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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.VENUEAmbassaden Henrik Ibsens gate 48, via Løkkeveien/Hansteens gtDATES & 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
ECAL label for the Vaud Parliament wine To celebrate the collaboration between the three branches of government, the Vaud Parliament is unveiling its very first vintage wine – adorned with a label designed by ECAL. For the first time in the canton of Vaud, a wine of the Vaud Parliament has been bottled to celebrate the joint work of the legislative, executive and judicial branches. On this occasion, the institutions called upon the talent of ECAL s Bachelor Graphic Design and Master Type Design students to create a symbolic and contemporary label. The selected label, entitled Les Trois Portes, was designed by Léa Verboux. Its design pays tribute to the former entrance of the Parliament and its architecture, composed of three doors, while also evoking the separation of the three powers. To highlight the design, the label is printed directly onto the bottle using a digital printing process carried out by the company Univerre at its site in Bioley-Orjulaz, Vaud. This project once again illustrates ECAL s commitment to forging links with public and cultural institutions in the canton, while offering its students opportunities to bring their creativity to life through concrete projects.
Of the 28 ECAL graduates who were finalists for the 2025 Swiss Design Awards, 13 received awards Following the nomination of 28 of its graduates as finalists for the Swiss Design Awards 2025, ECAL is proud to announce that 13 have been awarded this prestigious distinction by the Federal Office of Culture. This strong representation once again demonstrates the quality and diversity of the talent trained at the university ECAL is particularly proud to see 13 of its graduates honoured at the 2025 Swiss Design Awards – winners who were already among 28 finalists from ECAL, including renowned names from the art and design scene as well as recent graduates: Design research Herding wool: Emma Casella, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design, Alix Szijártó, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design and Yihan Zhang, MAS Luxury & Craftsmanship Chiara Torterolo, Master s degree in Product Design Léa Pereyre, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design Graphic Design Adeline Mollard, Bachelor s degree in Graphic Design Adrien Kaeser, Bachelor s degree in Media & Interaction Design Juanjun Feng and Minjong Kim, Master s degrees in Type Design Luca Pellegrini, Master s degree in Type Design Product Design Laure Gremion, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design Renaud Defrancesco, Master s degree in Product Design Lena Bernasconi, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design Guy Meldem, BADG, Master s degree in Visual Arts Minna Holenweg, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design Noelani Rutz, Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design Photography Santiago Martinez Benedetti, Bachelor s degree in Photography Laurence Rasti, Bachelor s degree in Photography Olga Cafiero, Master s degree in Photography Thaddé Comar, Bachelor s degree in Photography Valerie Geissbühler Pacheco, Bachelor s degree in Photography Marvin Merkel, Bachelor s degree in Photography Douglas Mandry, Bachelor s degree in Photography Senta Simond, Master s degree in Photography Antoine Woeffray, Bachelor s degree in Photography Media and Interaction Design Akuto Studio, Bachelor s degree in Media & Interaction Design Dorian Jovanovic, Bachelor s degree in Media & Interaction Design Erika Marthins, Bachelor s degree in Media & Interaction Design Mediation and scenography Teresa Maranzano - Tu es canon Collectif This wide range of disciplines reflects ECAL s cross-disciplinary approach, where creative excellence is expressed both individually and in collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, such as those of Herding Wool and Akuto Studio. ECAL warmly congratulates its graduates on this wonderful recognition. swissdesignawards.ch
ECAL at Design Days 2025,12–15.06.2025,La Rasude, Lausanne On the occasion of Design Days 2025, ECAL presents HOMEWORKS, a new collection born from its collaboration with micasa. ECAL x micasa HOMEWORKS is a collection created by 16 students from ECAL s Bachelor in Industrial Design in collaboration with micasa. Designed to reinvent everyday living, this series of distinctive pieces combines minimalism and ingenuity, bringing their own personality into the home. They create a space where design and comfort live together in perfect harmony. Our limited HOMEWORKS collection will be available exclusively at micasa starting 28 August 2025. Get a first look during Design Days in Lausanne Be inspired by a unique installation featuring the HOMEWORKS collection.PARTNERmicasa.chVENUELa Rasude Pl. de la Gare 1 1003 LausanneDATES & SCHEDULEFrom 12 to 15 June 2025 Thursday 6 PM to 10 PM Friday 12 PM to 8 PM Saturday 10 AM to 8 PM Sunday 10 AM to 6 PM Tickets: designdays.ch
ECAL x OFFECCT - Sound & Vision As the modern workspace and living environment trend towards open-plan designs, the need for versatile acoustic solutions have regained momentum. Offecct, a renown Swedish contrat furniture manufacturer, has teamed up with 8 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 the Offecct s portfolio since the early 2000 s 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, theyform a landscape of objects that are both technical and adaptable—where every separation becomes an opportunity for expression, comfort, and reinvention of the workplace.In a second phase, a selection of projects was further developed and presented at the 2025 edition of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen.
ECAL × Nnormal,28.05.2025,Milan ECAL teams up with trail running brand NNormal for a unique photography project that blends visual exploration with pushing physical and creative boundaries. Inspired by the mountains, this collaboration invites students to challenge conventions through technical precision, immersion in nature and bold imagination. In September 2024, ECAL launched a unique photographic collaboration with NNormal, the trail running brand founded by Kilian Jornet. Under the guidance of Nicolas Poillot and Régis Tosetti, students from the Bachelor Photography programme explored a shared territory between performance, nature and visual creation. Inspired by the demands of trail running and the power of alpine landscapes, they developed works that blend technical precision, creative freedom and a deep sensitivity to the natural world. Through this experience, the mountains became both the setting and subject of an imagination shaped by effort, light, materials and the unexpected. A powerful dialogue between photography, design and pushing personal limits.VENUEMental Athletic Hub Via Achille Maiocchi 10 20129, MilanDATES & SCHEDULE28 May 2025 7pm Free entryHEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEnnormal.comSTUDENT, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , COORDINATIONASSISTANTIMAGE DIRECTIONGRAPHIC DESIGNTEXTKilian Jornet,
ECAL at the 2025 Saint-Étienne Biennale,22.05–06.07.2025,Saint-Étienne ECAL is taking part in the 2025 Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne with a selection of projects by its students, graduates and faculty members, along with several contributions to the event s conference programme. On the occasion of the 13th edition of the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, several projects by ECAL students, graduates, faculty and researchers are featured in the thematic exhibition Ressource(s), Anticipating Tomorrow, curated by Joachim Jirou Najou. Each participant was invited to explore one of nine proposed themes, in resonance with their own practice: Industrial Futures, Promised Lands, Design for the Commons, Other Living Beings, Hybrid Modes, Creating with AI, Minimum/Maximum, Climate Design, and Already There. ECAL PROJECTS ON DISPLAYTheme: "Creating with AI" Memogram (2022) by Bachelor Media & Interaction Design diploma projectOverloaded.supply (2021) by Ignacio Pérez Bachelor Media & Interaction Design diploma projectMetascape (2023) by , and Project developed as part of the Bachelor in Graphic Design and Media & Interaction Design, in collaboration with Swiss PostTheme: "Hybrid Modes" Pierre (2023) by Bachelor Industrial Design diploma projectElos (2022) by Bachelor Industrial Design diploma projectTheme: "Promised Lands" Presque rien (2023) by , , With ECAL students: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Theme: "Minimum / Maximum" Matalàs (2022) by Bachelor Industrial Design diploma projectLECTURES Shared Resources: A New Equation for “Less is More” Tuesday 1 July 2025, from 11:30 to 12:30 Auditorium, ESADSE, Cité du design Includes the screening of La Grange by , created in collaboration with and , followed by a discussion. >Registration required Faire, encore – AD·Rec 2025 Symposium Aesthetics of Sustainability: How Can We Still Design in a Time of Energy and Environmental Crisis? Tuesday 28 May 2025, from 9:30 to 10:30 Auditorium de la Platine, Cité du design With , , and This panel presents ECAL s approach to sustainable design through two research-based projects. UPS – Under Pressure Solutions explores ways to reduce the environmental impact of furniture production. U.F.O.G.O. investigates the integration of wind energy infrastructure into the landscape of Fogo Island, Canada.DATES & SCHEDULEFrom May 22 to July 6, 2025 Closed on Mondays Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10am–6pm Friday, Saturday: 11am–8pm Sunday: 10am–6pmVENUESaint-Étienne, FranceWEBSITETickets & More Info biennale-design.com
ECAL at Mapping Festival 2025,22.05–01.06.2025,Geneva On the occasion of the Mapping Festival 2025, ECAL presents three Bachelor Media & Interaction Design diploma projects as well as the ECAL 360 LAB. DATES & SCHEDULE22.05–01.06.2025VENUELe Groove Rue des Gazomètres 9 1205 GenèveSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , WEBSITEmappingfestival.comOPENING22 May 2025 at 6pmECAL 360 LAB The ECAL 360 LAB takes over the immersive dome at Groove to present a series of projects exploring representation and the viewer s role within a 360° sequence. The works focus on the relationship between moving images, visual effects, rhythm, and immersion. Diploma projects Odalys by ESC by Is this the middle East? by
ECAL Archive Book Sale,21.05.2025,ECAL, Renens ECAL invites you to its major editorial archive sale, accompanied by the launch of the new issue of its magazine Offline, on Wednesday, 21 May 2025, from 5 PM to 7 PM at ECAL. Rediscover classics and rare publications that have shaped ECAL s editorial universe. Take home books, magazines, catalogues and student projects at friendly prices, sold by weight. You will also have the chance to get an exclusive first look at Offline No. 15, the school s biannual magazine designed by students. Each issue explores life at ECAL through a dedicated theme, interviews, portfolios and a renewed art direction, making every edition a unique object. Great finds at small prices. Don t miss out! ECAL Archive Book Sale Books by the kilo Offline No. 15 Launch 1 magazine + 1 beer = 5 CHFDATES & SCHEDULEWednesday 21 May 2025 5 PM to 7 PM Free entryVENUEECAL Av. du Temple 5 1020 Renens
ECAL AT OFFPRINT LONDON 2025,16–18.05.2025,Tate Modern, London On the occasion of Offprint London 2024 at Tate Modern, ECAL presents a selection of its latest publications Offprint London returns to Tate Modern for its 10-year-anniversary edition! The book fair will bring together independent experimental and socially engaged publishers in the fields of arts, architecture, design, humanities, and visual culture. This new edition will feature a dynamic programme of talks, conversations, book launches and signings throughout the weekend. On this occasion, ECAL presents its latest selection of photographic books. ECAL publishes books every year through ECAL Editions or in collaboration with famous publishing houses such as JRP/Ringier, Lars Müller Publishers, Novembre Magazine or RVB Books.DATES ET SCHEDULEFriday 16 May 2025 – 14:00 to 19:00 Saturday 17 May 2025 – 10:00 to 18:00 Sunday 18 May 2025 – 10:00 to 18:00 Free entryVENUETate Modern Turbine Hall, LondresWEBSITEoffprint.org
ECAL × EHL When gastronomy meets design to elevate the dining experience From architecture and engineering to the fine art of service, ECAL and Berceau des Sens joined forces to rethink the entire cheese experience, placing both the user and the guest at the heart of the creative process. More than just a cart, it s a scenography where every element was designed in harmony and crafted with precision. The result in a few words: A sculptural design combining mineral stone and light local wood A cart inclined toward the guest for a more inviting presentation Plates marked with a subtle line inspired by watchmaking, guiding the tasting journey Custom-made knives tailored to different cheese types An elegant and functional experience that reflects the spirit of EHL restaurant Berceau des Sens and the vision of ECAL s Master in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship , both rooted in real-world immersion and a deep commitment to excellence.
ECAL × Images Vevey Lecture - Rineke Dijkstra,07.05.2025,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL welcomes Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra for a talk on her contemporary approach to portraiture. Since the early 1990s, Rineke Dijkstra has produced a complex body of photographic and video work, offering a contemporary take on the genre of portraiture. Her large-scale color photographs and videos, mainly of young, typically adolescent subjects, present subtle and minimal contextual details, encouraging us to focus on the exchange between photographer and subject, and on the relationship between viewer and viewed. Born in The Netherlands, in 1959, Dijkstra studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. She has been recognized with several prestigious awards, including the Johannes Vermeer Prijs (2020), the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography (2017), SPECTRUM – International Prize for Photography of Stiftung Niedersachsen (2017), and The Citibank Private Bank Photography Prize (1999). Over the past three decades, she has exhibited her work in renowned institutions around the world, including the Art Institute of Chicago (2001), Jeu de Paume in Paris (2005), La Caixa in Barcelona (2005), Fotomuseum Winterthur (2005), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2006), Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco (2012), the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York (2012), Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt (2013), Milwaukee Art Museum (2016), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2017), the Louisiana Museum in Humlebaek, Denmark (2017), De Pont Museum in Tilburg, Netherlands (2018), Sprengel Museum in Hannover (2018), and Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris (2023). This conference is part of the Grand Prix Images Vevey 2025/2026, of which Rineke Dijkstra is the jury president.DATES & SCHEDULEWednesday, May 7, 2025 6:00 PM Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
Masterclass ECAL – Albert Serra,06.05.2025,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL, in collaboration with the Cinémathèque Suisse and Sister Distribution, welcomes filmmaker Albert Serra for a talk. Born in Banyoles in 1975, Albert Serra is a Catalan filmmaker, visual artist, and director. He gained international recognition with his first feature film, Honor de Cavalleria, a loose adaptation of Don Quixote featuring non-professional actors from his hometown, which was presented at the Directors Fortnight in Cannes in 2006. In 2013, he received the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival for Story of My Death, inspired by the memoirs of Casanova. He was later selected for the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with The Death of Louis XIV (2016), Liberté (2019), and Pacifiction (2022). In 2024, Serra was awarded Best Film at the San Sebastián Film Festival for Tardes de Soledad, a documentary dedicated to matador Andrés Roca Rey. The film Tardes de Soledad will be screened the same day at 8pm at Capitole Cinema in Lausanne. Tickets available at cinematheque.ch In collaboration with the Cinémathèque Suisse and Sister Distribution.MASTERCLASSTuesday, May 6, 2025 at 5:15pm Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL Free entryPROJECTIONTuesday, May 6, 2025 at 8:00pm Cinéma Capitole, Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne Tickets on cinematheque.ch
ECAL at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka HUG: ECAL s Swiss chair for the World Expo 2025 in Osaka from 13 April to 13 October 2025. For the Swiss Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, innovation meets tradition in HUG, the chair designed by Jacob Kouthoofd Martensson and Min Xiyao, ECAL Master Product Design Master students. Selected from ten original proposals, HUG stands out for its enveloping shape, evoking an embrace, and its ability to be stacked in reverse - a choice that is both functional and poetic. Designed specifically for this global event, HUG reflects the values of the Swiss Pavilion: sustainability, intelligent design and intercultural dialogue. Produced in 60 units by Karimoku, a Japanese furniture manufacturer renowned for its high standards of craftsmanship and commitment to quality wood, the HUG chair, which will be on display in the Pavilion restaurant, embodies Swiss hospitality in an architectural setting designed by Manuel Herz. This partnership illustrates a wonderful meeting of two design cultures: Swiss rigour and Japanese finesse. karimoku-newstandard.jp houseofswitzerland.org
ECAL MASTER DXD PORTFOLIO REVIEWS,08–09.04.2025,Online This event is open to future candidates for the new Master in Digital Experience Design who wish to obtain a preliminary opinion on their application. Futur candidates for the new Master in Digital Experience Design have the opportunity to present their portfolio during individual online appointments from April 8 to 9, 2025. PROCEDURE Each individual session takes place on Zoom and lasts a maximum of 20 minutes. It is suggested that participants prepare a short PDF presenting their portfolio. There are 19 places available each day, between 8.35am and 5.10pm. These are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You are allowed to register for ONLY ONE time slot, which means that only one slot per person is available. If the slot is not clickable, it has already been booked. REGISTRATIONS (Doodle forms) Registration deadlines: Thursday April 3 Tuesday April 8 + Wednesday April 9, 2025 > Master Digital Experience Design A confirmation email with information and a Zoom link is sent a few days before the event.DATES & SCHEDULE08-09.04.2025 8h45-17h10 On registrationVENUEOnline, ZoomINFORMATIONFor specific questions, please contact : rsvp@ecal.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
ECAL Lecture & Workshop – Cecilia Bengolea & Trajal Harrell,07–09.04.2025,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL welcomes Cecilia Bengolea and Trajal Harrell for a talk and workshop exploring body, dance, and self-representation. ECAL Lecture Monday, April 7, 2025, at 5pm IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Cecilia Bengolea explores performance, video, and sculpture, using dance as a tool for empathy and exchange. Inspired by nature and human relationships, she approaches the body, both individual and collective, as a living medium. Her work blends movement, dance, and performance with a sculptural approach, positioning herself as both object and subject of her creations. Trajal Harrell researches and addresses multiple dance histories such as early postmodern dance, early modern dance , voguing and butoh dance in order to interrogate time, history, and reimagine contemporary possibilities. He made his mark at the 2023 Avignon Festival and the Festival d Automne in Paris, before receiving the Silver Lion at the 2024 Venice Biennale. Founder of the Zurich Dance Ensemble, he is currently shaping an innovative vision of contemporary dance. ECAL Workshop April 8–9, 2025, 9am–5pm Annexe 36, Rue de Genève 103, Lausanne Trajal Harrell will introduce participants to runway movement and performativity through warm-up exercises and musical playlists that shape his artistic approach. Cecilia Bengolea will guide a workshop on self-representation and performativity, encouraging participants to reflect dynamically on identity and its fluidity in a performative context. Participants are invited to bring accessories (masks, wigs, makeup), songs (to sing, dance to, or listen to), a video, a monologue, or a personal story. In collaboration with Théâtre de SévelinDATES & VENUEECAL Lecture Monday, April 7, 2025 at 5pm IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Workshop April 8–9, 2025, 9am–5pm Annexe 36, Rue de Genève 103, Lausanne Free entryWEBSITEtheatresevelin36.ch
VISIONS DU RÉEL: MASTERCLASS & ECAL FILMS,04–13.04.2025,Nyon As guest of honour at the 56th edition of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon, filmmaker Raoul Peck will be giving a masterclass on Tuesday 8 April, organised in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse. The programme also includes five films by the ECAL s Cinema Department and alumni. MASTERCLASS: RAOUL PECK Filmmaker, Haiti Born in Haiti in 1953, and raised in Congo, New York, France and Germany, Raoul Peck is one of the most important filmmakers of the late 20th and early 21st century. Over the course of the last forty years, the filmmaker has anchored his complex body of work, which includes internationally acclaimed feature films and documentaries, in a deep political commitment. The genesis of his cinematographic tales stems in equal measure from his multicultural personal experience, his journey as an activist, and what he refers to as a “Marxist reading” of the global economy. An indefatigable narrator of tales as seen from the viewpoint of those subject to domination, Raoul Peck has also questioned the links to capitalism in his own personal history, haunted by the ghosts of colonialism. His films examine omissions from official Western history, shining a light on aspects ignored by this account, often sketching a portrait of politicians or artists who have openly deconstructed it, such as Patrice Lumumba in Lumumba, La Mort du prophète, a feature film released in 1990, followed bythedocumentary Lumumba (2000), James Baldwin in I Am Not Your Negro (2016), and, most recently, Ernest Cole with Ernest Cole: Lost and Found (2024). Summoning the past to examine the present and rejecting any call to neutrality, Raoul Peck s work is a reinvention of activist cinema, which he transforms using a cinematographic, poetic and highly subjective language, freely intermingling genres and formats. Exterminate All The Brutes, a hybrid series in four parts (produced by HBO) – which will also be screened during the Festival – is a perfect example of this: it is a journey back in time, a radical re-examination of the history of European colonialism, from America to Africa, using personal, visual and literary narration to starkly revisit the darkest hours in human history right up to the present day. It won a Peabody Award in 2022, and was also the subject of a critical and literary essay. An event in collaboration with the Cinémathèque suisse. Text: Visions du Réel FILMS As part of Visions du Réel, from April 4 to 13, films by ECAL s Cinema Department and alumni are scheduled. SECTION OPENING SCENES Qui part à la chasse, directed by Lea Favre, Bachelor Cinema 2024 diploma film INTERNATIONALE COMPETITION Niederurnen, GL, directed by Anna Joos, Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD 2024 diploma film NATIONALE COMPETITION Toute Ma Vie, directed by Matias Carlier, Bachelor Cinema alumni, image by Myriam Guyénard, Bachelor Cinema alumni Lettres Au Docteur L, directed by Laurence Favre, Master Cinema ECAL/HEAD alumni. Colostrum film editing by Myriam Rachmuth, Bachelor Cinema alumni, sound by Theodora Menthonnex, Bachelor Cinema alumni Les Papas directed by David Maye, Bachelor Cinema alumni Les Vies d Andrès film editing by Karine Sudan, Bachelor Cinema alumni Olga, directed by Elie Grappe, Bachelor Cinema alumniDATES & SCHEDULEFestival 04–13.04.2025 Masterclass 08.04.2025, 2:30 PMVENUEThéatre de Marens Route du Stand 5, 1260 NyonTICKETS AND FULL PROGRAMMEvisionsdureel.ch
Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 ECAL x Ceramaret At the invitation of Watches and Wonders Geneva, ECAL will present a brand-new project in partnership with Ceramaret, a leading Swiss company in the manufacture and high-precision machining of technical ceramics. To mark the occasion, a selection of five jewellery and bracelet designs will be on display at the LAB, a venue dedicated to innovation and design. Thanks to this first collaboration with the Neuchâtel-based manufacturer, students in MAS Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship got to discover a state-of-the-art machine park. Renowned for developing and producing components for the luxury watchmaking industry, Ceramaret s teams contributed their expertise to this ambitious research. Combining innovation with creativity, the project brings together the know-how of specialised engineers in materials science and the boundless inventiveness of an up-and-coming generation of designers. Following the presentation of the students 15 concepts, five designs were selected and prototyped in technical ceramics, using additive technologies – a 3D printing process that provides the possibility to create intricate, previously unimaginable shapes. This collection, including bracelets inspired by fine watchmaking and innovative jewellery designs, draws its inspiration as much from the beauty of organic forms as from the complexity of systems derived from engineering. Head of MAS in Design for Luxury & CraftsmanshipNicolas Le MoigneIntervenantPanter & TourronAssistante de programmeAnaïs SulmoniVidéosYounès KloucheCeramaret / Responsable de la conceptionSenad Hasanovic
ECAL × SDOL, Horizon Ouest, Regards sur la métamorphose urbaine New transport infrastructure is emerging, while former industrial wastelands are giving way to modern buildings and redesigned outdoor spaces. Gradually, residents are moving into these new neighborhoods and adopting new habits. To capture the first moments of life in these spaces, the association "Ouest lausannois: Prix Wakker 2011" has invited second-year students from the ECAL Bachelor of Photography program to observe them throughout 2024. This project highlights 18 ongoing construction sites or recently completed neighborhoods. Through their perspectives, the students offer original approaches to discovering, understanding, and appropriating these new spaces. Photography maintains a unique relationship with the world around us, as it often depends on it. Far from merely documenting reality in a strict sense, it has the power to transfigure and reveal the invisible or the unspeakable. This is the approach adopted by the ECAL photography students at the request of the "Ouest lausannois: Prix Wakker 2011" association, as they explored various territories in western Lausanne. As part of this commission, each student was randomly assigned a specific location—be it a new neighborhood, a construction site, or a distinctive building—on which they worked over an academic year. Faced with spaces that were sometimes unphotogenic or even resistant to imagery, the challenge was to look beyond appearances, to resonate with these places in order to grasp their unique dynamics. The photographs question our perception of these recent landscapes and bear witness to the human activity unfolding within them. What do they reveal about our ways of living and moving? Who are the people inhabiting these spaces? What new landscapes emerge from these rapid transformations? Through approaches that are sometimes sensitive and intimate, sometimes detached and analytical, or even driven by a formal fascination with the objects captured, the works presented reveal the density and diversity of everyday life. They bring forth a poetic vision of the city, inviting us to consider these territories not merely as functional backdrops but as fully-fledged spaces, rich with history, form, and identity—fluid and multifaceted, just like those who inhabit them.
ECAL Lecture - Tyler Mitchell,25.03.2025,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL welcomes photographer Tyler Mitchell for a talk in conversation with Hannah Pröbsting, Production Manager at Photo Elysée. Born in 1995, Tyler Mitchell is an artist, photographer, and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, US. A graduate in Film and Television from NYU in 2017, his works are featured in prestigious collections, including the High Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington. In 2018, he became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue US cover, featuring Beyoncé. His work has been published in Aperture, Dazed, i-D, Vanity Fair, Vogue, and exhibited worldwide (FOAM, Gagosian Gallery, ICP). His exhibition Wish This Was Real is presented at Photo Elysée in 2024 before heading to Paris in 2025.DATES & SCHEDULETuesday, March 25 18h Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECALIN COLLABORATION WITHPhoto Elysée elysee.ch
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
ECAL Night Live During an intensive week, first-year students from the Visual Communication department at ECAL had the opportunity to create and produce the first edition of ECAL Night Live. The goal was to design a show inspired by satirical television formats. Divided into multidisciplinary teams—including students from the Bachelor programs in Graphic Design, Media & Interaction Design, and Photography—they collaborated to create all the content, set design, and visual identity of the show, delivering a fully homemade project in record time. The main theme revolved around self-mockery, targeting the visual communication professions, students, and the institution itself, with a subtle touch of current events. This project was supervised by Vincent Veillon and Paul Walther, directors of the RTS show 52 Minutes, as well as Florian Pittet, a digital scenography expert who guided the creation of the show s set design.
ECAL LECTURE – JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC,18.03.2025,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL An avant-garde designer and artist, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac anticipated what today constitutes the basis of new creation: art and fashion, detour and collaboration. Multi-disciplinary work of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac - art, fashion and design - revolves around a short chromatic range of blue, yellow and red, one of the finest representations of which was to dress Pope John Paul II, bishops and priests for the 1997 World Youth Day. Passionate about heraldry, the science of coats of arms, vexillology, the science of flags, semiotics, the study of signs, pop art and the world of childhood, his art and fashion bring together these dualities: the epic, the historic, the traditional and the alternative. He has collaborated with many artists, including Keith Haring, Lady Gaga, Robert Mapplethorpe, Pedro Winter and Pharrell Williams. He began his career as a designer alongside his mother, setting up Ko & Co in Limoges. His first obvious garment was a coat cut from his boarding-school blanket, as well as clothes made from mops, thus launching the concept of upcycling. He went on to found the Jean-Charles de Castelbajac fashion house in 1978. As early as the 1980s, he anticipated the current decompartmentalization of art and fashion by collaborating with artists of all disciplines on his shows: musicians, photographers and visual artists. He worked with Miquel Barceló, Ben and Robert Combas to create tableau dresses, with Robert Mapplethorpe, Keith Haring and Cindy Sherman to create invitations for his shows, and with Malcolm McLaren to create the music for his shows. In 1986, he was exhibited at New York s Fashion Institute and Technology. In 2006, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, then at the Musée Galliera in Paris in 2007. Also an artist, he created a 3700 m2 fresco for Orly airport in Paris in 2015. In September 2018, he created a monumental work for the Biennale des antiquaires de Paris at the Grand Palais. From 2018 to 2022, he is artistic director of United Colors of Benetton. His artistic work is the subject of an exhibition entitled Le Peuple de Demain at the children s gallery of the Centre Pompidou in 2021-2022, presented at the West Bund Museum in Shanghai and at the Centre Pompidou Malaga in 2023. In 2022, he will also be present at the Mobilier National with the scenography for the exhibition No taste for bad taste, retracing 40 years of French design, and with a carte blanche entitled L atour d assises, focusing on French styles. In June 2024, he installs a 15-metre trellis sculpture on the wall of the Société de Géographie in Paris, called “L Ange Géographe”. He was chosen by the Diocese of Paris to design the liturgical vestments and ornaments for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris in December 2024.DATES & SCHEDULE18.03.2025 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECALWEBSITEjeancharlesdecastelbajac.com
ECAL AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2025 ECAL presents two exhibitions at Milano Design Week 2025 DESIGNED IN CH, MADE IN JP Master PRODUCT DESIGN As part of the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, students from ECAL s Product Design Master program collaborated with Karimoku New Standard and Presence Switzerland to design ten unique models of stackable wooden chairs. Presented at the House of Switzerland, the exhibition features these creations in a scenography exploring the dialogue between design and craftsmanship, illustrating the values and symbolism shared by Switzerland and Japan. House of Switzerland Casa degli Artisti – Corso Garibaldi 89A 20121 MilanoFOLKLORE FUSION bachelor media & interaction design Japanese stories and images have shaped global pop culture, inspiring Folklore Fusion, a creative project by students in ECAL s Bachelor Media & Interaction Design program. After an immersion in Tokyo, they imagined the Swijūs, hybrid creatures blending Japanese and Swiss folklore. Presented at Milan Design Week in a scenography signed by the industrial design students, the exhibition offers an immersive experience with collectible cards, interactive map and printed publication. More than a tribute, Folklore Fusion embodies a contemporary cultural dialogue through imaginary artifacts. Spazio Orso 16 Via dell Orso 16 20121 Milano
ECAL lecture - Parasonic,04.03–09.04.2025,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL As part of the research project Parasonic : transmission de pratiques aurales fugitives, ECAL is offering 3 lectures. Marie Thompson, Musicologist, London Co-founder of the Sonic Cyberfeminisms project and Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the Open University, Milton Keynes (UK), Marie Thompson s work interrogates the links between gender, race and the culture of listening.Author of Beyond Unwanted Sound: Noise, Affect and Aesthetic Moralism (2017), she offers, in this talk, an update of her resounding article: Whiteness and the Ontological turn in Sound Studies (2017). Jessie Cox, Musician, Cambridge Musician, composer and professor at Harvard University, Jessie Cox unveils an extraordinarily provocative and inspiring monograph: Sounds of Black Switzerland (Duke University Press, 2025). In this analysis, supervised by George Lewis, he notes the varieties of Black life in Switzerland, the particularities of anti-blackness, and its effects: erasure, silence and limitation, as well as the creation of specific listening practices. Hannah Catherine Jones, Artist, London Hannah Catherine Jones (aka foxymoron) is a PhD researcher and multi-instrumentalist, conductor and founder of the diasporic queer choir Chiron Choir, broadcaster and DJ for BBC Radio/TV and NTS - The Opera Show. All his work is linked to institutional decolonization and the diasporic uses of vibration-frequency-sound-music, notably in the context of individual and collective healing practices.DATES & SCHEDULEMarie Thompson, Musicologist, London Tuesday, March 4th 2025 9h00-12h00, Leenaards Auditorium Jessie Cox, Musician, Cambridge Tuesday 18th March 2025 9h00-12h00, Leenaards Auditorium Hannah Catherine Jones, Artist, London Wednesday April 9th 2025 13:30-18:30, Lecture, Auditoire Leenaards 4.30pm, Performance, Studio Cinéma Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
ECAL MASTERS PORTFOLIO REVIEWS,24–28.02.2025,Online Event on registration, open to future ECAL candidates in Masters who wish to get a prior feedback on their portfolio by one tutor or assistant involved in the programme. Future Master s candidates have the opportunity to present their portfolio during individual online appointments from February 24 to 28, 2025. PROCEDURE Each individual session, on Zoom, lasts 20 minutes. Prepare yourself accordingly with a short PDF presenting your portfolio. For each Master, 19 slots are available, between 8.35am and 5.10pm, on a first come, first served basis. You are authorised to register for ONLY ONE TIME SLOT, which means that only one slot per person is available. If the slot is not clickable, it means that it has already been booked. Following the success of the event, a few new places have been added! REGISTRATIONS (Doodle forms) Registration deadline : Wednesday 19 February Monday 24 + Tuesday 25 February 2025 - FULL > Master Type Design Tuesday 25 February 2025 > Master Fine Arts Wednesday 26 February 2025 > MAS in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship (only 15 slots available) Wednesday 26 + Thursday 27 February 2025 - FULL > Master Photography Thursday 27 + Friday 28 February 2025 - FULL > Master Product Design You will receive a confirmation email a few days before the event with more information and the Zoom link. Tuesday 8 + Wednesday 9 April 2025 > Master Digital Experience DesignDATES AND SCHEDULES24–28.02.2025 9.00am-4.15pm On registrationVENUEOnline, ZoomINFORMATIONFor specific questions, please contact rsvp@ecal.ch
ECAL at Art Genève,30.01–02.02.2025,Palexpo, Geneva For Art Genève 2025, Bachelor Fine Arts students have come up with ‘Dont Be Happy, Worry , a creation that grew out of a workshop given by the American artist Kenneth Goldsmith. This collaborative project by ECAL Bachelor Fine Arts students challenges conventional perspectives on art and meaning. Inspired by an intense and thought-provoking workshop by Kenneth Goldsmith, the students explored subtle signs of life and everyday details, transforming wandering thoughts into a carpet: not as a design, but as a detour; not as a statement, but as a collection of overlooked absurdities. It s a soft landing for stray thoughts, misplaced objects, and the kind of meaning that sneaks up on you, waiting to trip you up when you least expect it. Kenneth Goldsmith is an American poet, artist and critic, founder of the online archive ubuweb.com and professor at University of Pennsylvania. His writing is motivated by his own 2007 manifesto “Uncreative Writing” and is often a collage of found material. He s the author of books and critical texts, radio shows and installations and was appointed Moma s first Poet Laureate.DATES AND SCHEDULES30.01–02.02.2025 12pm to 9pm except Thursday and Sunday from 12pm to 7pmVENUEPalexpo, GenèveWEBSITEartgenèveOPENINGThursday, January 30, 2025, 2-9 pm by invitationSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , Lisa Okhrimchuk, INVITED ARTISTKenneth GoldsmithHEAD OF PROGRAMME
DON T BE HAPPY, WORRY - ecal students x Kenneth Goldsmith Inspiré·e·s par un atelier intense et stimulant avec l artiste américain Kenneth Goldsmith, les étudiant·e·s du Bachelor Arts Visuels ont valorisé des signes subtils du quotidien, transformant des pensées errantes en un tapis : non pas comme un dessin, mais comme un détour ; non pas comme une déclaration, mais comme une collection d absurdités oubliées. Poète distingué par le MoMA, Kenneth Goldsmith s inspire de son manifeste Uncreative Writing pour créer notamment livres, textes critiques, émissions et installations à partir de collages de matériaux trouvés.
ECAL x AGO - Seoul Highlights AGO Lighting has come together with ECAL Bachelor students in Industrial Design, under the guidance of Swiss designer Adrien Rovero, to conceive a collection of lighting installations to be used in public places such as museums, hotel lobbies, coffee bar and so on. Focusing primarily on the spatial aspect of light, our approach was to design lighting structures based on components supplied by AGO and inspired by the fabric of Seoul, rather than creating mere lamps. We believe that lighting defines spaces. The importance of light in every space is essential, which is why we favor lighting as the starting point when building a space. Moreover, most of AGO Lighting collections offer lighting options that can be specified by architects and designers. The challenge we set ourselves was to reimagine the chandelier – an object that lends a distinctive status to a space, while fulfilling its initial purpose of diffusing functional light. ÉVÉNEMENTS LIÉSECAL students had to explore and identify potential landmarks scattered around Seoul many vibrant districts – from Jongno, the historic center of Seoul, and coveted Gangnam, to Mapo and Dasan-ro industrial heritage. Based on their findings, they designed various lighting typologies, taking into account the specific characteristics of each venue and setting; such as a light-pole system inspired by the typical Euljiro District electric street pylons overloaded with cables; a lamp at the crossroads of avant-garde streetwear and futuristic clothing; a planter with an integrated luminaire to highlight plants at the botanical garden; a lighting structure that can host a full table or up to a three-seater sofa underneath its lights; and a high table that bring people together under its gentle light. Presented for the first time at Seochon Lounge, operated by Hanok Heritage Preservation Division of Urban Regeneration Office and Swiss Embassy in Korea in collaboration with Design Press. To explore all the final projects in detail, visit the project website: This project was made possible with the generous support of the Summer University program of the Board of Higher Education (DGES) – State of Vaud.
ECAL XMAS MARKET 2024,18.12.2024,ECAL, Renens It s time! On December 18 from 6pm to 9pm, the traditional ECAL Christmas market is back. Don t miss this opportunity to celebrate the magic of Christmas and support ECAL talent. Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 6pm to 9pm, at ECAL. If you re looking for original, exclusive or last-minute gifts, come and discover the luminous creations of our students and graduates: Posters, jewelry, editions, objects, photographs, publications, silkscreens, calendars, confectionery, clothing and accessories... A panoply of unique pieces to offer or to treat yourself to! Extend the pleasure by reserving your place at our Christmas table to share a fondue in a festive and musical atmosphere, before leaving with your arms full of nuggets! DATES & SCHEDULE18.12.2024 6pm-9pmVENUEECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensXMAS TABLEFondue registration form CHF 20.-/per person
MASTERCLASS ECAL - CAROLINA CAVALLI,11.12.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Cinema Department welcomes filmmaker Carolina Cavalli for a conference moderated by Paolo Moretti Carolina Cavalli is an Italian director and screenwriter based in Milan. Her first feature film, Amanda (2022), was selected for the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and was nominated for Best First Film at various Italian film awards, including the David di Donatello. Recently, she co-wrote the film Fremont (2023), directed by Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali, selected for the Sundance and SXSW Film Festivals. The film was nominated for a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) in the “Best International Film” category. His next film, The Kidnapping of Arabella, is currently in production.DATES & SCHEDULE11.12.2024 2:30pm Free entry VENUEAuditoire Leenaards, ECAL
MASTERCLASS ECAL - PATRIC CHIHA,02.12.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Cinema Department welcomes Austrian filmmaker Patric Chiha for a lecture. Patric Chiha is an Austrian filmmaker of Hungarian and Lebanese origin, born in Vienna in 1975. After studying fashion design at ESAA Duperré (Paris) and editing at INSAS (Brussels), he made several short and medium-length films and documentaries (including Les Messieurs (2005), Home (2006), Where is the Head of the Prison? (2008)), which were selected at numerous festivals. In 2009, he directed his first feature, Domaine, with Béatrice Dalle, selected at the Venice Film Festival. This was followed by Boys Like Us (2014) and the documentaries Brothers of the Night (2016) and Si C était de l amour (2019), both selected at the Berlinale. La Bête dans la Jungle (2023), also selected at the Berlinale, is his fifth feature. Patric Chiha will be giving an acting workshop to 3rd-year Bachelor students, in partnership with La Manufacture.DATES & SCHEDULE02.12.2024 5pm Free entryVENUEAuditoire Leenaards, ECAL
IMAGES VEVEY X ECAL AWARD EXHIBITION: SARA DE BRITO FAUSTINO,27.11.2024–16.03.2025,L Appartement – Espace Images Vevey From November 27th 2024 to March 16th 2025, as part of L Appartement – Espace Images Vevey, Sara De Brito Faustino, winner of the Images Vevey x ECAL Prize 2023, will exhibit A Home with No Roof, her Bachelor Diploma project in Photography. The Images Vevey x ECAL Prize was created in 2021 and strengthens the collaboration between the two institutions. Its aim is to offer a first exhibition experience to a student graduating from the ECAL s Bachelor s or Master s degree in photography. The winning work is presented in the form of a monographic exhibition by Images Vevey on the occasion of its biennial or in its permanent space. In the rooms of L Appartement, , ECAL Bachelor Photography Graduate, presents A Home with No Roof, her award-winning Diploma project for the Prix Images Vevey x ECAL 2023. A Home with No Roof is a series of photographs in which the photographer evokes the dysfunctional home of her childhood. Using models and self-portraits, she recomposes the interior of her home, imbued with often painful memories. The project plays on the familiarity and strangeness of the ordinary. Through an immersive installation, each piece extends the essence of the images, blending scales and textures to blur the boundary between reality and its reproduction. The project reveals the artist s vulnerability and power of emancipation through the plastic and playful potential of photography.DATES & SCHEDULE27.11.2024–16.03.2025 2pm-6pm Wednesday-Sunday Free entryVENUEL Appartement – Espace Images Vevey Gare CFF de Vevey Hall principal (2e étage)OPENINGWednesday, November 27 2024, 5:30 pmWEBSITEimages.chGUIDED VISIT WITH THE ARTISTThursday, 30 January 2025, 6pm Places are limited, please register before Monday 27 January at communication@images.ch
ECAL Open Day 2024,23.11.2024,ECAL, Renens ECAL opens its doors and invites you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Cinema, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography. ECAL opens its doors for you to discover its activities in the fields of Fine Arts, Film, Industrial Product Design, Graphic & Type Design, Media & Interaction Design and Photography. Lectures given by department heads will present our courses. Graduates will be on hand to talk about their experiences in the professional world, shedding light on career opportunities. The variety of our disciplines will be highlighted by the Diplomas 2024 exhibition, featuring editions, photographs, typography, art and interactive installations, films and objects. Events will invite you to explore the building and its infrastructure: gallery, workshops, printing and technology centers, photo and film studios. The results of the latest works in progress will give you a glimpse of the diversity of projects created by students. Academic Service will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have about admission requirements, prerequisites and application deadlines.DATES & SCHEDULESSaturday 23 November 2024 8.30 am - 6 pm Free entryADDRESSECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Av. du Temple 5 1020 RenensCONFERENCES PROGRAM09:00am - 10:00am Foundation Year – IKEA Auditorium 10:15am - 11:00am Bachelor Graphic Design – IKEA Auditorium Bachelor Cinema – Leenaards Auditorium 11:15am - 12:00pm Bachelor Photography – IKEA Auditorium Master Cinema – Leenaards Auditorium 12:15pm - 1:00pm Bachelor Media & Interaction Design – IKEA Auditorium Master Photography – Leenaards Auditorium 2:00pm - 3:00pm Foundation Year – IKEA Auditorium Master Fine Arts – Leenaards Auditorium MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship – Nussbaumer Auditorium 3:15pm - 4:00pm Bachelor Industrial Design – IKEA Auditorium Bachelor Visual Arts – Leenaards Auditorium CAS Creative Leadership – Nussbaumer Auditorium 4.15pm - 5.00pm Master Product Design – IKEA Auditorium Master Type Design – Leenaards Auditorium MAS Design Research for Digital Innovation (EPFL+ECAL Lab) – Nussbaumer Auditorium NB: If you would like to start a course in the arts, we recommend that you attend the Propaedeutic Year lecture, as well as the Bachelor lectures in the fields that interest you.WORKSHOP & EXHIBITION PROGRAMECAL Open Day Programme (PDF)
ECAL × AGO – Seoul Highlights,07.11–01.12.2024,SEOUL DESIGN FESTIVAL Off-site Exhibition - Seochon Lounge An innovative collection of lighting installations designed to blend into public spaces, created by the ECAL s Bachelor Industrial Design in collaboration with AGO Lighting, under the supervision of designer Adrien Rovero. The importance of light in every space is essential, which is why lighting should be the starting point when building a space. Most AGO Lighting collections offer lighting options that can be modulated by architects and designers. AGO Lighting has teamed up with students from ECAL s Bachelor of Industrial Design program, under the direction of Swiss designer , to design a collection of lighting installations for use in public spaces such as museums, hotels and bars. Focusing primarily on the spatial aspect of light, our approach was to design lighting structures based on components supplied by AGO and inspired by the Seoul landscape. The challenge we set ourselves was to reimagine the chandelier, an object that confers distinctive status on a space, while fulfilling its original function of diffusing functional light. ECAL x AGO Seoul Highlights is presented for the first time at the Seochon Lounge, operated by Design Press, in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland in Korea. This project was made possible with the generous support of the Summer University program of the Direction générale de l enseignement supérieur (DGES) of the State of Vaud and the Hanok Heritage Preservation Division of the Seoul Metropolitan Government. It is also linked as an off-site exhibition to the Seoul Design Festival (SDF), hosted by Design House.VENUESeochon Lounge (Seochon Hanok Village) 27-4 Pirundae-ro, Jongno District Seoul, South KoreaDATES & SCHEDULE07.11 – 01.12.2024 Wednesday to Sunday, 11am – 7pm Free entryWEBSITEecal-ago-highlights.chSTUDENTS, Laura Cotnoir, , , , Neitzke Nikita, , , , HEAD OF PROGRAMMEARTISTIC DEPUTYOPENINGThursday 7th November, 5:30pmTALKFriday 8th November, 4 pm Conversation with: Mars Hwasung Yoo, Creative Director, AGO Lighting Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Head of Bachelor Industrial Design, ECAL Moderation: Suh-young Yun, design writer and journalistASSISTANT
ECAL at Paris Photo: CO-EXISTENCE,07–09.11.2024 For Paris Photo 2024, visit CO-EXISTENCE, an monumental immersive installation co-produced by Area of Work studio and ECAL Master Photography students. In a large metropolis, a small, seemingly empty apartment reveals discreet traces of human presence. On another scale, a conquering population manifests itself. Flapping wings, traces of slime, quivering antennae... Don t miss this immersive projection, which features a cycle of synthetic, intimate and photo-realistic images created in CGI - Computer Generated Imagery - in an unexpected location. Admission is free, but registration is required for access to the venue and its exact address, throughout the event from 7 to 9 November in Paris. ADDRESSParis, 11th arrondissement Metro Parmentier, line 3 A temporary venue supported by Forest agency.DATESNovember 7 to 9, 2024 Opening Thursday November 7 6pm - 9pm Exhibition Friday 8 & Saturday 9 November 11am - 7pm Free entry, on registrationHEAD OF PROGRAMMESTUDENTS · · · · · · · · · ARTISTIC DEPUTYARTISTIC DIRECTIONArea of Work
EXHIBITION ECAL DIPLOMAS 2024,01–23.11.2024,ECAL, Renens From November 1 to 23, the diploma projects 2024 will be exhibited at ECAL. Opening on Thursday, October 31 at 6pm During the month of November, ECAL puts the spotlight on its 2024 graduates. The wide variety of diploma projects is presented in an exhibition and an evening screening showcasing all our disciplines. DIPLOMA 2024 PROJECT EXHIBITION NOVEMBER 1 TO 23, 2024 at ECAL ECAL presents a selection of Bachelor and Master 2024 diploma projects. Through editions, photographs, typography, artistic and interactive installations, films and objects, this exhibition invites visitors to discover the talents of tomorrow. & AT ANY TIME ONLINE Discover all Diploma 2024 projects through descriptions, photos and videos on ecal.chDATES & SCHEDULE01-23.11.2024 Monday to Friday, 11 am to 6 pm Free entryVENUEECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Av. du Temple 5 1020 RenensOPENINGThursday, October 31 at 6pm
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&
ECAL X KVADRAT - SUIT UP 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. RAVIOLI CHAIR by The entire project aims to enhance an affordable chair – the Transat – by bringing the chair, which is often associated with being "accessible, practical, for outdoor use," indoors and giving it a more unique and comfortable design. Using fabrics, padding materials, and a sewing machine, where technique plays a central role, the focus is on an intensive exploration of different ways to manipulate textiles in order to create an exceptional quilted pattern. The chair is completely covered, so the original shape disappears, and no association with the Transat can be made. The Transat is thus used as a framework to create a new indoor lounge chair.Some say that the best product [sustainability speaking] is the one that already exists. SUIT UP aimed to make us reflect on our relationship with furniture, the comfort it brings us and the legacy of upholstered furniture; to take a critical look at how these products are manufactured, distributed, enjoyed and discarded today. Following a selection of the projects.Strapp by Strapp utilizes the existing wooden frame of the deck chair to hold two sets of fabric loops tactfully sewn and interwoven with each other. "Strapp" can be mounted onto the chair frame during its assembly, thus becoming an integral part of the chair. The woven structure appears flat but adjusts comfortably to the person seated. The Strapp design was created to enhance the comfort of the deck chair. The material used is a cool wool upholstery fabric, making the seat soft and cozy. YUPPIE CHAIR by Yuppie Chair is a project aimed at creating a cover for the monobloc chair, thus transforming this outdoor chair into an indoor chair. The project draws more inspiration from the fashion world, as in its initial phase, it was oriented toward bridal gowns. The goal was to design a cover inspired by the yuppie style of the 1980s, using Kvadrat upholstery fabric. It was necessary to find a way to merge the language of fashion with furniture. The cinching detail evokes how tailored jackets are themselves cinched.Link by Link is a conference chair cover. Designed to instantly transform an aluminum chair into a comfortable, practical chair that can be connected to other chairs. A zipper linking the chairs allows them to be attached, providing safety and organization during gatherings at events.SIENNE by Sienne is a cover that easily fits over aluminum terrace chairs to transform them into indoor armchairs during the winter months. Thanks to two zippers, the cover can be adjusted to take shape. The edges fold over the sides, providing wide and comfortable armrests.VANO by Vano is a waterproof cover specifically designed to fit aluminum bistro-style chairs. Composed of two parts, it retains the stackability of the original chair while adding extra comfort. Terrace enthusiasts can once again enjoy the pleasure of savoring their drinks outdoors. The toggle buttons create an ingenious fastening system that gives the chair its enveloping appearance.
ECAL AT KIKK FESTIVAL 2024,24–27.10.2024,Namur, Belgium ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design is taking part in the KIKK Festival 2024 in Namur (Belgium) from October 24 to 27, 2024 with a selection of projects. Students in the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design program at ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne invite you to explore a variety of projects, from the creation of hyper-realistic CGI images to the design of immersive environments. Challenge your mind with s “Dotto”, an interactive puzzle-game that transforms connectable dots into playful illustrations; or s “Congruence”, an escape game where solving riddles leads you to a golden trophy. If you re looking for contemplative exploration, and s “Phisus” transports you to a post-apocalyptic universe, with the mission of restoring life to a ravaged Earth. Through these works and a wider range of projects combining technology, interactivity and immersion, ECAL students invite contemporary reflection on our perception of reality.VENUENamur, BelgiumDATESOctober 24 to 27, 2024HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEkikk.beSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ASSISTANTS, , ,
ECAL MASTERCLASS - KLAUDIA REYNICKE,22.10.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Cinema department welcomes Swiss-Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke for a masterclass moderated by Paolo Moretti, head of Bachelor & Master Cinéma. Swiss-Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke grew up between Peru, Switzerland and the USA. After training in fine arts and social sciences, she went on to study filmmaking at the Tisch School of the Arts in New York, before obtaining an ECAL/HEAD Master s degree in cinema in Switzerland. Her first feature, Il Nido (2016), was selected for the Locarno Film Festival. Love me tender (2019), the second, also screened at Locarno and took part in international festivals such as TIFF in Toronto, BFI in London and Tallinn Black Nights in Estonia. This was followed by Reinas (2024), which had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival 2024 and won awards at the Berlinale and Locarno. Klaudia Reynicke s third feature is selected to represent Switzerland at the Oscars in 2025.DATES & SCHEDULE22.10.2024 5pm Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
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
ECAL at Swiss Photomonth,03.10.2024,ECAL, Renens ECAL presents “We Do The Rest”, a performative event on the occasion of Swiss Photomonth. “We Do The Rest” is a performative event that questions photographic limits. Together with artist Augustin Lignier, students in the Master of Photography program at ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne invite the public to an exceptional evening in their school s monumental hall. From image capture to distribution, “We Do The Rest” explores the notions of effort and bodily constraint in contemporary photographic mechanics. Through a series of sometimes spectacular, sometimes discreet and minimal performances, students in the Master of Photography program at ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne question, through their gestures and actions, the structure of image-making. From apnea photography to the confinement of framing, from mental images to the bubbles of social networks, all the projects test photographic limits through the body. The project, directed by artist Augustin Lignier, revisits the radical performances of the 60s in the digital age, when audiences are mainly virtual and relationships reduced to pixels. Through still images and videos, through words, movements and sounds performed for one evening only in the monumental hall of the ECAL, we invite you to experience photography differently, to immerse yourself in these simulations, for real. And it s up to you to press the shutter...VENUEECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensDATES & SCHEDULE03.10.2024 6pm–8.45pmWEBSITEswissphotomonth.chART DIRECTION, , HEAD OF PROGRAMMESTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , ,
Thibault Walter, ECAL teacher, awarded a Special Music Prize 2024 Congratulations to Thibault Walter, ECAL teacher and co-programmer of the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival (LUFF), on his award at the Swiss Music Awards 2024. This special award recognizes his unwavering commitment to the underground music scene and his central role within LUFF. Since 2002, this daring festival has become an essential platform for the avant-garde in film and music. Under the direction of Thibault Walter and Dimitri Meier, the LUFF s musical program welcomes international artists exploring noise, ambient and experimental genres, such as Kim Gordon and No Home. Thanks to their radical programming, they give valuable exposure to little-known talents on the underground scene. This special prize underlines Thibault Walter s impact in promoting alternative music culture in Switzerland. Through his work at LUFF, he actively contributes to the flourishing of contemporary musical creation and the promotion of a scene that is both innovative and committed. schweizerkulturpreise.ch
MASTERCLASS ECAL - URSULA MEIER,19.09.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL s Cinema department welcomes Franco-Swiss director Ursula Meier for a lecture moderated by director Anouk Chambaz. French-Swiss director Ursula Meier is co-founder of the Bande à Part production company in Lausanne, alongside Lionel Baier, Jean-Stéphane Bron and Frédéric Mermoud. A graduate of the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (IAD) in Belgium, she quickly made a name for herself with her graduation short Le songe d Isaac (1994). The director alternates between fiction and documentary. Tous à table (2001) won over 20 awards and was screened at over 80 international festivals. Home (2008), her first feature film, was presented at Cannes, nominated for a César and won the Swiss Film Prize for Best Fiction Film, before L enfant d en haut (2012) won the Silver Bear at the Berlinale. Journal de ma tête (2018) is also selected for the Berlinale. Ursula Meier wins further awards at the Swiss Film Prize 2023 with The Line.DATES & SCHEDULE19.09.2024 5pm Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
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
ECAL x AREA OF WORK - CO-EXISTENCE ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne has teamed up with Paris-based studio Area of Work at Paris Photo to present CO-EXISTENCE, a monumental immersive installation in the heart of Paris s 11th arrondissement, from 7 to 9 November 2024. In a large metropolis, a small, seemingly empty apartment reveals discreet traces of human presence. On another scale, a conquering population manifests itself. Wings flap, slime trails, antennae shivers... In the industrial setting of the former Garage République in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, CO-EXISTENCE showcases a living cohabitation through a sequence of artificial images created using Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). These spectacular yet intimate photo-realistic projections highlight the imperceptible, the infra- thin, and the invisible, blurring the scales between micro and macro. Developed during three series of workshops conducted from 2023 to autumn 2024 by Area of Work, CO- EXISTENCE bears witness to the technical and artistic skills that are honed within the ECAL MA Photography. These workshops enabled students to transpose their photographic skills into the virtual space of 3D graphics to understand the temporal, artistic, and commercial issues involved in creating CGI. ‘This collaboration offered ECAL students an introduction to the tools and possibilities of 3D graphics, exploring their integration into the processes of creating photorealistic and hyper-realistic images, while highlighting the importance of the artistic and cinematographic dimensions that are at the heart of our identity. – Amine Ghorab & Scott Renau, Area of Work, Paris. Founded in Paris in 2018 by artists and directors Amine Ghorab and Scott Renau, Area of Work is known for its distinctive contemporary visual narratives, blending graphic framing and rigorous photographic direction. Specialising in fashion, luxury, and technology, the creative studio has become a major player in contemporary visual storytelling..
ECAL × JEAN PAUL GAULTIER: SPORT - CORPS – 2024 SPORT - CORPS : Jeux Olympiques et Paralympiques The project is based on the theme of the body, with a view to staging physical effort. The recent context of the Olympic and Paralympic Games logically frames the choice of sport as an aesthetic means of highlighting different forms of bodily expression. The choice of discipline could be classic, out-of-games or even imaginary. The students worked around a certain vision of physical effort, movement, constraint, a form of discipline, or even joy.
ECAL at Festival Images Vevey,07–29.09.2024,Vevey From September 7 to 29, graduates of ECAL s Bachelor and Master of Photography programs present their work at the Festival Images Vevey. VENUEVeveyDATES & SCHEDULEFrom September 7 to 29, 2024WEBSITEimages.chFrom September 7 to 29, 2024, photography in all its forms takes over the streets of Vevey, invades the parks and strolls along the shores of the lake. For three weeks, the Festival Images Vevey transforms the small town on the Riviera and welcomes a wide audience. This year, four ECAL graduates are part of the program. Positive Illusions Diploma project by , Master Photography graduate With this project , Benjamin Freedman is reconstructing his childhood memories using CGI (Computer Generated Imagery). The artist diverts this technology, mostly used in films and video games, which requires close involvement in the creation of every object, detail and lighting. Freedman meticulously reconstructs a family roadtrip between Montreal and Maine in the United States in 1999, reproducing his point of view at the age of nine. Created for the Boéland site near the Swiss Museum of Games, the installation explores how memory shapes, transforms and simulates reality. Positive Illusions plunges nostalgically into the joyous world of childhood, fragmented by memory and reassembled by technology. Cash Me Online Diploma project by , Master Photography graduate Cash Me Online is a satirical project combining photography, performance and social media footage. Amandine Kuhlmann creates a hyper-feminine alter ego that she embodies online and during performances to achieve viral fame. She exaggerates her poses, imitates TikTok and Instagram trends and dramatizes her everyday life to make herself noticed. The artist reappropriates videos, drawing on the suggestions of her algorithm and the female stereotypes portrayed by social networks. These caricatured images reveal the ambiguities of virtual profiles, between the objectification of the body and the desire for individuality. Questioning the impact of social media and the monetisation of the self, the installation presents a reflection to a generation obsessed with their physical and digital appearance. One Last Journey , Master Photography graduate One Last Journey addresses artificial intelligence and the instant photographic process through the telling of a fictional love story. Attempting to imitate the aesthetics of the Polaroid camera, Alexey Chernikov writes short descriptions of a couple s last journey before separation on the Midjourney image-generating software. These images are then reproduced on a traditional Polaroid camera using a new printing device developed by the same company. Interested in the emotional potential of AI, the artist questions the reliability of the photographic medium. From one image to the next, the pair appears different each time, confusing the sense of reality. Using the Polaroid as definitive proof of authenticity, the project invites us to reconsider the photographic snapshot in light of AI. Get the Look! , Bachelor Photography graduate What would happen if we let algorithms dress us? This is the question Romain Mader asked himself when he founded Get the Look! He set himself a challenge: to follow the recommendations of his smartphone s algorithm and order clothes from online stores as suggested, without making any personal choices. Since the algorithm is influenced by his and his partner s browsing activity, the result would be expected to match their style and personality. In his studio, the artist adopts a number of incongruous postures. By examining the sales techniques and marketing tools used by fast-fashion websites to encourage consumption, the series ironically denounces industryinduced addiction. Through the example of fashion, Mader universally reveals the influence of algorithms on our lives.