Mirror Shelf Design by ECAL/Manon Novelli Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Whiteboard/Mirror Shelf Design by ECAL/Manon Novelli Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Paper Wall Pocket Design by ECAL/Lucie De Martin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Paper Wall Pocket Design by ECAL/Lucie De Martin Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Pole Storage System Design by ECAL/Juri Römmel Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Pole Storage System Design by ECAL/Juri Römmel Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Pole Storage System Design by ECAL/Juri Römmel Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Steel Wire Basket Trolley Design by ECAL/Théo Blanchard Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Steel Wire Basket Trolley Design by ECAL/Théo Blanchard Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Stepladder Basket Design by ECAL/Victorine Lefebvre Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Stepladder Basket Design by ECAL/Victorine Lefebvre Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Valet Stand Design by ECAL/Julien Lindt Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

Valet Stand Design by ECAL/Julien Lindt Image ECAL/Jasmine Deporta

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Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

Exhibition in Milan Images by ECAL/Jimmy Rachez

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