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Agents are All You Need Agents Are All You Need is the result of a one-week workshop dedicated to exploring Autonomous Agents and their potential in innovative scenarios. By repurposing existing platforms, students leveraged the reasoning capabilities of multimodal language models to automate complex actions rather than limiting themselves to generating text or images. Recycler Joe Recycler Joe, here to help you recycle your trash. It can turn trash into desktop wallpaper, poem, recipe, movie poster or even keynote presentations. Par Andreas Abbaszadeh & Jonathan VögeleBasketBuddy BasketBuddy scans the content you scroll through and seamlessly adds relevant products to your basket. Par Steve Bouillant & Brikeld HoxhaMarsAttacks Your personal assistant for your future Mars construction plans. Par Shana Meinecke & Yann Müllermindless mind A bold but useless video conference assistant with a serious lack of attention. Par Laurine Gigandet & Dalia Spichtig
Photographer Karla Hiraldo Voleau, an ECAL graduate, is exhibiting at the ICP in New York with some famous names From 1 June to 11 September 2023, Karla Hiraldo Voleau will be exhibiting her photographs at the International Center of Photography in New York as part of the Love Songs exhibition. Like a mixtape of songs gifted to a lover, Love Songs features photographic projects about love and intimacy from 16 contemporary photographers, including Nobuyoshi Araki, Ergin Çavuşoğlu, Motoyuki Daifu, Fouad Elkoury, Aikaterini Gegisian, Nan Goldin, René Groebli, Hervé Guibert, Sheree Hovsepian, Clifford Prince King, Leigh Ledare, Lin Zhipeng (No. 223), Sally Mann, RongRong&inri, Collier Schorr, and . icp.org Born in 1992 Karla Hiraldo Voleau is a French-Dominican artist working in Lausanne. After graduating in 2018 from an Master at ECAL, her project Hola Mi Amol was published in 2019 as her first photo book. HMA was a laureate of the VFG Swiss Young Talents for Photography, as well as shortlisted at Paris Photo for the Aperture First Book Awards 2019. Hiraldo Voleau was as a Foam Talent 2020, and a laureate for the Olympus Recommended Fellowship 2020. She exhibited her performative project ‘A Man in Public Space , at Art Basel 2022 where she was a Swiss Design Award finalist, but also at the Biennale de l Image Possible of Liège 2020, at Photo London 2021, among other venues. The photographer premiered her first solo show Another Love Story at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris in 2022, and later at the Photoforum Pasquart of Biel in Switzerland, the Foto Forum of Bolzano Italy, and the International Center for Photography in New-York City, all in 2023. In 2022-2023, she is a Cité Internationale des Arts de Paris resident. khiraldovoleau.com
ECAL × OFFECCT AT 3 days of design,18–20.06.2025,Copenhagen ECAL is taking part in the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen with the project Sound & Vision, created in collaboration with Swedish brand Offecct. As the modern workspace and living environment trend towards open-plan designs, the need for versatile acoustic solutions have regained momentum. Offecct has teamed up with students part of Master Product Design from ECAL, led by course tutor Camille Blin, to reinterpret the acoustic room divider, an essential tool in structuring both our spaces and our ideas. Acoustics have been a steady part of Offecct s portfolio since the early 2000s, and it is time for this category to question its own versatility and its influence on the well-being of our workplaces. These projects do more than divide space: they reinterpret familiar gestures, reveal the poetry of modest materials, and offer sensitive responses to the needs of the contemporary office. Together, they form a landscape of objects that are both technical and adaptable, where every separation becomes an opportunity for expression, comfort, and reinvention of the workplace.VENUEPapirøen 21 1436 CopenhagenDATES & SCHEDULEFrom 18 to 20 June 2025HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITE3daysofdesign.dkSTUDENTS, , , , , , , ASSISTANTOPENING18 June at 4pmPARTNERSFLOKK DESIGN Marianne Sælid, Vice President, Design Managment Oscar Shu Hao Kwong, Designer, Design Managment Special Thanks To: Christian Lodgaard OFFECCT Magdalena Borowiec, Brand Manager Øystein Austad, Design Manager offecct.flokk.com
Realtime Narratives 2025 During the Realtime Narratives course, second-year students had to create a real-time narrative experience using Unreal Engine software. The aim of the project was to raise students awareness of the use of 3D realtime engines and the various links with other software specific to each stage of development. Overload This project explores how the environment and pressures of modern office life seep into the subconscious of an ordinary person. During a dream in a dark and stormy forest, the player is confronted with a landscape imbued with palpable tension, where oversized office objects illustrate the weight and omnipresence of the professional world. These strange visions represent the transformation of the banal into oppressive figures within mental space. The dreamlike journey leads to a cavern housing a human-sized office, marking a tipping point where the chaos outside calms down before the character s abrupt awakening. By Our Badgers Climb Starting a journey isn t simple. Sometimes you need a little push from someone you trust — or maybe it s a stranger who helps you chase your goals. In this minigame, that idea comes to life. You play as a young badger. A badger that feels bored and restless while visiting his grandparents. When his grandfather suggests he set out on an adventure, the little badger is unsure and hesitant. But with the encouragement and support of those he meets along the way, he begins to create memories he ll treasure forever. This story is about perseverance, believing in what you can achieve, and remembering you re never alone — there s always someone out there who can help you find your way. By Overload This project explores how the environment and pressures of modern office life seep into the subconscious of an ordinary person. During a dream in a dark and stormy forest, the player is confronted with a landscape imbued with palpable tension, where oversized office objects illustrate the weight and omnipresence of the professional world. These strange visions represent the transformation of the banal into oppressive figures within mental space. The dreamlike journey leads to a cavern housing a human-sized office, marking a tipping point where the chaos outside calms down before the character s abrupt awakening. By Robot Family Robot Family is a narrative experience that confronts the player with the passage of time. Plunged into the heart of a robot family, the player can explore the house and interact with its members. But to evolve and discover the world, they must leave their family cocoon. Each time out, the player is faced with a challenge symbolizing a stage in life. Once they ve overcome the challenge, they can choose to return home. However, time does not flow in the same way inside and outside. Each time he returns, the house has changed, marked by the effects of time, just like his family. By
WHERE DID THE BATS GO?,16.05.2025,Cinéma Bellevaux Pipistrelles, Serotines, and Bachelor Fine Arts students gather at Cinéma Bellevaux for an evening of performances, screenings, and sounds emerging from the invisible. In recent spring weeks, first year Bachelor Fine Arts students and cryptic bats, be they bicolored vesper bats, serotines, pipistrelles, or noctules (though undeniably communicating across two main frequency ranges: some between 40,000–50,000 Hz and others between 50,000–60,000 Hz), have been fabulously trying to establish audible contact, to hear one another, to understand each other, without ever attempting to possess. After several missed encounters, this hybrid collective invites all species to an open evening centered around the political and metaphorical question that has haunted them. Hibernation and/or escape, apathy and/or cigarette smoke, lack of interest and/or lack of water: multiple hypotheses will be raised, presented through performances, concerts, and screenings. We hope to see you and perhaps hear, together, a response emerging from torpor, or in response to it.DATES & SCHEDULEFriday May 16, 2025 7pm – Doors open 8pm – Performances Free entryVENUECinéma Bellevaux Rte Aloys-Fauquez 4 CH-1018 LausanneWEBSITEcinemabellevaux.ch
ECAL MILANO 2025 – EXHIBITIONS BY ALUMNI,08–13.04.2025,Milan Design Week Selection of exhibitions with ECAL graduates at Milan Design Week 2025. During Milan Design Week, from April 7 to 13, 2025, discover the work of numerous ECAL graduates, presented both at the Salone and in the Brera design district. Charlotta Åman Master Product Design WORTH Partnership Project Zona K, Via Spalato 11, Milan worth-partnership.ec isola.design Herding Wool – Alix Arto, Emma Casella & Yihan Zhang Bachelor Industrial Design, Bachelor Industrial Design & Mas Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Ròng mini library by Ròng Design Library Via Giovanni Battista Pirelli 24 Salone Satellite, Fiera Milano-Rho, Pavilions 5/7 ronglibrary.com Luca Gruber Mas Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Shakti Design Residency Alcova, S4, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, Via Vittorio Emanuele II, 48, 20814 Varedo @_lucagruber_ Anthony Guex Master Product Design Two Step Spazio Milano, Via Lazzaro Spallanzani 19, 20129 Milan @koivu.it Two Step is a step stool. Designed by Anthony Guex for Koivu as a small wooden object – both a furniture piece and a functional tool –Two Step is versatile. It serves as a small ladder, a high stool, a shelf or a side table. Gabriel Hafner Bachelor Design Industriel Via Leopoldo Cicognara 8, Milan hafnerbuero.ch Chou Hsinhung Master Product Design Nimble & Handy SaloneSatellite, Rho, Fiera Milano Hall 7, Stand A35 hsinhungchou.com Koda Leo Master Product Design graduate Good selection Via Santa Cecilia, 12B Varedo SaloneSatellite / Fiera Milano goodselection.design Julie Richoz Bachelor Industrial Design Bolzan Space Showroom, Brera Design Apartment, Via Palermo 1 – Milan Campeggi, Salone del Mobile, Hall 22, Booth B29 @julierichoz Isen Wu Master Product Design Haitang stool Basic Village, Via Dell Aprica 12, 20158, Milano BIG-GAME Master Product Design, Bachelor Industrial Design CUSCINI LOUNGE for MAXDESIGN OFF-CUT for FAUST LOBBY SOFA for KARIMOKU NEW STANDARD big-game.ch NUOVA - Enrico Pietra & Rodrigo Caula MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Range Rover @nuovagroup HOUSE OF SWITZERLAND A group exhibition presented by Pro Helvetia and Presence Switzerland, celebrating the power of collaboration with the participation of ECAL alumni. Casa Degli Artisti, Milan, Corso Garibaldi 89/A, Milan design.swiss GINI MOYNIER – Amandine Gini & Victor Moynier Bachelor Design Industriel, Master Design de Produit Artistic Direction of the House of Switzerland Herding Wool – Alix Arto, Emma Casella & Yihan Zhang Bachelor Industrial Design, Bachelor Industrial Design & Mas Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship Ròng mini library by Ròng Design Library Via Giovanni Battista Pirelli 24 Salone Satellite, Fiera Milano-Rho, Pavilions 5/7 design.swiss/alix-arto-emma-casella-yihan-zhang Lena Bernasconi Bachelor Design Industriel WWW (Women Work Wear) Lena Bernasconi s WWW (Women Work Wear) responds to the question, Are Objects Sexist? Exploring the gender bias that still exists in the manufacturing of certain items, these work pants are designed by and for women to help fill this gender gap. Offering a new aesthetic and levels of comfort, adaptability, protection and flexibility for women woodworkers, the work pants are also the result of an exchange of ideas through collaboration. Through interviewing women throughout the creative process, Bernasconi s project embodies the experiences and perspectives of 25 women in a single garment. design.swiss/lena-bernasconi Justus Hilfenhaus Master Design de Produit ECAL X ECAL Focused on collaboration across multiple layers, ECAL X ECAL looks at Justus Hilfenhaus own experience as a student and the school s identity as a creative partner. Resulting in functional, crafted objects that enrich daily interactions and teamwork, it builds upon the collaborative spirit of ECAL s existing communal spaces. design.swiss/justus-hilfenhaus Livia Lauber Bachelor Design Industriel USMO Light USMO Light is the result of a design experiment curated by ARAM in collaboration with USM Modular Furniture. Designers and artists were invited to explore the possibilities of the iconic USM Haller system, creating pieces that diverge from its conventional applications. Through her contemporary design lens, designer Livia Lauber utilizes the system s components beyond their modular constraints, resulting in a large floor light with an integrated shelf for books and magazines. The lampshade, crafted from Washi—a traditional Japanese paper—provides a soft contrast to the rigid metal frame. This project brings together diverse expertise, thoughtfully respecting and challenging traditional design rules through collaboration. design.swiss/livia-lauber Antonio Severi Master Product Design Ramel Series Developing a series of small objects for the home, Antonio Severi partnered with the Beirut-based Exil Collective to work with local Lebanese creatives in bringing their vision to life. Featuring items such as a candle holder, wall clock and ashtray, the collection is made from recycled aluminium within a sand-casting workshop where the choice of shapes, sand grit and metal were the result of an open dialogue between Severi and the artisans. Combining the expertise of all those involved, this cross-cultural collaboration seamlessly blends traditional skillsets with contemporary design helping to highlight the importance of preserving such valuable techniques. design.swiss/antonio-severi DATES & SCHEDULE07–13.04.2025VENUEMilano Design Week
Designed in CH Made in JP Designed in CH, Made in JP is a collaborative project between ECAL Master Product Design, Karimoku New Standard, and Presence Switzerland. From 13 April to 13 October 2025, representatives from countries across the globe will gather to showcase innovation, culture, and sustainability at the World Expo in Osaka, Japan. For Switzerland s pavilion, MA Product Design students at ECAL were tasked with designing a stackable wooden chair to be produced in Japan by Karimoku New Standard, intended to furnish the lightweight, bubble-inspired architecture by Manuel Herz. Under the guidance of Augustin Scott de Martinville, the class developed ten chair designs, each offering a distinct perspective. Some draw inspiration from the pavilion s scenography, while others explore cultural iconography or celebrate the symbiosis between two nations—each unique in heritage yet united by shared values of craftsmanship and innovation. Of the ten designs, one was selected to be produced for the pavilion: HUG, designed by Jacob Kouthoofd Martensson and Min Xiyao, is a circular chair that stacks inversely—a feature that not only informs its name but also visually embodies the essence of collaboration. This versatile design accommodates a range of uses, from conferences to general pavilion seating. The final chair will be unveiled both in Osaka in the Swiss Pavilion at the World Expo 2025, and during Milan Design Week 2025, with the full project exhibited at the House of Switzerland. Swiss Pavilion Osaka 2025 World Expo architecutre by Manuel Herz Architekten.
Swiss Film Award : two ECAL film graduates honoured Klaudia Reynicke and Mégane Brügger win the ‘Best Feature Film and ‘Best Graduation Film awards respectively. At the 2025 Swiss Film Awards ceremony held on 21 March at the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in Geneva, two ECAL graduates in Film were awarded major prizes. Congratulations to them! , who graduated from the ECAL/HEAD Master in Film in 2010 and is a lecturer on the ECAL Master in Film, won the ‘Best Feature Film award for her film Reinas. In 1992, while Peru was in the grip of political unrest, Lucia and Aurora were preparing to leave their country with their mother for a better life in America. But to leave, they needed their father to sign the consent papers. Carlos, who had practically disappeared from their lives, now decided to fight to get his two ‘queens back. @klaudiareynicke , who graduated with a Bachelor s degree in Film from ECAL in 2024, won the ‘Best Graduation Film award for her short film Maman danse. What is left of a mother after years of domestic violence? What is left of her body, her dignity and her strength? Surely words, memory and a few dance steps that are still passed on. @meganebrugger
Fiction film workshop with Klaudia Reynicke The 2024 fiction film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by swiss and peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke. Head of workshop: "The aim of the second-year BA fiction workshop 2024-2025 was to write and direct short films on a very limited budget and to a very tight deadline. As head of this workshop, I chose to push these constraints to make it a real learning tool for the students. We took our inspiration from the principles of Dogma 95, while imposing a theme: ‘birth . The idea was to get the students to concentrate fully on the essence of filmmaking, to tell stories in the most raw and sincere way possible, without relying on devices often considered indispensable. This approach allowed them to explore storytelling and directing in a new way. Most of them played along. I ended up relaxing some of the rules of Dogme 95, which may seem contradictory. But this strict framework, which wasn t very sexy for many at first, served as a starting point, giving them a basis and constraints for experimenting, testing and researching. Then the projects took over. Everyone found their own urgency, their own rules. So we left Dogme 95 behind and concentrated on the films themselves. Films that are unique, sincere, sometimes raw, often powerful and as rich as they are profound, in all their splendour." Klaudia Reynicke, director • , Crescendo, 9 35 • , Garance, 18 04 • , Cuxhaven, 18 • , Looking for someone up to anything for a big sum of money, 14 02 • , Nausea, 17 40 • , Kean, 10 50 • , Border, 15 13 • , White zone, 12 22
Dissapearing Bodies Dissapearing Bodies invites you to think around the question of the disappearance of the body in today s world, which is increasingly virtualised and disconnected from physical reality, and in which more and more activities are delegated to machines. The augmented body, virtual reality, 3D, social networks - these are just some of the tools available to us through our new devices, smart phones and others, which are revolutionising our relationship with our bodies. Controlling, optimising and managing our physical activity, our sleep, our diet, our bodies that are slipping away from us.
Applied Photography ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT This course, both practical and technical, required students to develop a true photographer s eye. Its goal was to introduce them to or help them refine their skills in various photographic genres, such as still life, portraiture, architecture, as well as documentary and staged photography. These disciplines demanded particular attention and great rigor in selecting models, locations, and objects. Mastery of composition, framing, and light management—whether natural or artificial—was essential for achieving successful shots. Throughout the course, students were encouraged to sharpen their sense of observation and their ability to create images that were both precise and expressive.
Digital Clean Up Week 2025 From March 10 to 14, ECAL is taking part in Digital Cleanup Week, a worldwide event dedicated to raising awareness and taking action for a more responsible digital world. A week to repair, recycle, clean and think! Throughout the week, discover a communication campaign created by students from the Bachelor in Graphic Design and the Bachelor in Media & Interaction Design. Through their work, they encourage us to adopt simple actions for a more responsible digital future: Repair our devices to extend their lifespan. Recycle broken electronics through professionals to recover rare materials. Clean our cloud-stored data regularly to reduce energy consumption. Reflect on our daily web usage to lower the environmental impact of servers. These are all practical steps we can take today to help shape a more sustainable digital world.
Master in Digital Experience Design – Information session,05.03.2025,ECAL & online ECAL is launching a MA in Digital Experience Design (DXD), which will start in autumn 2025. This two-year course, unique in Switzerland, is aimed at students with a Bachelor s degree in digital design, computer science or communication systems, who wish to specialize in the design of digital experiences and interfaces that take into account the specific needs of users and contexts of use. The program offers an experience and user-centered approach, integrating advanced research and design methodologies. Students work on practical projects that integrate cutting-edge tools and techniques to design interactive interfaces and complete digital experiences. The program is also designed to meet the requirements of industries where digital technology plays a key role, by preparing graduates to work in a variety of professional environments. It also pays particular attention to the professionalization of students, connecting them with industry and preparing them to meet current and future challenges. Thanks in particular to close collaboration with the EPFL+ECAL Lab and practical interdisciplinary projects, students will acquire advanced skills in Experience Design, User Experience (UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Product Management, and Digital Strategy. This MA programme will pave the way for careers in fields where digital technology plays a key role. DATES & SCHEDULEWednesday 5 March 2025 6pm-7pmVENUEAt ECAL & online (Zoom meeting) PARTNERepfl-ecal-lab.ch
Visual Identity BA3 S1 2024-2025 Through the prism of visual identity, this project addresses issues of graphic language and artistic direction. Each stage of the project examines an aspect of the development of a visual identity: research, concept, visual language, design and communication. RADIONModular visual identity designed for the RADION club in Amsterdam. Designed to be both recognisable and impactful, it adapts to all formats and uses in order to meet the needs of a nightclub in a highly competitive environment. HS UHT USTThis project explores a potential overhaul of the Swiss Shooting Federation s visual identity in order to place it in a more contemporary and rigorous context. By moving away from the traditional clichés associated with shooting sports, this new identity aims to reposition the federation by emphasising excellence, precision and modernity in order to appeal to a new audience. La jetée In 1962, French filmmaker Chris Marker released La Jetée. It was an experimental film made up of hundreds of 35 mm black and white shots. It tells the story of a journey through time in a distorted post-apocalyptic Paris. The visual identity is based on an original typography designed to pay homage to Marker s raw material and its French context, and transcribes the idea of sequencing and light projection. It evolves through a teaser for a screening of La Jetée and a booklet containing the entire film script. ICONOHow do you talk to images? Should exhibition images be shown or not? Collages, appropriationists, the whole world up to the present day, a constellation of images... Since the beginning of the 20th century, iconographic artists have been appropriating images produced on an industrial scale. The images of these same artists form the name of the fictitious exhibition ICONO. By re-appropriating them, identity uses their codes to communicate. ApneaNumbers are omnipresent in the world of freediving, whether measuring depth or the duration of an immersion. This visual identity is based on a variable typography with two axes, each representing one of these parameters. Duration is illustrated by the change in the fat of the counter-forms, symbolising how full the diver s lungs are. Depth is represented by the thickness of the contours, evoking the gradation of colours that darken with immersion. The animation of these variables creates a breathing effect, echoing the rhythm of apnea. Orpheum TheaterNow abandoned, the Orpheum Theater in New Bedford, USA, had its heyday at the beginning of the XXᵉ century. To illustrate its transition from 6ᵉ to 7ᵉ art, the identity of this film library traces the three major periods that marked this venue. It combines neoclassical ornamentation, as reinterpreted in the Art Deco era, with a typographic structure inspired by flyers from the golden age of theatre. The whole is geometrically
Redesign 24-25 - S1 As part of the course given by Giliane Cachin, 1st year students are required to produce an edition by examining the different axes that make it up. The course offers a study of various grid systems and the fundamentals of micro-typography. During the semester, students will look for the best way to structure and arrange the content they have chosen (or which has been assigned to them, depending on the semester s data). Some essential rules to know in terms of printing and bindings will be reviewed at the end of the semester, in order to bring the conceptualized object to life. Paloma wool Édition By quel bail Édition By Doris Salcedo Édition By Zemaryalaï Tarzi Édition By
Foundation year s Workshop Film Option Christophe M. Saber This workshop aims to give young filmmakers the tools they need to obtain more precise and nuanced performances from their actors. Directing actors, the very heart of a film s success, will be explored from a number of angles: how to make relevant casting choices, work on the rhythm and dynamics of a scene, and communicate effectively with actors to translate an artistic vision into a convincing performance. Media & Interaction design option Floating Point Studio Introduction to 3D through a week-long workshop on the theme of CGI still lifes, designed to familiarise students with this medium. Photography Option Sabina Bösch Free photographic work on the body or bodies from different angles: The body as a physical entity and as a functional system, The body in digital space, Touch as interaction and its dimensions, The body as material and medium, The space of the body and its symbolic significance, Societal significance and the construction of the body. Graphic Design Option Eilean Friis-Lund Based on an unchanging timetable, this workshop provides an introduction to risography and explores a number of technical principles (screen, resolution, file preparation). Visual Arts Option Chloé Delarue In a world saturated with images and simulations, where the real and the virtual are intertwined, Chloé Delarue s aim is to create a world where the real and the virtual are intertwined.
New Master en Digital Experience Design ECAL is launching a MA in Digital Experience Design (DXD), which will start in autumn 2025. This ambitious programme meets a growing demand for professionals in the field of new technologies. This two-year course, unique in Switzerland, is aimed at students with a Bachelor s degree in digital design, computer science or communication systems, who wish to specialize in the design of digital experiences and interfaces that take into account the specific needs of users and contexts of use. The program offers an experience and user-centered approach, integrating advanced research and design methodologies. Students work on practical projects that integrate cutting-edge tools and techniques to design interactive interfaces and complete digital experiences. The program is also designed to meet the requirements of industries where digital technology plays a key role, by preparing graduates to work in a variety of professional environments. It also pays particular attention to the professionalization of students, connecting them with industry and preparing them to meet current and future challenges. Thanks in particular to close collaboration with the EPFL+ECAL Lab and practical interdisciplinary projects, students will acquire advanced skills in Experience Design, User Experience (UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Digital Product Management, and Digital Strategy. This MA programme will pave the way for careers in fields where digital technology plays a key role. Save the date • At ECAL & online information session: Wednesday 5 March 2025, 6pm-7pm • Online portfolio reviews: Thuesday 8 + Wednesday 9 April 2025 - Registration • Application deadline: Monday 5 May 2025
A new Master's program in Digital Experience Design (DXD) will be offered by ECAL from the start of the 2025 academic year. This two-year course, unique in Switzerland, is aimed at students with a Bachelor's degree in digital design, computer science or communication systems, who wish to specialize in the design of digital experiences and interfaces that take into account the specific needs of us…
SADAO E-learning platform SADAO: a brand new open access self-assessment platform. Challenge your art and design knowledge now! A flourishing collaboration between the ECAL and the HEAD - Geneva, SADAO is an e-learning platform designed to support art and design school students on their learning path by helping them to assess and improve their technical skills. SADAO also has a library of specific resources and documentation, enabling students to develop their skills independently. The platform offers content developed by art and design professionals and divided into several levels of difficulty. The assessments cover 8 areas of activity: Graphic Design, Photography, Video & Motion, 3D, Programming, Electronics, Interface Design and Digital Skills. Aware of the increasing evolution of technologies and the challenge that this represents for professionals, the team in charge of the project wanted to create a simple tool that would allow you to quickly and simply assess your technical know-how and skills so that you can situate yourself, improve and gain confidence, with the aim of entering the professional world with peace of mind. Test and perfect your technical skills in art and design right now on sadao.ch! Eventually, SADAO aims to open up to other disciplines and profiles, with content enriched by feedback from the community. Do you have any suggestions? Write to us at support@sadao.ch.
ReGrid 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.
One-Off 1/1 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. A “One-Off” object refers to a unique piece, created as a single item, often in response to a specific issue,a particular need, or a singular idea.
ECAL AT THE GIFF FESTIVAL 2024,01–10.11.2024,Geneva From November 1 to 10, ECAL will be present at the GIFF FESTIVAL 2024. The largest space in Switzerland dedicated to immersive arts, GIFF is Geneva s oldest film festival and one of Europe s leading events. A crossroads of genres and disciplines, a place for experimentation and encounters, every year for ten days it offers films, series, interactive installations and virtual reality works to some 50,000 festival-goers. For its 30th edition, the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design will be present with: Winning project GIFF 2024 VULCAN by Vulcan is an immersive journey to the heart of telluric powers. It is a tribute to volcanologists and volcanoes, exploring themes such as human smallness and the fascination of the immensity of natural forces. Divided into two parts, the narrative opposes the vision of a volcanologist getting as close as possible to a crater, to that of the god of fire, forges and volcanoes, the eponym of the experience. Vulcan is inspired by the work of Haroun Tazieff and the couple Katia and Maurice Krafft, and is an extension of a reflection begun during my thesis on the reconstruction of myths using digital tools. NeoDoc Digital Cluster DATA ARCHEOLOGY by Data Archaeology explores the world of lost personal data. Through an archival website, it brings to light forgotten digital treasures, while inciting deep reflection on privacy.VENUEGeneva, SwitzerlandDATESNovember 1 to 10, 2024HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITE2024.giff.chSTUDENTS&
CERTIFICATE OF ADVANCED STUDIES – CREATIVE LEADERSHIP 2025 After the success of Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Creative Leadership in 2024, the registrations are now open for 2025 until the 26.11.2024. Creative Leadership propose a tailored program of five modules designed to enhance the creative professional practice. Its mission is to provide essential tools for the development of innovative and responsible projects, with a focus on management, sustainable design, communication, foresight, and creative collaboration techniques. Thus, it enables addressing the challenges of a constantly evolving society. The short, digital, and highly interactive format of this course allows for a top-quality, flexible, and hybrid training, tailored to the needs of professionals and supported by a wide network of internationally renowned experts. FULL PROGRAM January to December 2025 5 modules x 5 weeks, on Friday afternoon 1:30pm-5:30pm Registration deadline: 26.11.2024 – Certificate of Advanced Studies Creative Leadership For more information on the program and registration: Creative Leadership
Sara De Brito Faustino winner of the Prix Françoise Champoud 2024 Congratulations to photographer Sara De Brito Faustino, ECAL graduate, who wins the Prix Françoise Champoud 2024, an award that will support the development of her promising artistic career. The Fondation Françoise Champoud has just awarded its annual prize to talented photographer , an alumnus of ECAL. The prize, endowed with CHF 50,000, is awarded alternately in the fields of lyrical art, performing arts and art & design, supporting high-potential emerging artists. Sara De Brito Faustino, awarded in the art & design category, won over the jury with her striking artistic project, which explores the meanders of memory through disturbing and poetic images. Graduating with a Bachelor s degree in photography from ECAL, Sara De Brito Faustino distinguished herself with her graduation work A Home with No Roof (previously named “Toute petite et vilaine”), a project that had already won her the Vevey Images Prize at the ECAL graduation ceremony in 2023 . His singular approach consists in reconstructing, from fabricated and cobbled-together elements, scenes evoking missing memories, like fragments of recomposed reality. According to Florence Grivel, journalist and member of the jury, her work is “powerful and gripping, in which an ambivalent and troubling reality is narrated, in which the missing memory is restored from surprising elements”. Winning the Prix Françoise Champoud is a major boost for this young photographer. “This financial support is a precious help that will enable me to pursue my projects and devote myself fully to my art”, confided Sara. The artist plans to exhibit her project A Home with No Roof in its final version at L Appartement, Vevey, from November 27. This monographic exhibition will mark a crucial stage in her career, revealing to the public a universe that is both intimate and universal, shaped by meticulous and singular artistic techniques. Sara De Brito Faustino, who is also an academic assistant at the ECAL, is determined to build on this success, with the support of the Champoud Foundation. Her passion for photography, born in adolescence and nourished by intense personal experiences, is now recognized by prestigious institutions.
ECAL LECTURE – MATHIEU LEHANNEUR,08.10.2024,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL welcomes Mathieu Lehanneur for a lecture on October 08, 2024. There s a word that often comes back to Mathieu Lehanneur s lips: magic. The French designer infuses his work with a touch of the irrational to arouse curiosity, provoke emotion or evoke wonder. Known the world over for his work and his talent for bringing together art, design, science and technology, the creator, born in 1974, is one of the few designers of his generation to embrace so many creative fields. His radically multidisciplinary approach is illustrated by the broad typology of his projects: from objects to architecture, from art to products, from one-off pieces to cutting-edge technologies. Mathieu Lehanneur produces and distributes his creations worldwide via his eponymous brand. Following the inauguration of the Factory, the designer will unveil across the Atlantic his new Pied-à-terre in New York in spring 2024. This exclusive space, located in one of the city s most beautiful skyscrapers, will be the setting for his universe and the dialogue between his latest pieces. Mathieu Lehanneur is a leading figure in the world of design, and winner of the “Grand Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris”. His work can be found in some of the world s most important public and private collections, including the Centre Pompidou and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, as well as the Museum of Modern Art in New York and SF-MoMA in San Francisco.DATES & SCHEDULE08.10.2024 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
Workshop with Lorenzo Vitturi The aim of this workshop is to engage students in a multidisciplinary process that combines photography with sculpture and scenography. To emphasize the importance of the creative process, students are encouraged to use primarily collected and recycled materials, which will need to be transformed and integrated into their visual narrative. The work presented at the end of the workshop will reflect this approach, combining visual results with sculptures and ephemeral installations.
SELF-INITIATED PROJECT - Automn 2024 - MAP2 This module assists the students to develop into a finalized work a project that further expands their interests and research. The module gives the opportunity to take some of the ideas, skills and themes explores in the first semester and make into a brand new work that can take any possible form: a book, an installation, an online project, a performance.
No Signal! No Signal! Is the the outcome of an exploratory one-week workshop completed for, and now exhibited in, the Mudac s exhibition ‘We Will Survive , which delves into the world of ‘Preppers. Guided by designer Reed Kram, students from the MA Product Design program, worked in pairs to create solutions for a hypothetical scenario in which phones no longer work, the internet is down, and grid electricity is unavailable. Faced with this breakdown of modern infrastructure, their mission was to reimagine how we might fulfill one of humanity s most essential needs—communication.
ECAL graduate wins James Dyson Award 2024 (Switzerland) Congratulations to Stefan Troendle, ECAL Master Product Design graduate, who has won the prestigious national James Dyson Award for his diploma project. , a 2022 graduate of the Master of Product Design program, has won the prestigious James Dyson Award for Switzerland with his innovative project, HydrogenCooker. The HydrogenCooker is a green cooking station powered by hydrogen, developed in collaboration with EPFL s Renewable Energy Research Laboratory and Softpower, a startup based in Cameroon. The project addresses a major public health issue: according to the World Health Organization, the use of fossil fuels for cooking and indoor air pollution cause 3.8 million deaths every year in developing countries. The HydrogenCooker offers a sustainable and innovative solution, using hydrogen produced locally by solar energy as an alternative to open-fire or natural gas stoves, generating only water vapor during cooking. The project incorporates design elements inspired by local habits observed during a research trip to Cameroon, ensuring an approach adapted to the specific needs of the communities. The James Dyson Award is an international design competition that celebrates, encourages and inspires the next generation of engineers and designers. It is open to students and recent graduates in industrial design. stefantroendle.com jamesdysonaward.org
SORTIR DU CADRE – ECAL + DECATHLON On the occasion of Paris Design Week 2024, DECATHLON is partnering with ECAL s Product Design Master s programme to unveil "Sortir du Cadre", an installation showcasing two prototypes of electric-assisted trekking bikes based on research into eco-design. Through this collaboration, DECATHLON engages the younger generation of designers around eco-design themes. These concept bikes, envisioned by students from Product Design Master s programme, express a vision of the future in which sustainable development and the pleasure of outdoor activities go hand in hand. Galva by Justus Hilfenhaus & Jiahao Huang Data collected* by DECATHLON show that steel is far less polluting than aluminum in almost every aspect of bicycle production. Yet most e-bike frames today are made from aluminum. Based on this observation, Galva offers a galvanized steel frame in which the battery is integrated and protected. To limit excess weight, the frame uses a minimum of materials while retaining its strength. Production is based mainly on tube stamping and bending, cold processes that consume less energy. Galvanizing the steel also provides a durable coating, guaranteeing the frame s longevity. *Based on the LCDN 3.1 database provided by the European Commission. E-Venture by Gabriella Duck Garnham, Aurelia Pleyer & Yichen Wu Inspired by the structure of the human body, E-venture revisits the anatomy of the bicycle by offering a more frugal alternative. A sleek, skeletal steel frame integrates electrical components, creating space inside the bike s “skin” to store the elements needed for touring. The E-venture s skin is made from unused textiles from DECATHLON s camping range and adopts the layering principle used for outdoor clothing. This design aims to offer flexible, lightweight storage, ideal for long trips, yet still suitable for everyday commuting.
Donika Gashi – La vie de Lucy (Direction) Lucy is a young Cro-Magnon woman, a descendant of Lucy the Australopithecus, who lives in a pre-historic, Stone Age, tribe. Fiction / 16 min Synopsis Lucy is a young Cro-Magnon woman, a descendant of Lucy the Australopithecus, who lives in a pre-historic, Stone Age, tribe. But she is not like the others. While they all prefer to hunt, Lucy is fascinated by nature and loves to go foraging. Her obsession with plants and trees takes her into a world of dreams that help her escape form the cruel reality of life in the Stone Age.
Olympe Boutaghane – Ask your Neighbor As part of the Ask Your Neighbor project, a library of methods, tools, and resources was developed in collaboration with 30 professionals from various fields. The goal is to promote a more collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to design. Opening up to others allows for renewal and helps uncover practical, technical, and creative solutions. This project aims to rethink how we work while encouraging reflection on the use of tools, techniques, and software. Ask Your Neighborseeks to evolve over time, enriched by contributions that deepen our understanding of design, particularly in educational contexts. To share this approach, the methods and resources are presented in workshops at design schools.
Sacha Décoppet – Mon être Human trafficking is a complex issue. It is a form of extreme exploitation that needs to be examined and understood in the context of global poverty, restrictive migration policies, economic crises and discrimination based on sex, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Mon être is an edition that attempts to explain this phenomenon, by giving a voice to women who have been victims of exploitation, in collaboration with a Lausanne-based association, ASTREE. To do this, the project is a mix of testimonials, the results of artistic workshops, interviews with people fighting against this scourge and journalistic sources.
Yohann Kampmann – Formant Formant Festival is an audio-visual event featuring music and digital art installations in abandoned industrial sites in Valais in Switzerland. Valais s old industrial sites, once vital, are now neglected or demolished for unnecessary residential buildings. Formant repurposes these spaces for cultural events, preserving heritage and fulfilling community needs. The festival s visual identity uses these architectural spaces in an interactive 3D website, blending sound and visuals to immerse users. This approach encourages public curiosity and exploration, enhancing their understanding and enjoyment of new artistic forms. Formant means each of several prominent bands of frequency that determine the harmonic quality of a sound.
Angeline Rossetti – Women Equity in Sport Women Equity in Sport is a campaign dedicated to the promotion and visibility of women s sport. Although the participation of women in sports federations is increasing, media coverage remains insufficient. This project aims to fill this lack of visibility by creating specialized newspapers for each sporting discipline. Distributed during sporting events, these newspapers will provide information on current issues in women s sport, based on concrete facts and inspiring slogans in order to sensitize and encourage collective awareness. In addition, video reports will offer a dynamic perspective, highlighting the action on the pitch and giving a strong voice to sportswomen, thus helping to change mentalities and promote equality in sport.
Hector Codazzi – La Synthèse des Couleurs Synopsis : From one image to another, Louise, aged 25, strives to find her place in the demanding world of modeling. As a young photographer being increasingly involved in the world of imagery and advertising through my professional experiences, I wanted to take a closer look at this world that both fascinates and repels me in some ways, but above all intrigues me with its ambiguous relationship to reality. I directed a short film that depicts the trajectory of a model in this industry, a fiction that aims to address several questions : the self-staging induced by the profusion of images, the mechanisms of oppression related to the creation of advertising images, the pursuit of social mobility by young generations and how this pursuit clashes with the reality of the job market.
Barnabé Masson – Encore une nuit sans Georges I gathered eight close friends of my father, who passed away ten years ago. Together, we delved into the feelings induced by absence and mourning. With the help of cameras, I observe the bodies of these sixty-year-old men to explore tenderness, emotions, and the various spontaneous manifestations that emerge when they are confronted with strong emotions. These male bodies, usually under constant logical control, in the image of our culture and economy. The video shows hands, arms, faces, and eyes, sometimes embarrassed, sometimes resistant, and sometimes allowing themselves to be overwhelmed by emotions. This work has allowed me, through these men, to reconstruct my father, to confront him, and to examine my relationship with masculinity.
Cyriane Rawyler – Medusa Medusa is a collaborative project linking performance to hyperfemininity. This physical exploration symbolizes the reappropriation of the body through transformation. The need to exchange and meet these protagonists arose from a personal event that allowed me to regain control of a destroyed space. Blonde hair, length, and shine unite us to create a community. Through photography, the notions of self-image and control interact, creating celestial beings that tame space. Medusa aims to understand and accept the multiple facets of identity, offering a means of rebellion and self-affirmation.
Tom Grbic – Imagine ne pas pouvoir fuir, performance continue de la tolérance et de laa raison Imagine not being able to run away is a continuous performance lasting the whole day. It aims to show the principle of ‘trans work theorised by Josephine Gilles Harris in 2019. J. G. Harris highlights, among other things, the fact that queer people need to maintain a constant performative state in order to be able to navigate the world in an ‘understandable way. With an activation of texts by Laurène Marx, Tom Grbic, Josephine Gilles Harris and Adel Tincelin, it is also an effort to inscribe ourselves in a lineage, a critical and welcoming queer History.
Charlie Jannes – Frame by frame "Pattern, itself an architectural species, reflects order and stability. Then a need to create chaos as though life itself were taking place. Finally, the bonding (layer by layer), the interpretation of paint, fabric, photograph, tea towel, ribbon, lace, and glue. A collage : a simultaneity; a visual dazzlement, a multilayering, a final message for the senses. (…)"
Ella Minton – Untitled My diploma project is an self-portrait created using ball point pens and Chinese ink on six sections of cardboard that are one metre by eighty centimetres put together to create a three metre by one metre sixty piece. The goal of the project is to represent uncertainty, anxiety and internal conflict. Leaving blank space to play an equally important role as the filled in sections, to reinforce the loss of self in this emotional whirlwind.
Romane Roy – OVERRULED […] You know I ve never been to one of these things before and when I think about how many people wanted this, and how many people cried over it and stuff, I mean, I think everybody looks great tonight. Look at Jessica Lopez, that dress is amazing and Emma Gerber that hair do must have taken hours and you look really pretty. So why is everybody stressing over this thing? I mean it s just plastic, it s really just (she breaks the crown). A piece for Gretchen Wieners, a partial Spring Fling Queen. A piece for Janis Ian and a piece for Regina George, she fractured her spine and she still looks like a rockstar, and some for everybody else. (Cady s prom speech in MEAN GIRLS)
Sasha Iatsenia – LittleCubes Today, 1 in 15 children are affected by a disorder that alters their behaviors, impacting their educational, socialization, and communication skills. LittleCubes were designed as therapeutic toys to help develop these skills through light and play. Using a cube that lights up and responds to natural gestures, therapists can create fun and engaging exercises using an intuitive app. While designing this project, I discovered that I have autistic traits, inspiring me to build a toy I would have loved as a child. My goal is to build bridges between neurotypical and neurodiverse experiences, making the world more inclusive for all. To date, I have tested the cube with more than 15 therapists and 30 children (ASD, motor deficiencies and associated disorders). I hope to continue this project after my diploma. This project is supported by Fondation Dr Combe.
Mélanie Martin – Odalys Odalys is an artificial intelligence that takes the shape of a glowing doll. She is designed to respond to her owner s every wish at the touch of a button. However, she needs to be setup in a multiple ended narration where the user s choices irreversibly affect the trajectory of their relationship.The intention of the project is to expose the potential consequences of our interactions with generative AIs. The experiment also aims to highlights the over-representation of female shells to sell these products. Odalys is not a woman-object, she is the object of the system to which the user submits her. And she objects it.
Basile Avvanzino – Chrysalide Mountain amateurs and beginners can have a hard time in selecting, buying and getting familiar with the equipment needed to sleep outdoor. The 3 objects that are usually necessary are a mattress, a tent and a sleeping bag. Unfortunately these objects are not always designed to fit each other, requiring a lot of space and extra effort. Chrysalide is a new typology of sleeping bag, that combines everything you need in one single object. This new proposition allows the user to sleep comfortably in all weather conditions, while being lightweight and easy to pack. Chrysalide makes sleeping in the nature a simple, handy and pleasurable experience.
Cyprien Cossy – MUH Biogas offers several advantages, utilizing biological waste and reducing CO2 emissions. MUH is a biogas digester designed for isolated alpine pastures locations where cowherds spend long periods taking care of their animals. This digester offers them the chance to utilizes cow dung as fuel to produce independently the gas needed for their daily life, such as cooking, heating, lighting and so on. MUH is composed of a rotomoulded main body and an inflatable gas tank, that works simply by inserting dung on a daily basis, which releases methane through anaerobic fermentation.
Louise Dupont – Armaï The hamlet of Aï in the Leysin region, at the foot of the Tour d Aï in the Vaud Alps, is a historic village of some 15 abandoned chalets listed as heritage sites. Armaï proposes to enhance and revitalize this village by transforming these deserted cabins into self-managed mountain refuges. This type of infrastructure promotes a more respectful approach to tourism and awareness of mountain preservation issues. Moreover, it favours exchanges and reinforces community spirit. One of the cabins becomes a common room for cooking, while the other bungalows become small dormitories. The interior of the chalets is laid out around a central mass stove, with a clever arrangement of the various elements to create a convivial space.