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Victorinox x ECAL
with Philippe Malouin
In collaboration with the renowned cutlery brand, students from the Bachelor in Industrial Design drew inspiration from the iconic Swiss Army Knife to create original and innovative concepts.
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Ecal X Helinox : Polaris
with Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Julie Richoz
Long before modern equipment, there was a single star travelers looked to when the ground gave no clues, steady above the horizon, marking north through even the darkest nights. In collaboration with Helinox, the Korean brand specialising in ultra-lightweight and compact furniture, ECAL Bachelor Industrial Design students, under the guidance of designer Julie Richoz, have designed ingenious, foldable and portable lights. Made for the outdoors, yet naturally at home anywhere.
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Thaïs Matty – Mousseline
by Thaïs Matty
Dress up our windows, before the heat undresses us. A solution to overheated interiors has existed for millennia, suspended, silent, in the homes of Mosul. It is in this Mesopotamian city, which lent its name to the fabric, that damp sheets were hung from the windows to get through the summer. Mousseline revisits this ancestral gesture: a curtain that fits into the outer window frame through adjustable bars. A reserve of water comes to top the curtain: you hang it, fill it, hoist it back up, and the water descends slowly, impregnating the fibers. As the water evaporates, it absorbs the few extra degrees of the room. Once the heat fades, simply draw the curtain aside and let the view reveal itself.
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Gion Luginbühl – FURNITURE FOR PRISON ENVIRONMENT
by Gion Luginbühl
FURNITURE FOR PRISON ENVIRONMENT proposes a more humane approach to prison interiors. Designed as a modular structure fixed directly to the wall, it combines storage, work surfaces, lighting, seating, and spatial separation within a single coherent system. The construction responds to the specific requirements of prison environments: durability, safety, easy maintenance, and the possibility of local production in prison workshops. A careful selection of materials, including laminated beech, larch, plexiglas, and fire-resistant textiles, introduces warmth and variety to the cell. By strengthening the connection between the living space and the window, this project seeks to improve everyday comfort and create a stronger sense of normality.
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Valentin Meghit – Axe X
by Valentin Meghit
Axe X is a hybrid piece of furniture designed for museums, entrance halls, and multifunctional public spaces. Through a simple rotation around its axis, the object transforms from a seat into a high table, allowing a space to be quickly adapted to different uses such as waiting, informal discussions, conferences, exhibition openings, or workshops. Designed to support the growing need for flexibility in cultural and professional environments, it combines multiple functions within a single object while minimizing clutter. Made of metal, compact plywood, and textile, Axe X follows a sustainable design approach in which each component can be disassembled, facilitating maintenance, reuse, and material recycling.
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Séraphin Monnard – Selah
by Séraphin Monnard
Selah is a scenographic installation inviting the public to wander through Lausanne Cathedral to listen to its history. Three sculptural loudspeakers embody the site's major milestones: origins, mutations, and openings. They broadcast six soundscapes retracing its evolution: initiation, construction, the golden age, the reformation, restorations, and living heritage. The culmination of his research in acoustic design, Selah also resonates deeply with the designer's Protestant heritage.
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Arthur Moreillon – Buisson
by Arthur Moreillon
Learning outside takes organisation. Outdoor lessons are multiplying in Swiss schools, and with them, the need for equipment designed for nature. Buisson was born from that reality, accompanying students and teachers on their regular outings, from course materials to lunch and everything in between, without compromising on comfort or durability. Made from Swiss wool and Etaproof ripstop fabric, this bag is built for all weathers. But beyond its resilience, it encourages curiosity. Tucking away a stone, slipping in a leaf, keeping a piece of moss. The bag becomes a space for collecting as much as carrying, a field companion that grows with every outing. Because learning outside shouldn't be complicated.
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Melchior Myard – Zeste
by Melchior Myard
Zeste is a series of five hybrid objects that combine furniture and physical activity. Designed for students and young professionals living in small spaces, the project addresses both limited living areas and sedentary lifestyles. Far removed from any notion of performance or training, Zeste encourages a more active way of life through brief interactions embedded in everyday routines. Each object combines a furniture function with a natural invitation to move. Distributed throughout the home, they create an indoor activity path that transforms everyday objects into opportunities for movement. The combination of cork, wool, and softly coloured metal creates a warm and calming atmosphere, placing well-being at the heart of the experience rather than performance.
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Léa Perrelet – LOBI
by Léa Perrelet
LOBI is a collection of five lamps made from components available at the Swiss craft store OBI. This project explores ways of making design more accessible by creating objects that anyone can build themselves. All the necessary parts can be purchased in a single location and easily assembled at home without requiring advanced technical skills. By encouraging autonomy through DIY practices, the project also questions the conventional use of industrial products by repurposing components originally designed for other functions. LOBI hence reveals the creative potential hidden within ordinary everyday materials, transforming them into new objects.
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Flavia Renaud – Soft Room
by Flavia Renaud
Soft Room is a hybrid object that connects sofa and rug to create a space for sharing moments with friends, family or flatmates. It almost creates a small room outlined by the rug, where people gather to do everything or nothing together. The low sofa and rug extend the resting surface so that everyone, seated or lying down, stays on the same level. The wooden structure, fully covered with foam, offers several angles to feel comfortable and cocooned, and to find one's favourite spot. The loosely draped Kvadrat fabric forms folds that replace cushions and add comfort. A heavy fringe controls the way the fabric falls and keeps it in place, while reinforcing the character of the piece.
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Romain Ricci – Rooster
by Romain Ricci
Rooster is a modular flat-pack chicken coop designed to promote autonomy and local food production. Its concept is based on modularity: a base module for two chickens, expandable up to six chickens. Designed for people with no DIY experience, it uses CNC-machined three-ply spruce panels. Assembly is easily done with a power drill, thanks to a threaded insert system. The wood is treated with linseed oil to ensure its longevity outdoors. This transparent approach emphasizes repairability, as each part can be easily replaced. Inside, the layout features a roosting bar and a nesting box.
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Matthieu Rigelo – Doll Museum
by Matthieu Rigelo
Several Swiss cities now reserve their advertising spaces exclusively for culture, sports, and local initiatives. Doll Museum is an urban showcase dedicated to the promotion of local museums. As a three-dimensional alternative to traditional posters, it displays objects from ongoing exhibitions, offering a more immersive preview to spark curiosity and invite people into museums. Its double-walled stainless steel structure and safety double-glazing preserve the exhibited pieces while making culture more accessible to the public.
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Archibald Simon – Séjour
by Archibald Simon
While the French word "séjour" refers, on the one hand, to the act of residing somewhere, it also denotes the living room of a home. It is precisely this multiple meaning that informs the Séjour project: a sofa bed designed for hospitality in all its forms — sharing and conviviality with guests, then comfort and privacy when used as a bed. When the sofa converts into a double bed, its backrest transforms into a screen, creating a private space for the occupant and shielding them from the hustle and bustle of the living room, so they may feel right at home.
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Nicola Gut – Smash
by Nicola Gut
Smash is an urban sports net designed to make volleyball and badminton accessible in public spaces through a single adaptable structure. Traditional installations for these sports often require large, permanent infrastructure that is costly to install, maintain, and store, limiting their presence in urban environments. Smash addresses this challenge with a compact system featuring a retractable net that rolls into its case when not in use, minimizing its footprint while protecting the equipment. A rotating handle allows users to quickly adjust the net height, switching between volleyball and badminton in seconds. Designed for parks, alleys, and existing sports areas, Smash encourages spontaneous play and brings flexible sporting opportunities into the urban landscape.
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Matheo Dusong – NEX-1
by Matheo Dusong
What happens to a desktop computer when not in use? In the era of remote work, this question hits close to home. Designed for those working from home, the computer often remains as an intrusive black rectangle in our living space once the workday is over. NEX-1 offers an alternative: a computer with a flexible screen that rolls into its base. Moving from a work tool to a discreet piece of furniture, it clears the visual space and helps separate personal and professional life. By redefining this typology, and while AI infiltrates every smart home device, NEX-1 chooses the opposite approach: an advanced technology capable of disappearing from our daily lives.
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Dona Levy – PRELUDE
by Dona Levy
PRELUDE reinterprets the traditional dressing table to respond to contemporary lifestyles and the reduction of domestic living space. Designed as a compact wall-mounted object, it recreates a dedicated space for the ritual of personal grooming. Its opening mechanism is the central element of the project: rotating the mirror from a horizontal to a vertical position unlocks the object and reveals the products stored inside, transforming storage into a display. Hidden behind the mirror, an integrated lighting system illuminates the face through a sandblasted section of the mirror. Inside, removable metal compartments can be freely rearranged, allowing each user to organize the space according to their habits, products, and needs.
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Gabrielle Lefèvre – Anina
by Gabrielle Lefèvre
Anina is a children's playhouse that hangs from the ceiling and invites adventure. Children need colors, contrasts, and shapes to stimulate their curiosity about the world, which are somtimes hard to incorporate within a neutral interior. Anina elegantly solves this dilemma: discreet from the outside, it reveals a rich and stimulating graphic universe on the inside, developed in collaboration with graphic designer Candice Aepli, who specializes in creating for children. Once play time is over, a few cords are all it takes to pull the fabric back up: the playhouse folds away and disappears into the room. Anina can also be fitted with a ceiling light fixture and function as a lampshade.
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Chloé Hamel – Tilt – 2026
by Chloé Hamel
Tilt is a rocking chair designed for the waiting room of the pain management unit at the hospital. Waiting still can be difficult, especially for the patients with physical pain for whom immobility only enhance their pain. Thanks to the four rubber tubes placed under the seat, Tilt offers a soft and silent rocking motion which helps enhancing comfort and patience by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for relaxation and well-being. Furthermore, the balanced tilt helps patients transition from a sitting to a standing position: when the chair leans forward, it welcomes and accompanies the lower body. The various parts composing Tilt can be disassembled and replaced if need be, to ensure its durability.
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Benjamin Claus – UKS
by Benjamin Claus
UKS (Urban Keep Safe) is an urban storage system designed for municipalities and event organisers. Conceived for temporary deployments, festivals, marathons or seasonal installations, it offers a simple infrastructure for users to secure their personal belongings. The flexible bags rely on a stainless steel mesh combined with water-resistant fabric to offer a lighter and more compact solution to traditional lockers, while remaining weather-resistant and theft-deterrent. UKS fits on a standard pallet when disassembled, ready to be stored away and redeployed the following next big event.
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Damien Barman – Terrasse en place
by Damien Barman
Modular Parking Terrace. Designed for restaurants that temporarily occupy parking spaces during the summer, this modular terrace offers a standardized alternative to custom-built installations. It is a reusable solution that can be adapted to different locations and expanded when needed. The terrace is composed of half-parking-space modules that connect together to fit a variable number of parking spaces. It features a fabric roof that unfolds accordion-style along rails using a rope system, allowing it to be opened or closed from the end of the terrace without disturbing users. Fully demountable for easy winter storage, the structure is made of galvanized steel, while the flooring is constructed from maritime pine panels.
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Laura Cipriano – Roll3
by Laura Cipriano
Roll3 is a universally adjustable pair of 3D glasses that explores a new way of inhabiting vision. Flexible, rollable, and made from a single material, it adapts to different face shapes as well as to the wearing of prescription glasses. It replaces traditional temples with a support system based on gentle pressure at the temples, allowing for quick and intuitive placement, either directly on the face or over other glasses. Made from PET, it simplifies manufacturing and facilitates recycling at the end of its life cycle. In a context where around 640,000 pairs of 3D glasses were used in Switzerland in 2025 and 81% of the population wears some form of visual aid, Roll3 questions the sustainability of these ephemeral objects and their potential for transformation.
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Jonas Meynet – Latzoum
by Jonas Meynet
Latzoum is a compact emergency refuge designed to protect two people from harsh weather conditions in remote alpine environments. The shelter provides the minimum space required for two occupants to stay safely for up to 72 hours. Closed when not in use, it unfolds when occupied, transforming from a small box to a functional living space. Bright pink details act as visual landmarks within the mountain landscape, making the shelter easier to identify from a distance. Lightweight and easy to transport by helicoptere, the refuge can be installed in isolated locations and adapted to uneven terrain. Designed to operate independently with minimal maintenance, Latzoum offers a reliable and durable solution for emergency protection in the mountains.
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Zoé Letoucque – Vagabond
by Zoé Letoucque
Vagabond is a bag designed for short trips, born from a simple observation: when travelling, we often end up with several bags ; one for transport, another for use at our destination. This project aims to combine these uses into a single object. Through its stretchable fabric, the bag can shift from 35 litres to 3 litres, adapting to different situations and scales of use. Velcro straps allow its configuration to be adjusted, while various zips offer multiple ways of opening it. It can thus become a pouch, a tote bag or a backpack. The project is based on research into elastic thread stitching as a way of generating both form and function.
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Mélissa Da Silva Nicolet – No Wings
by Mélissa Da Silva Nicolet
There is someone who lives alone and wants to be a bird. We don't know why they stopped going out. We don't know why they decided to become a bird. It happened gradually. The apartment transforms in silence, in a quiet and luminous strangeness. From this script, three objects were designed, each tied to a scene from this character's daily life: a perch, a bathing object, and a sleep wrap. Each one answers a human need, translated through the logic of a bird's life. The project takes the form of a set built around these objects, an atmosphere, a fragment of the life of someone who chose, in their own way, to live differently.
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Damien Gabriel – Niv'o
by Damien Gabriel
The climate is gradually transforming the Alpine landscape. Glaciers are retreating, rivers are changing course, and some lakes are drying up. In this context, mountain refuges are becoming particularly vulnerable, especially during periods of drought. By 2050, 40% of tourist refuges could face water shortages. Niv'o is a rainwater collector designed for small refuges, where water needs to be stored carefully through simple, durable, and accessible solutions. Its gabion structure is filled with stones found around the site, without requiring heavy installation or altering the place. This mineral mass protects the stainless steel tank, slows down freezing in winter, and helps keep the water cool in summer. Niv'o thus becomes a discreet, precious reserve, adapted to its environment.
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Arthur Németh – Sofra – 2026 #2
by Arthur Németh
Sofra is a couch you sink into at the end of the day. But when the people you love arrive and the table needs to grow, it transforms. The mattresses that make it up lift and rearrange into a welcoming surface, turning a living room into a place of genuine gathering. Its name comes from "Supra" the communal cloth spread across Georgia, around which families and friends sit close together to share a meal. This term has always referred to more than eating. It means care, proximity, and the warmth of being truly welcomed at someone's table. Sofra carries the same idea. A couch in its quiet moments, a table when it matters. Designed to save space, but really designed to bring people closer.
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Leo Niksch – Tonno
by Leo Niksch
Every winter, news about the Swiss wine industry is dominated by the increasing uprooting of vineyards. This phenomenon, driven by the economic challenges faced by winemakers, leaves the land bare and the wood ready to be burned without any benefit derived from its combustion. This is especially true in Lavaux, a region characterized by varied slopes, terraces, and streams. In this context, Tonno offers a temporary structure that transforms waste into supplemental income. Suitable for any plot in Lavaux, it harnesses the heat generated by burning wood to welcome wine lovers into warm waters during what was once considered the off-season.
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Anouck Morlon – Multiples
by Anouck Morlon
Composed of six modular panels, the flat-pack vitrine system Multiples generates a wide range of display configurations and spatial arrangements. Designed as a flexible tool, it can be assembled, disassembled, transported, and reconfigured to adapt to different contexts. The project explores the role of display and investigates how modes of presentation shape the perception of artworks and objects. By questioning the idea of display as a neutral support, it highlights its influence on the relationship between object, space, and viewer. Positioned between exhibition design and industrial design, Multiples considers display as an active component of the viewing experience.
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Anouk Quillet – Poucet
by Anouk Quillet
"No one knows your body better than you do. Poucet simply helps you listen." Poucet is a connected device that brings menstrual cycle tracking back to the user's body: it records a symptom based on the pressure applied to a silicone pebble. The stronger the pressure, the higher the intensity. The gesture is instinctive, takes three seconds, and transforms tracking into a ritual rather than a chore. A companion app stores the user's history, reveals patterns, and gives them full control over their data. Every symptom, every cycle parameter can be customized: Poucet adapts to any profile, any reality.
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Mathilda Zubek – VANTA DT-1
by Mathilda Zubek
VEKTA-DT1 is a dual terrain shelter designed for solo adventurers. Combining the functionality of a ground tent and a suspended hammock tent, it adapts to changing environments without requiring additional equipment. The central structural poles serve two purposes: positioned vertically, they supports the tent in ground mode, repositioned horizontally, they become the structural spreader that stabilizes the suspended shelter between two trees. This dual use system enables rapid adaptation to uneven, rocky, wet, or otherwise unsuitable terrain. Lightweight, compact, and versatile, VEKTA-DT1 offers a reliable shelter solution wherever the journey leads.
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Clara Uzunovic – Les Javelles
by Clara Uzunovic
Born out of a collaboration with Jean-Luc Rodot, a rye straw producer, Les Javelles brings together five objects resulting from a research process centered on this material. Traditionally used for chair seating, thatched roofs, and marquetry, rye straw becomes here a structural element. Inspired by the gestures and processes of its harvest, this project explores new applications to reveal its material and aesthetic qualities. Through an experimental approach combining craftsmanship and material exploration, Les Javelles investigates the potential of a centuries-old material and expands its scope of application.
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Aurélie Richard – Marquise
by Aurélie Richard
Inspired by the movement of curtains, the series of textile lamps Marquise explores how light can be modulated by material. Each piece consists of a fabric surface behind which a light source can be moved using a cord. This movement creates a pleating effect that transforms the diffusion of light and alters the resulting luminous effects. Across different formats, these lamps inhabit space as textile and luminous presences, inviting a simple interaction that reveals the sensitive qualities of both fabric and light. Project carried out with the support of Création Baumann
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WOOLWEAR
with Herding Wool, Ugo Bompas, Alix Arto, Emma Casella
This immersive workshop explored footwear design through the materiality of wool.
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Museum Trail
with Adrien Rovero
Museum Trail is a project that explores Swiss museums in all their diversity. Rather than focusing solely on the large, well-visited institutions, the project explores what the term "museum" means today in a country that is home to over a thousand museums, one of the highest densities in the world.
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Newspaper 2025-26
with Elric Petit
Newspaper is an industrial design project whose objective is to enable a personal stance on a topic of one’s choice. The project is based on an article taken from a newspaper or a specialized magazine, used as a conceptual and critical starting point. Through the analysis, interpretation, and translation of this written content, the project invites the development of a design reflection, questioning the issues, forms, and uses related to the chosen theme.
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Lélie Guiochet – Colette
by Lélie Guiochet
Colette speaks of an intimate object worn directly against the skin, and yet one we abandon without remorse: the bra. It is an object that becomes obsolete, that is not resold second-hand and that is only rarely recycled. It accompanies us only for a few years, before wearing out or becoming too small. So Colette imagines a system that adjusts over time: a bra made of separate parts, cups, underband, straps, fasteners, underwire, to assemble, replace independently, readjust and personalize. The different parts are 3D-knitted, seamless and industrially compostable. The underwire and the fasteners, for their part, are infinitely recyclable. It is no longer the bust that adapts to the object, but the object that evolves with it.
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Oriana Gonzalez Fernandez – Enveloppe – 2025 #2
by Oriana Gonzalez Fernandez
Today, cafés have become popular workspaces — but this shift brings challenges. Customers often occupy tables for extended periods, and most venues lack accessible charging ports. While some cafés have introduced 60-minute limits on laptop use, these rules are difficult to enforce. Elio offers a solution : a compact device offered by the café that tracks time with a ring of LED lights and provides a USB-C port for charging laptops and mobile devices, functioning as a portable battery. Its smooth, rounded form is tactile and stackable on a shared charging base. Managed through an app, Elio allows cafés to customize usage settings, offering a balance between customer comfort and efficient space management.
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Titouan Longatte – Volut
by Titouan Longatte
Conceived as a response to noise pollution in urban environments, Volut is a window shutter that incorporates acoustic insulation to shield living spaces from external disturbances. The insulation is provided by removable panels that block noise by absorbing sound waves. The panels pivot to allow light and air into the room while preserving their acoustic properties. The structure relies on standard aluminium profiles and sheet metal, enabling easy adaptation to different window dimensions and seamless integration into façade frames. The shutters are devoid of any superfluous elements; the hardware is concealed within the profiles, resulting in a minimal architectural element that evokes silence both visually and acoustically.
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Chiara Corno – Hanami
by Chiara Corno
Hanami is a collection of metal flower holders, designed to elegantly display and enhance fresh flowers in a harmonious way. Made from treated steel rods, these minimalist structures allow you to place an entire bouquet in a vase and simply hang it on the wall. This makes it easy to remove the whole arrangement to change the water, then replace it in one simple gesture. With Hanami, you reduce your flower consumption and extend their lifespan. After enjoying a fresh bouquet, you simply hang it upside down to dry naturally. Once the flowers are dried, just flip the flower holder to reveal a long-lasting arrangement. You can admire your floral composition for up to two years, like a beautiful painting on the wall.
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Noah Stanley – Ovis
by Noah Stanley
Ovis highlights wool, particularly its natural properties for use in sports. Drawing on the traditional Russian boot known as the valenki, it reimagines the role of wool in a hybrid shoe, designed for both hiking and daily wear. The shoe consists of a thermoformed EVA foam upper that houses a felted wool inner boot. Its modular design allows for easy removal of the inner boot for cleaning or replacement, ensuring hygiene and durability while offering comfort and performance.
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Salla Vallotton – Celcius
by Salla Vallotton
Terracotta is a natural thermally efficient material that has been used for centuries in both heating and cooling applications. Its high thermal inertia allows it to absorb heat slowly and release it gradually, making it ideal for maintaining a stable temperature over time. While heating systems are typically unused during the summer, Celcius explores how they could serve a dual purpose, integrating a passive cooling function, to extend their utility year-round.
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Maëlle Roten – Loo
by Maëlle Roten
Loo is a collection of three summer shoes entirely made of knit, including the sole. The project explores the possibilities of ornamental knitting by repurposing decorative stitches to reveal their structural and functional qualities. The upper combines a dense and elastic garter stitch for support with an openwork knit that allows air to circulate, ideal for the summer season. Thanks to the bubble stitch, the jute sole gains volume, durability, and comfort. Each bubble acts like a cushion of material, and their repetition creates a textured profile. Inspired by moccasins and espadrilles, Loo blends an artisanal look with industrial production potential. Their crochet assembly allows easy disassembly, extending their lifespan and facilitating recycling.
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Julie Tena – Velum
by Julie Tena
Velum is a pendant lamp designed to modulate light above a table, offering dual functions : soft, diffuse illumination or direct, precise lighting. Its sliding textile, gently undulating, creates volumes and shades that influence the room’s atmosphere. Intended for spaces where boundaries between work, meals, and relaxation blur, Velum allows users to adapt light to their needs and moments, supporting the fluctuating rhythms of daily life.
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Mael Sandoz – Staccato
by Mael Sandoz
Staccato is an articulated desk lamp with magnetic connectors. The connectors that make up the joints of this lamp operate through a system of notched wheels held in place by magnets, offering a wide range of motion. These magnets also serve to transfer electrical current from one end of the articulated arms to the other. The arms are assembled simply by magnetic attraction, so no screws, springs, or welding are required. The base, on the other hand, is made from conductive plastic, which allows the lamp to be turned on and off with a simple touch. The result is a simple, sleek lamp that requires minimal assembly and offers solid, durable joints with no risk of breakage.
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Jean-Elie Matile – JEM-3
by Jean-Elie Matile
Environmental, energy, and urban planning issues in Switzerland, as in the rest of Europe, raise questions about our modes of mobility. In this context, microcars are re-emerging as a relevant solution. JEM-3 is a single-seater electric microcar designed to meet daily transportation needs in both urban and rural areas. Covered in textile, its bodywork is as light and modular as a tent, adapting to the weather and the user’s preferences. Its minimalist platform enables the design of the body and interior by actors outside the traditional automotive industry. Depending on the materials and manufacturing processes used, JEM-3 can take on multiple forms and adapt to various contexts.
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Joab Schneiter – Brum
by Joab Schneiter
Brum is a sustainable toy car designed for children aged 5 to 7 — a durable alternative to typical RC cars, which are often hard to repair and prone to breaking. Its cork body absorbs shocks, while a removable drivebox houses all electronics for easy maintenance. A paper shell lets kids customize the look of their car. The steering system uses a central axle and a self-centering elastic band, avoiding small, fragile parts. Wheels pop off easily for cleaning. Brum encourages creativity, repairability, and a more responsible approach to play.
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Isaure Nicolet – Doll Chair
by Isaure Nicolet
Doll Chair is a seat imagined as a body to be dressed. Each textile element is independent, buttoned onto the structure, forming a collection of interchangeable cushions. The fabric, draped rather than stretched, echoes the familiar gesture of covering a seat to hide its wear. This chair reverses traditional hierarchies: here, visible finishes become structure, and dressing becomes a ritual. Inspired by the intimate gestures of the boudoir, Doll Chair extends a reflection on the object in a state of transformation—between model and furniture.
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Matteo De Carlo – SOFT-ROLL
by Matteo De Carlo
“SR-QUIET-55” is a suitcase designed for versatility, compact storage, and everyday adaptability. Its structure focuses on three key aspects: modular functionality, space efficiency, noise reduction and the transformation of the inner bag into a standalone accessory. A lightweight, perforated shell supports a suspended interior bag, reducing friction and wear. The suitcase can be disassembled, with components that nest for minimal storage. The inner bag detaches easily and functions as a backpack, suitable for both travel and daily use. Wheels are engineered with a honeycomb structure and sound-dampening materials to reduce noise during movement.
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Gaia Vitali – Vela
by Gaia Vitali
Vela is a wooden structure designed to be installed in the Ticino River, which is currently undergoing renaturation. Intended for the newly designated swimming areas, Vela invites people to step into the water and experience the river during its calmer moments. Its backrest-like shape is welcoming and offers an immersive pause in the heart of nature. But the Ticino can suddenly become dangerous: when the current strengthens, Vela opens up to reveal colorful signage that warns of the risk. It is an object that combines comfort and safety, designed to bring people closer to the river in a simple, intuitive, and responsible way.
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Christophe Ascençao – EC Knit
by Christophe Ascençao
EC Knit is a knitted bed designed for overnight trains, offering a lighter, more ergonomic, and intimate alternative to traditional sleeping compartments. Developed in collaboration with the TextielLab, the TextielMuseum’s professional workshop, this project makes use of 3D-knitted textiles produced on a circular knitting machine. The technique allows for precise control over support zones, adapting to the body's contours with padded areas and more flexible sections. The knit extends into panels that reduce noise, filter light, and create a sense of privacy in shared cabins. By lowering weight and simplifying maintenance, EC Knit is a washable textile system that provides a more comfortable and sustainable way to travel by night.