Carolien Janssens

Carolien
Janssens

Projects

PRODUCT DESIGN

Carolien Janssens – Alpen

by Carolien Janssens

Alpen is a trail running vest designed for runners with breasts. A trail running vest is a lightweight garment used to carry water, nutrition, and equipment during mountain runs while fitting tightly against the body. However, current products continue to be engineered with a single body type in mind: a relatively flat torso. Even women's models remain a shrunk version of men's products, causing pressure points across the bust. This project starts from a feminine body geometry. Conceived by experimentation with paper modelling and the 3D pattern-making software CLO, Alpen offers a volume-creating front panel, a dual closure system that allows independent adjustment above and below the bust, and a dual sizing system combining torso size and bust volume, similar to bra sizing.

PRODUCT DESIGN

ReGrid

with Thélonious Goupil

During this one-week workshop led by Thélonious Goupil, edits were made to a ‘drop false ceiling’ in Bar Gala Lausanne. By hacking the system, playing with existing elements such as lighting or ventilators, the outdate ceiling was given new life without the need for full renovation.

PRODUCT DESIGN

One-Off 1/1

with Augustin Scott de Martinville

For this semester, students were invited to focus on the creation of a “One-Off” of their choice. They were encouraged to free themselves from the issues traditionally associated with industrial design - mass production, costs, market positioning, etc. The project concluded in a silent auction at the ECAL's traditional Christmas Market.