Gion Luginbühl

Gion
Luginbühl

Projects

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

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.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

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.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

ECAL X KVADRAT - SUIT UP

with Stephane Halmai-Voisard

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.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Nuancier

with Julie Richoz

"Nuancier (n.m.): A presentation tool displaying the colors and shades of a product." — Larousse definition For this project, the students created and developed their own shades, surfaces, assemblies or materials, which they then shaded in several samples and assembled to create their own nuancier.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

In Situ

with Elric Petit

For this project, students were asked to design architectural interventions taking into account the characteristics of a precisely chosen location. They had to select an inspiring building in which to integrate their work, with a view to improving its functionality or protecting it from wear and tear. As part of this exercise, students were asked to act like "surgeons", adapting their projects to the "body" of the building, like prostheses. The projects had to be removable, with no permanent attachment to the site.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

UNITÉ

with Philippe Malouin

During a week-long workshop led by designer Philippe Malouin, first-year BA Industrial Design students conceived and crafted soliflore vases, each intended to cradle a solitary flower of their choosing.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Fill It, Pour It, Drink It

with Tomas Kral

Small, medium and large. For this project, students were asked to develop a coherent family of three vessels, or simply three independent containers, each with a different volume for holding, transporting and pouring liquids. Each object had to fit into a specific context, defined by the students at the beginning of the project.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

RAPID LIQUID PRINT

with Bjorn Sparrman, Hamilton Forsythe

A short and engaging workshop held in collaboration with Rapid Liquid Print, a Boston-based startup and spinoff of the MIT Self-Assembly Lab, explored the fundamentals of Embedded 3D Printing by questioning, in both technical and poetic terms, what defines a curve, a surface, or a thickened volume as it transitions from the digital to the physical world.