ECAL X KVADRAT - SUIT UP

For this project, the students had to design a seat, or rather requalify and rehabilitate a chair or armchair using existing models such as the monobloc, aluminium bistro chair, or deck chair, as the base structure. Employing Kvadrat upholstery textiles, the designs had to be reversible, meaning it should not alter the existing structure. While the original function of the chair could be maintained or altered, the proposals aimed to improved the comfort and aesthetic character of the seats.

Collaboration (2024) with Stephane Halmai-Voisard

Assistants: Bruno Pauli Caldas
Students: Anouck Morlon, Zoé Letoucque, Leo Niksch, Clara Uzunovic, Arthur Németh, Damien Barman, Garance Benjamin, Cyril Biselx, Laura Cipriano, Benjamin Claus, Mélissa Da Silva Nicolet, Matheo Dusong, Damien Gabriel, Nicola Gut, Chloé Hamel, Violeta Kostadinova, Gabrielle Lefèvre, Gion Luginbühl, Dona Levy, Thaïs Matty, Valentin Meghit, Jonas Meynet, Séraphin Monnard, Arthur Moreillon, Gaëlle Palard, Léa Perrelet, Anouk Quillet, Romain Ricci, Aurélie Richard, Archibald Simon, Mathilda Zubek
Know-how: Furniture, Textile

Some say that the best product [sustainability speaking] is the one that already exists. SUIT UP aimed to make us reflect on our relationship with furniture, the comfort it brings us and the legacy of upholstered furniture; to take a critical look at how these products are manufactured, distributed, enjoyed and discarded today. Following a selection of the projects.

RAVIOLI CHAIR

by Anouck Morlon

The entire project aims to enhance an affordable chair – the Transat – by bringing the chair, which is often associated with being "accessible, practical, for outdoor use," indoors and giving it a more unique and comfortable design. Using fabrics, padding materials, and a sewing machine, where technique plays a central role, the focus is on an intensive exploration of different ways to manipulate textiles in order to create an exceptional quilted pattern. The chair is completely covered, so the original shape disappears, and no association with the Transat can be made. The Transat is thus used as a framework to create a new indoor lounge chair.

YUPPIE CHAIR

by Arthur Németh

Yuppie Chair is a project aimed at creating a cover for the monobloc chair, thus transforming this outdoor chair into an indoor chair. The project draws more inspiration from the fashion world, as in its initial phase, it was oriented toward bridal gowns. The goal was to design a cover inspired by the yuppie style of the 1980s, using Kvadrat upholstery fabric. It was necessary to find a way to merge the language of fashion with furniture. The cinching detail evokes how tailored jackets are themselves cinched.

Link

by Zoé Letoucque

Link is a conference chair cover. Designed to instantly transform an aluminum chair into a comfortable, practical chair that can be connected to other chairs. A zipper linking the chairs allows them to be attached, providing safety and organization during gatherings at events.

Strapp

by Mathilda Zubek

Strapp utilizes the existing wooden frame of the deck chair to hold two sets of fabric loops tactfully sewn and interwoven with each other. "Strapp" can be mounted onto the chair frame during its assembly, thus becoming an integral part of the chair. The woven structure appears flat but adjusts comfortably to the person seated. The Strapp design was created to enhance the comfort of the deck chair. The material used is a cool wool upholstery fabric, making the seat soft and cozy.

SIENNE

by Leo Niksch

Sienne is a cover that easily fits over aluminum terrace chairs to transform them into indoor armchairs during the winter months. Thanks to two zippers, the cover can be adjusted to take shape. The edges fold over the sides, providing wide and comfortable armrests.

VANO

by Clara Uzunovic

Vano is a waterproof cover specifically designed to fit aluminum bistro-style chairs. Composed of two parts, it retains the stackability of the original chair while adding extra comfort. Terrace enthusiasts can once again enjoy the pleasure of savoring their drinks outdoors. The toggle buttons create an ingenious fastening system that gives the chair its enveloping appearance.

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with Chris Kabel, Elric Petit, Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard

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Margaux Mandrou – Drape

with Stephane Halmai-Voisard, Julie Richoz, Maddalena Casadei

The writing of my dissertation, devised as a creative anthropology of the curtain, drove me to make one myself. As an architectural object, the curtain has different ceiling heights, depending on the space in which it is located. With the support of Elitis, I developed several solutions to tighten, raise, crease or relax the curtain – in short, to adjust it without ever having to cut it. The excess length affects its shape and volume. The system offers a new flexibility of adjustment and suspension.

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ECAL x AGO - Seoul Highlights

with Adrien Rovero

AGO Lighting has come together with ECAL Bachelor students in Industrial Design, under the guidance of Swiss designer Adrien Rovero, to conceive a collection of lighting installations to be used in public places such as museums, hotel lobbies, coffee bar and so on. Focusing primarily on the spatial aspect of light, our approach was to design lighting structures based on components supplied by AGO and inspired by the fabric of Seoul, rather than creating mere lamps.

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Dual

with Tomas Kral

For this project the students were asked to create and design an object by two materials of their choice. Analysing, questioning, observing, testing, and assembling materials. The resulted objects from this project are products where the function of the product was mainly guided by the two chosen characteristic materials.

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Noémie Soriano – Matalàs

with Maddalena Casadei, Stephane Halmai-Voisard

Every year more than 30 million mattresses are thrown away in Europe. Despite the establishment of dismantling centres, only half of these mattresses are recycled. Those whose materials cannot be separated end up incinerated. This is due to the excessive use of glue and the mixing of different materials. Matalàs offers an alternative to this problem by taking into account its recycling from the design stage. Designed in three parts, it facilitates the extraction of wool and springs, thus becoming part of a circular economy.

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