La mariée et le ketchup,12.04–05.05.2025,Square du 14-juin, Renens ECAL s Bachelor of Photography presents The Bride and the Ketchup in Renens. Renens, the capital of the Ouest Lausannois region, is characterized by its diverse cultural mix and influences, welcoming some 121 nationalities. A city of passers-by, a creative city, an entertaining city, an endearing city, you ll stroll through and discover welcoming cafés, picturesque boutiques with windows adorned with curious curios and treasures, restaurants with specialties from elsewhere, and much more. Within a well-defined perimeter, between the train station and the ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne, the 19 1st-year Bachelor of Photography students went out to meet the small shops that make up Renens. Beyond their shop windows, these local heroes are the town s key players. Baklava with glistening honey, preparing food in the back kitchen, a wry smile - in a documentary or sometimes staged approach, the students captured the authenticity, commitment and everyday reality of these shopkeepers. Through portraits, still lifes and architectural images, the Bride and Ketchup project takes us on an eclectic visual journey, with its varied flavors and multiple cultural landscapes.DATES & SCHEDULE12.04–05.05.2024OPENINGApril 11 2024, 6PMVENUESquare du 14-juin 1020 RenensMAPSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HEAD OF PROGRAMME ASSISTANTS,
BY HAND Even if it seems that digital is taking over analog, there s still an interest and need for us as humans to have a physical connection to our daily tools. So many designers swear by their drawing routine and real-life experimentation still plays a important role in our practices. Under the guidance of Friederike Daumiller students took the challenge to design their own interpretations of hand writing and hand drawing instruments always referring to their hands-on tests and experience.
Figure Libre Figure libre is an industrial design project that empowers students to explore topics of their choice. This semester, guided by Elric Petit, students developed their personal projects inspired by articles from specialized newspapers or magazines. The objective is to create projects with the potential to seamlessly integrate in our contemporary society and its economy, leveraging their personal affinities and interests to enhance their work.
ECAL LECTURE – PHILIPPE MALOUIN,07.05.2024,Auditoire IKEA, ECAL ECAL welcomes London designer Philippe Malouin for a lecture, Tuesday April 30, 2024 at 6pm. Based in London, Philippe Malouin is a British-Canadian product designer and interior architect born in 1982. A graduate of the Design Academy in Eindhoven, he also studied at the École nationale supérieure de création industrielle in Paris and at the Université de Montréal. In his practice, the designer celebrates geometric shapes, natural materials, imperfections and contrasts, creating avant-garde objects that have won him numerous awards, including Designer of the Future from W Hotels and Designer of the year from Wallpaper*. Philippe Malouin is renowned for creating furniture such as tables, rugs, chairs and lighting fixtures, art objects and installations. During the spring semester, Philippe Malouin teaches at ECAL as part of ECAL residency at La Becque.DATES & SCHEDULE07.05.2024 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
SPRING WORKSHOP lectures,29.04–01.05.2024,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL During the spring semester workshop week, ECAL invites international artists and designers to present their work at conferences. PROGRAM Monday 29th April 2024 1:00pm-1:20pm: Vera van de Seyp, Computational Designer, Netherlands 1:20pm-1:40pm: Rietlanden Women s Office, Graphic Design Studio, Netherlands* Tuesday 30th April 2024 1:00pm-1:20pm: Tamara Janes, Photograph, Switzerland 1:20pm-1:40pm: AGF Antye Greie-Ripatti, Artist, Finland 1:40pm-2:00pm: Jiri Oplatek (Claudia Basel), Graphic Design Studio, Switzerland Wednesday 1st May 2024 1:00pm-1:20pm: Jack McVeigh, Digital Artist, Australia 1:20pm-1:40pm: Cassidy Toner, Artist, USA 1:40pm-2:00pm: Lorenzo Vitturi, Photograph, UK* *initial schedule modifiedDATES & SCHEDULE29.04-01.05.2024 1-2pm Free entry Catering available on siteVENUEIKEA Auditorium ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens Visuels par Lidia Molina Gonzalez et Dorian Pangallo
ECAL Lecture – Eric Sadin,23.04.2024,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Tuesday April 23, 2024 at 6pm, ECAL welcomes writer and philosopher Eric Sadin for a lecture. Conversation between Eric Sadin and Christophe Guignard, ECAL professor, as part of ECAL s reflections on digital transformation and artificial intelligence in education. French writer and philosopher Eric Sadin is one of the leading thinkers on the digital universe, with a particular interest in new technologies, their characteristics, their economic drivers and their social, political and civilizational impact. He is the author of several theoretical books on these decisive issues of our time, and his latest work, "La Vie spectrale", was published in autumn 2023. Invited to give lectures all over the world, Eric Sadin regularly publishes articles in Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, Marianne, Die Zeit, EL Pais and La Repubblica.DATES & SCHEDULE23.04.2024 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECALINFORMATIONIn the presence of Eric Sadin, writer and philosopher. In Conversation with Christophe Guignard, ECAL teacher
ECAL MILANO 2024: UPS – Under Pressure Solutions,16–21.04.2024,Spazio Orso 16, Milano ECAL presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions at Milano Design Week 2024. In a rapidly changing world, industrial design is facing new challenges. For the 2024 Milano Design Week, ECAL presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions, an experimental research project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the furniture industry through the use of shape memory materials. The exhibition shows the process and results of this exploration led by five industrial designers teaching at ECAL, as well as objects designed by Master Product Design students, revealing the innovative and creative potential of cellulose sponge.DATES & SCHEDULE16–20.04, 11am–8pm 21.04, 11am–4pmVENUESpazio Orso 16 Via dell Orso 16 20121 MilanoWEBSITEunderpressuresolutions.chDESIGNERS , , , , HEAD OF RESEARCH, PROJECT MANAGER & RESEARCH ASSISTANT , STUDENTSEduardo Altamirano Castro, Youssef Bassil, Louis Bosnjak, James Caruso, Marco Ciacci, Gabriella Duck Garnham, Justus Hilfenhaus, Takumi Ise, Clémentine Merhebi, Yeonsu Na, Lilian Onstenk, David Quintero Ortiz, Antonio Severi, Brice Tempier, Li Chung WeiTALKTalk at Capsule PLAZA Spazio Maiocchi, Via Achille Maiocchi 7, Milan Thursday 18.04, 12:00 Conversation with , , designers, , curator and Eduardo Altamirano Castro, Clémentine Merhebi, ECAL students. capsule.global/plaza
ECAL MILANO – EXHIBITIONS BY ALUMNI,16–21.04.2024,Milan Design Week Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week 2024. Every year, many ECAL graduates exhibit at the Milan Design Week. Here is a selection: Group Show, Andrea Anner & Thibault Brevet (AATB) Master Art Direction & Master Fine Arts Friendly Fire SPBH Space, Via Venini 26, Milan aatb.ch Hafner Büro – Gabriel Hafner Bachelor Industrial Design Use no hooks Spazio Pallavicino, Via Pallavicino 21, Milan Yuoning Chien MAS Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship Designated Table Isola Design Gallery, Lampo Milano, Via Valtellina 5, Milan isola.design yuoning.com Hannes & Fritz - Johannes Breuer & Fritz Gräber Master Product Design Hongkong Collection for Vero International VERO International Showroom, Via Felice Casati, 3, Milan CONVEY, Via dell Aprica 12, Milan verointernational.com conveyproject.com hannesfritz.com Chen-Ta Hsie, Jean-Paul Brković, Yosuke Shimano MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship DDD Collective SaloneSatellite Rho, Fiera Milano Hall 5-7, Booth B56 salonemilano.it instagram Lirjeta Maxhuni Bachelor Industrial Design GyneCare Winner of one&twenty Amy-d Arte, Spazio Via Lovanio 6, Milan one-and-twenty.de lirjetamaxhuni.com Panter&Tourron MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship DIURNO with Davide Rapp Viale Monza 91, Milano fuorisalone.it pantertourron.com Karen Pisoni & Fatima Wegman Bachelor Media and Interaction Design From Killjoys to Joys Sparks Istituto Svizzero, Via del Vecchio Politecnico 3, Milano istitutosvizzero.it TAK.Studio - Tsubasa Koshide Master Product Design FRAMEs/ Lampo Scalo Farini, Via Valtellina 5, Milan takstudio.tokyo Aleksandra Żeromska MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship The Forest Spirits, Collection for Bosa International Furnishing Accessories Exhibition | 22 | L18, Milan Fairgrounds, Rho aleksandrazeromska.com HOUSE OF SWITZERLAND Casa Degli Artisti, Milan, Corso Garibaldi 89/A, Milan At House of Switzerland Milano, Pro Helvetia and Presence Switzerland are presenting the group exhibition JOY that highlights the creativity, curiosity and dynamic quality of the Swiss design scene as a positive force for societal transformation. design.swiss 4321-market – Chelsea Jihong Park, Yesul Jang, Milagros Rodríguez & ECAL almuni Bachelor Design Industriel, Master Design Produit & MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Swiss-Korean Souvenir Market design.swiss 4321.kr Dimitri Bähler Bachelor Design Industriel Factor Light / DB20 design.swiss dimitribaehler.ch Julien Bernard - SUPER150 MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Berninox design.swiss super150.com BIG-GAME Master Design de Produit, Bachelor Design Industriel Karimoku New Standard × BIG-GAME design.swiss big-game.ch Estelle Bourdet Bachelor Arts Visuels La Cordée design.swiss estellebourdet.com Scheidegger-Pauli – Bruno Pauli Caldas et Massimo Scheidegger Bachelor Design Industriel Vidy Chair design.swiss scheideggerpauli.com Sébastien El Idrissi Bachelor Design Industriel Stack www.design.swiss seis.studio Kaj Lehmann Master Type Design Membre de la direction artistique de la House of Switzerland kajlehmann.ch Maxime Zenderoudi MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship SOLE Creative Direction Sula x Micasa design.swiss NOV Gallery Out of the Woodworks Renaud Defrancesco, Georg Foster & Leonard Kraettli, Amandine Gini & Victor Moynier, Gabriel Hafner & Alex Nguyen, ScheideggerPauli, Noelani Rutz and Aleksandra Maria Szwec design.swiss novgallery.com ginimoynier.com Hannes & Fritz – Johannes Breuer & Fritz Gräber Master Design Produit Weekday Bench for HAY May Armchair for New Works Hongkong Stool for Vero International design.swiss hannesfritz.comDATES & SCHEDULE15–21.04.2024VENUEMilano Design Week
10 ECAL graduates featured in new Phaidon publication Designed for Life 10 ECAL graduates featured in new Phaidon publication Designed for Life , a global survey of 100 of the most creative and innovative product designers working today. With the participation of Alexis Georgacopoulos and Anniina Koivu, director and curator at ECAL. Designed For Life showcases 100 of the most exciting designers around the world and, through their work, shines a lens on what is happening at the forefront of contemporary product design. The boundaries between design, art, craft, fashion, and architecture have been blurred in recent years and a new generation of designers has emerged, working across different fields and genres. Products illustrated in the book range from furniture, lighting, and objects, to limited editions, glassware, and office systems, making Designed for Life the ideal route to new talent throughout the field of product design and the perfect way to assess exactly what is being created in the design scene today Chosen by an international line up of influential industry experts – design critics, museum curators, entrepreneurs, journalists, and gallerists – the nominated designers comprise young product designers who have emerged in the last few years, but who have already produced outstanding, creative, and innovative pieces of design, such as Mac Collins, Nifemi Marcus-Bello, Minjae Kim, and Mimi Shodeinde as well as more established designers including Jasper Morrison, India Mahdavi, and Jonathan Olivares. This fascinating book illustrates the new materials, processes, and technologies being utilized; the radically different styles being created; and the growing importance of sustainability, diversity, and inclusivity in design. These designers believe design can build a better world and a better life. ECAL graduates featured in the book Ini Archibong BIG-GAME Thilo Alex Brunner Fabien Cappello Michel Charlot Moisés Hernández Maria Jeglinska Carolien Niebling Julie Richoz Studio Zanellato/Bortotto The nominators for the 100 designers include Alexis Georgacopoulos, ECAL Director, and Anniina Koivu, curator and ECAL professor.
ECAL MILANO 2024: Access over Ownership,15–21.04.2024,House of Switzerland, Milano ECAL & FREITAG present Access over Ownership at the House of Swizerland during Milano Design Week 2024. In collaboration with FREITAG, Industrial Design students explored various, value-based loan offers that embrace one of the brand s guiding manifesto principles of sharing and access to products. Under the guidance of designer , young designers have designed loan options, whichare particularly relevant for temporary-use wearables, accessories andfurnitures. By embracing values of sharing, Access over Ownership is notonly in line with the Zurich-based brand s philosophy, but also contributes to a morecommunity-based and social approach to consumption. This exhibition is presented at Milano Design Week 2024 as part of the House of Switzerland - a joint initiative of Pro Helvetia, SwissArts Council, and Presence Switzerland. In parallel with this main exhibition, the AIRTUBE project, an inflatable sofa made from discarded tractor inner tubes and seat belts, is being presented at the FREITAG Store in Milan.DATES & SCHEDULEExhibition at House of Switzerland From April 15 to 21, 10am–8pm Exhibition at F-Store From April 15 to 21, 10.30am–7.30pmVENUEHouse of Switzerland Casa degli Artisti Corso Garibaldi 89A 20121 Milano FREITAG STORE MILANO Viale Pasubio 8 20154 MilanoWEBSITESdesign.swiss freitag.chSTUDENTS , , , , , , , , , UNDER THE DIRECTION OFHEAD OF PROGRAMMEASSISTANTS , ,
L ECAL AT VISIONS DU RÉEL: MASTERCLASS & ECAL FILMS,12–21.04.2024,Nyon As guest of honour at the 55th edition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke will be giving a masterclass on Tuesday 16 April, organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse. The programme also includes six films by the ECAL s Cinema Department and alumni. MASTERCLASS: JIA ZHANG-KE Cinéaste, Chine Moderated by Jean-Michel Frodon, film critic and journalist A leading figure in independent Chinese cinema, and contemporary cinema more broadly, Jia Zhang-Ke will be presenting a masterclass exploring his captivating and multifaceted oeuvre which examines the history of his country and the characters who inhabit it. A retrospective of his films will run throughout the festival edition. Born in 1970 in the mining region of Shanxi, bordered by the Great Wall of China, Jia Zhang-Ke is a leading light in contemporary cinema. He belongs to a generation of Chinese filmmakers who were profoundly affected by the Tiananmen Square protests. His diverse filmography, which comprises more than 20 short and feature works, borrows elements from both genre and non-fiction cinema. Switching from taught thrillers to documentaries and encompassing a myriad hybrid formats woven together by non-professional actors, fictional works on a canvas of reality, and fantasies bypassing otherwise restrained stories, Jia Zhang-Ke has spent two decades creating a filmography as coherent as it is shifting. His stylistically diverse oeuvre deploys the full range of cinematographic techniques (16 and 35mm, DV, HD, etc.). Approaching his subject as a visual artist, Jia Zhang-Ke offers a subtle and subversive immersion in Chinese society, imbued with a sublimated realism. Resisting censorship and tirelessly defending the cultural significance of his country s cinematic output, Jia Zhang-Ke weaves long-form, epic-style stories to explore personal and multifaceted journeys that challenge the notion of dissolution of the individual within the national narrative. Ever willing to wrestle with the realities of China s recent history, the filmmaker offers a profoundly humanist representation that draws on memories and recollections. To achieve this, Jia Zhang-Ke creates a narrative polysemy that focuses its gaze on the everyday lives of ordinary people living in “intermediate towns” scattered between the rural life and that of the country s burgeoning megacities. By doing so, Jia Zhang-Ke s films dissect the promises and mirages offered under the forced march of modernisation in effect since the 1960s. They examine the effects of this collective story, specifically the imposition of state capitalism on human beings, by providing a romantic and sensitive counter-narrative. An essential and uncompromising filmography that has often fallen foul of the government s strict censorship regime. An event in collaboration with the Cinémathèque suisse. Text: Visions du Réel FILMS As part of Visions du Réel, from April 12 to 21, 6 films by ECAL s Cinema Department and alumni are scheduled. SECTION OPENING SCENES Rose à la ferme, directed by Giulia Goy, Bachelor Cinéma 2023 diploma film, image by Pierre Daendliker, Bachelor Cinéma ECAL alumni. PROJECTIONS SPÉCIALES Paléo, une odyssée 1976-2022, series of four short films by current students in the ECAL/HEAD Master of Cinema program. La maison 5 étoiles, directed by Marie-Eve Hildebrand and Agnese Laposi, sound by Massimo Del Gaudio, Bachelor Cinéma ECAL alumni. Foudre, directed by Carmen Jaquier, Bachelor Cinéma ECAL and Master Cinéma ECAL/HEAD alumni. COMPÉTITION NATIONALE Feu feu feu, directed by Pauline Jeanbourquin, image by Augustin Losserand, sound by Theodora Menthonnex, Bachelor Cinéma ECAL alumni. Mes amis espagnols, directed by Adrien Bordone, Bachelor Cinéma ECAL alumni. DATES & SCHEDULESFestival 12–21.04.2024 Masterclass 16.04.2024, 14hVENUEFestival Various locations in Nyon Masterclass Théatre de Marens Route du Stand 5, 1260 NyonTICKETS AND FULL PROGRAMvisionsdureel.ch
Watches and Wonders GENEVA,09–15.04.2024,Palexpo, Geneva On the occasion of Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024, ECAL is teaming up with Alloyed to present a collection of watch straps using 3D printing technology. On the occasion of Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024, ECAL joins forces with Alloyed, a company with expertise in metal printing technologies, to present an original collection of watch straps. Designed by students in the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship program, these bracelets have been developed using 3D modeling programs, enabling the creation of unique pieces that go beyond the limits of traditional techniques. Five of the 15 concepts devised by the students were selected and 3D printed from a fine powder of TI6AI4V titanium–an alloy composed of titanium, aluminum and vanadium–whose melting point of around 1,600° Celsius is achieved using a laser beam. Regularly used in the aerospace industry, this printing technique, known as Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF), creates objects with ultra-high-performance mechanical properties. Each project, presented in the form of a prototype or animation, finds its inspiration in the beauty of nature, through organic structures, as much as in complex systems, closer to engineering. This collaboration brings together technology, craftsmanship and design–in line with the world of haute horlogerie–by combining the expertise of engineers specializing in materials science with the know-how of jewelry craftsmen.DATES & SCHEDULEFrom April 13 to 15, 2024 Tickets & InformationVENUEPalexpo Genève Route François-Peyrot 30 1218 Le Grand-SaconnexWEBSITEwatchesandwonders.comSTUDENTSEsther Alcade, Helena Choi, Minjun Choi, , , , Kao Onishi Raazia Hasnain, Nuttiya Ratchtrachenchai, , John Stagaman, Kou Tanikami, Murilo Weitz, Inbal Yarkoney , TEACHERASSISTANTHEAD OF PROGRAMMETALKMonday 15 April 2024 at 3pm Talk about the links between design, and innovation in an academic context and a presentation of the creative approach around the projects on display in the LAB. Laurent Beirnaert, Head of Design at Alloyed Xavier Perrenoud, professor at ECAL MAS in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship Students
“The Eskimo in the Mojave Desert”: Herbert Matter, a Designer Across Scenes and Genres Matter s career was that of a multidisciplinary, international designer working across commerce and culture. He was not only a graphic artist but also a photographer, type designer, art director, teacher and film-maker. His work in the field of advertising and editorial design, his collaborations with artists, his self-commissioned work, his photography and film outputs and his long-serving position as an educator provide as many entry points to analyse the impact of migration and an international network on a graphic designer s career. It also provides a case study to analyse the professional model of the designer working as photographer and layout artist simultaneously. The historiography on the Swiss graphic designer and photographer Herbert Matter (1907–1984) is characterised by a dichotomy. On the one hand, his oeuvre is partially well-known; some of his works are regarded as amongst “the most celebrated posters in design history” and have been published so widely that they make him a canonical figure of the highest degree. On the other hand, scholarship on his career is often shallow, repetitive and limited to the recurrent reproductions of a few selected artefacts. As is often the case with the canon, Matter s high visibility does not translate into a refined understanding of his work. Scholarship fails to contextualise him as a multifaceted graphic designer, photographer, and film-maker whose career did not fit within a specific style or movement, but reflected influences ranging from French poster artists, Swiss modernism and American pop culture. His profile was so unusual that the American graphic designer Paul Rand, who was active in corporate identity and branding, quipped: “I have always had the feeling that H[erbert] M[atter] on Madison Avenue was like an Eskimo in the Mohavi [sic] desert”, that is an out-of-place character in the world of New York advertising. The present project therefore provides a more nuanced discourse on Matter s career by relating his visual work to his influences and his migration between the three scenes in which he was active: Switzerland, France and the United States. It answers the following question: How did Herbert Matter s migration, transnational experiences and network shape his approach to graphic design?Main applicantDr Jonas BerthodResearch teamProf. Louise Paradis (University Laval, Quebec) Gilles Gavillet (ECAL)Period1.12.2023 – 31.1.2025Supported byHES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels RCDAV
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024 ECAL x Alloyed For the Watches and Wonders Geneva 2024 trade show, ECAL/University of Art and DesignLausanne has teamed up with Alloyed, a company that specialises in metal printingtechnologies, to present an original collection of watch straps. Designed by students in theMaster of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship programme, thesewristbands have been developed using 3D modelling software, resulting in unique pieces thatgo beyond the limits of traditional techniques. Five of the 15 concepts designed by the students were selected and 3D printed from a finepowder of TI6AI4V titanium—an alloy composed of titanium, aluminium, and vanadium—whosemelting point of around 1,600° Celsius is obtained using a laser beam. Regularly used in theaerospace, and medical industries, this printing technique, known as Laser Powder BedFusion (L-PBF), can be used to create objects with ultra-high-performance mechanicalproperties. Each project, presented in the form of a prototype or animation, finds its inspiration in thebeauty of nature, through organic structures, as much as in complex systems, closer toengineering. This collaboration brings together technology, craftsmanship, and design—withlinks to the world of fine watchmaking—by combining the expertise of engineers specialising inthe science of materials, the know-how of artisan jewellers and their finishing skills, and thecreativity and innovative spirit of up-and-coming designers. Head of MAS in Design for Luxury & CraftsmanshipNicolas Le MoigneProfessorXavier PerrenoudProgramme assistantAnaïs SulmoniAnimation designerBasil DénéréazAlloyed / Design leadLaurent BeirnaertAlloyed / Programme managerChloe Cunningham