Summer University Istanbul

Summer University Istanbul

For their graduation trip, the 3rd year students went to Istanbul. Accompanied by Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard and Chris Kabel and collaborating with students from Bilgi University, they had to create souvenirs of the city. Some were able to collaborate directly with local craftspeople. The projects were exhibited at the Istanbul Design Biennial at the end of this trip and had the chance to see their ECAL x Mac Guffin project also exhibited there at that time.

Workshop (2018)

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Kalip ECAL/Antoine Jacquat and Gabriel Follonier
Hafiza ECAL/Amandine Gini and Nathalie Borgeaud
Hafiza ECAL/Amandine Gini et Nathalie Borgeaud
Hafiza ECAL/Amandine Gini et Nathalie Borgeaud

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Ex Voto ECAL/Aurore Piedigrossi and Kevin Dizami
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Plato ECAL/Elie Fazel et Valentin Siebert
Exhibition of the souvenirs
Exhibition of the souvenirs
Exhibition of the souvenirs

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ECAL x Mac Guffin Magazine
ECAL x Mac Guffin Magazine

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