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ECAL at Locarno Film Festival,06–16.08.2025,Locarno Three graduation films and numerous contributions from ECAL graduates and lecturers will be featured at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, taking place from 6 to 16 August 2025. Pardi di Domani – Concorso Nazionale Two diploma films by recently graduated students have been selected: L Avant-Poste 21 diploma film by , BA Cinema 2025 sound editing: Noirs Matins diploma film by , BA Cinema sound recording: sound editing: Yonne co-directed by and , BA Cinema graduates with the participation of several MA Cinema ECAL–HEAD graduates: , , , , and Concorso Internazionale Le Lac by Fabrice Aragno, BA Cinema graduate produced by , artistic assistant at the Cinema Department Dracula by , ECAL guest lecturer Panorama Suisse Qui Part À La Chasse diploma film by , BA Cinema graduate La Cache by , ECAL professor Piazza Grande The Deal series by , BA Cinema graduate, awarded at Série Mania 2025 Fuori Concorso Le Chantier by , BA Cinema graduate This strong selection once again highlights the reach of ECAL and its Cinema Department in major international festivals.DATES & SCHEDULE06-16.08.2025PROGRAMMEwww.locarnofestival.ch VENUELocarno
Betaverse 2025 Using a mixed reality headset, the students used their surroundings as playground. Through creative gestures, each experiment proposes a way of interacting with the environment. Unoticed An escape game where the danger is invisible to the naked eye: only a mask gives a glimpse of the creature stalking silently. By , et Rage Against the Maga They talk, they shout, they affirm. The player has only one option: slap them. By , Mudbert Rise A medieval clicker where every gesture is a quest: tap, mine, harvest, buy, repeat. All to get rich, without ever leaving your headset. By , Tiramisu In a world where ingredients are lying about, a recipe is desperately trying to be followed. Mixing the right elements yields a dessert; the wrong ones, an inedible culinary conundrum. By , Ecal Defender Simulator Ecal has been vandalized! As a student, you will be in charge to defend ECAL from HEAD school s thugs. By ,
Documentary film workshop with Alessandro Comodin The 2025 documentary film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by french italian director Alessandro Comodin. Head of workshop: "This year, there s been a lot of talk about pebbles on tiles and eggs dangerously stuffed into jeans pockets. The pebbles, I confess, were me, Alessandro Comodin, a forty-something Italian director, who had thrown them at the windows of my new apprentice filmmakers. It was my mission, or so I interpreted it. Yes, I was the one who threw those pebbles, because I ve always enjoyed being disturbed by a friend who might have dropped by unexpectedly, because he or she didn t know what better to do than to come to my house. So, as so often with the gifts we give, it s the ones we d like to receive, I took the liberty of getting young people off their sofas and into the dark and magical world of documentaries. Or that they might simply open the windows without fear. The eggs, on the other hand, were the students projects. The image of the egg may be banal, but it s been a nutritional staple since long before the happy experience of Noah s Ark, and not to displease vegans or allergy sufferers, because eggs were never to be eaten or broken, just put in your pocket and kept there. A highly perilous exercise, but you can t be a filmmaker s apprentice without an acute awareness of the passage of time and the fragility of appearances. Let me conclude with a quote from Julio Cortazar. In 1980, he was invited to give a series of lectures to students at Berkeley. At one point he said that an idea is like a bird that sneaks in through the window; you never know when it s going to fly in, and it s not easy to catch it. I would add that you still need to have your windows open. We ve learned that this year, that it s really nice to open your windows a little bit every day, even at night, because a bird might come in or a friend might throw a pebble in, and you never know when that pebble might turn into an egg." Alessandro Comodin, director • , Letters to Louise, 17 • , About Love, 14 • , Next Stop Fontenay, 23 • , My little Nono, 13 • , Madame Favre s, 23 • , Basile dreams of a spider, 15 • , Lorena, 18 • , The panther, my Oasis, 23 , Liebe Lotti, 17 , The archangel, 13
ECAL at NIFFF 2025,04–12.07.2025,Neuchâtel ECAL is proud to announce the selection of three films by its recent graduates at the 2025 edition of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF). This presence once again confirms the vitality and uniqueness of the cinematic approaches developed within ECAL s Film Department. Three works from the Bachelor in Directing or the ECAL–HEAD Master s programme have been selected for major sections of the festival, from the national competition to the programme dedicated to schools: Swiss Competition Where were you at night ? by Amazing Schools Category Death to the Hunchbacks by Acciaio by DATES & SCHEDULE04–12.07.2025WEBSITEnifff.chVENUENeuchâtelTICKETINGnifff.ch/prog
Documentary film workshop with Benoit Rossel The 2025 documentary film workshop for 1st year students was lead by french swiss director Benoit Rossel. Head of workshop: "Since it s always ghosts that are presented on screen in a film, I suggested to the 1st year students in the Cinema section that they make a film in which they would have the project of resurrecting a disappeared person or thing of their choice. Cinema, through the properties of the medium, would certainly have the capacity to bring it back to life." Benoit Rossel, director • , Voyage, 12 • , La musique de la biodiversité, 7 • , Après la montagne, 25 • , La Rosière, 11 • , Herbier de Prison, 10 • , Latcheen, 17 • , Before I go to sleep, 20 • , Mon monstre, 12 , Entre aqui et lá, 18 , Soeurcières, 28
AWARDS & GRANTS 2025 The graduation ceremony held on 27 June 2025 was also an opportunity to highlight many diploma projects through the awarding of Grants and Prizes. Congratulations to all the graduates and award winners! GRANTS & AWARDS 2025 – BACHELOR TREMPLIN ECAL AWARD SUPPORTED BY FONDATION LEENAARDS – CHF 10 000.- A prize to support graduates in launching their careers or developing concrete artistic or professional projects. Presented by Sabrina Grassi, Executive Director – BA Photography – BA Graphic Design FONDATION CASINO BARRIÈRE DE MONTREUX GRANT – CHF 8 000.- Awarded to a student entering their diploma year in September, selected for their creative potential. Presented by Hervé Klopfenstein, Board Member, Fondation Casino Barrière de Montreux – 2nd year BA Cinema PIERRE KELLER AWARD – CHF 5 000.- In memory of Pierre Keller, ECAL Director from 1995 to 2011. Awarded for a particularly committed diploma project. Presented by Alexis Georgacopoulos, Director of ECAL – BA Photography JAN MICHALSKI FOUNDATION GRANTS – MEMORY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT + CHF 5 000.- + SPECIAL PRIZES Grants awarded to support and publicly present two Bachelor thesis projects. A public launch will be held in autumn 2026 at the Fondation Jan Michalski in Montricher. Presented by Natalia Granero, Director, Fondation Jan Michalski Grants: – BA Graphic Design – BA Fine Arts Special Prize: – BA Cinema (CHF 1 000.-) IMAGES VEVEY X ECAL AWARD – EXHIBITION AT L APPARTEMENT, ESPACE IMAGES VEVEY Awarded to a BA Photography graduate for a first public exhibition and to reinforce ties between ECAL and Images Vevey. Presented by Stefano Stoll, Director, Images Vevey – BA Photography DOWNTOWN STUDIO DE L IMAGE AWARD – POST-PRODUCTION SERVICES + MEMBERSHIP, VALUED AT CHF 5 000.- Awarded to two BA Cinema students (Image specialisation) for artistic and technical excellence. Presented by Pascal Tea, CEO Downtown Studio – BA Cinema – BA Cinema LA FONCIÈRE AWARD – CHF 5 000.- Awarded by La Foncière to a student in BA Photography for outstanding work throughout the academic year. Presented by Julia Cousse, Senior ESG Manager – BA Photography WALTER + EVE KENT FOUNDATION GRANTS – CHF 5 000.- Two grants awarded to particularly talented students in Fine Arts. Presented by Stéphane Kropf, Head of BA Fine Arts – 2nd year BA Fine Arts – 2nd year BA Fine Arts MASÉ STUDIOS SOUND AWARD – MIXING SERVICES IN GENEVA, VALUED AT CHF 5 000.- Awarded to a graduate for a film recognized for its sound quality and artistic and technical execution. Presented by Ivan Ruet, Representative, Masé Studios – BA Cinema, for the film "De l eau qui bout au fond de la Terre" ERNEST MANGANEL AWARD – CHF 3 000.- Awarded by the Ernest Manganel Foundation for research relevance and the quality of a diploma project in BA Fine Arts. Presented by Stéphane Kropf, Head of BA Fine Arts, on behalf of the Ernest Manganel Foundation – BA Fine Arts – BA Fine Arts HES-SO DESIGN & FINE ARTS EXCELLENCE AWARD – CHF 2 500.- Awarded to a graduate for excellence in their diploma work. Presented by Xavier Duchoud, Deputy Academic Director – BA Industrial Design FONDATION SYLVIE RUSCONI AWARD – CHF 2 000.- Awarded to a Visual Communication graduate for an editorial project (book or magazine) distinguished by subject relevance, content production, layout, and physical prototype. Presented by Sylvie Rusconi, President of the Fondation Sylvie Rusconi – BA Graphic Design SWISS DESIGN ASSOCIATION BACHELOR AWARD 2025 – 3-YEAR SDA MEMBERSHIP + ENTREPRENEURIAL COACHING Awarded to a Bachelor student for excellence in their diploma project. The prize includes a three-year membership in the SDA and individual entrepreneurial coaching. Presented by Valentine Ebner, Committee Member, Swiss Design Association – BA Industrial Design CITY OF RENENS AWARD – EXHIBITION AT LA FERME DES TILLEULS + CHF 2 000.- An encouragement prize awarded to a 2nd-year BA student for the quality of their work. The exhibition will take place in December 2025. Presented by Nathalie Jaccard, Municipal Councillor, City of Renens – 2nd year BA Industrial Design WSP CONSULTING ENGINEERS AWARD – CHF 1 500.- Two prizes awarded to graduates whose diploma projects take into account sustainable development, including environmental, economic and social aspects. Presented by Vincent Jacquier, Head of Bachelor Visual Communication – BA Graphic Design – BA Industrial Design GENEVA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (GIFF) AWARD – CHF 1 000.- Awarded to a BA Media & Interaction Design graduate for an innovative and original approach to storytelling or project execution. Presented by Lucie Emch, Programming Officer, GIFF – BA Media & Interaction Design VISARTE VAUD AWARD – CHF 1 000.- Awarded to a BA Fine Arts graduate for the excellence of their diploma project. Presented by Nicole Christe, President of Visarte Vaud – BA Fine Arts METAA AWARD – CHF 1 000.- Awarded to a BA Media & Interaction Design graduate for an innovative and experimental approach to their diploma project. Presented by Paul Lëon, President of METAA – Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association – BA Media & Interaction Design LOGITECH CREATIVE & DESIGN AWARD – CHF 1 000.- + A HIGH-END CREATIVE SOLUTION FROM LOGITECH Awarded to a graduate in BA Media & Interaction Design whose diploma project demonstrates a strong sensitivity to themes dear to Logitech. Presented by Giulio Barresi, UX Lead, Logitech – BA Media & Interaction Design PRIX DE L ANNÉE PROPÉDEUTIQUE – CHF 500.- (EX AEQUO) A prize awarded to a student in the Foundation Year who distinguished themselves through outstanding academic results. Presented by Denis Roueche, on behalf of David Monnet, Head of the Foundation Year – Foundation Year, Cinema – Foundation Year, Graphic Design GRANTS & AWARDS 2025 – MASTER ECAL TREMPLIN AWARD SUPPORTED BY FONDATION LEENAARDS – CHF 10,000.- The Tremplin Award supports the career launch of talented ECAL graduates by helping them establish a long-term professional artistic or design practice. It supports the implementation of a concrete project or their entry into professional life. Presented by Catherine Othenin-Girard, President of the Cultural Commission of Fondation Leenaards – MA Fine Arts graduate – MA Type Design graduate – MA Photography graduate GRANT NESTLÉ-ECAL – CHF 10,000.- Two CHF 10,000 grants awarded to 2nd-year students in Product Design, Photography or Type Design who have distinguished themselves through the quality of their diploma projects, particularly on themes such as technological or social innovation, sustainability, or health. Presented by René Ciocca, Head of Corporate Identity Design at Nestlé – MA Product Design graduate – MA Type Design graduate DE BETHUNE AWARD – CHF 6,000.- A prize awarded to a graduate of the Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship for the quality of their work. De Bethune is an independent Swiss watch manufacturer based in L Auberson, in the Jura region of Vaud. Presented by Ouldouze Nadiri, Head of communication and marketing at De Bethune – MAS Design for Luxury & Craftsmanship graduate GRANT WALTER + EVE KENT FOUNDATION – CHF 5,000.- Two grants awarded to particularly talented 1st-year Master Fine Arts students in the fields of painting and sculpture, in support of their continued studies at ECAL. Presented by Stéphanie Moisdon, Head of Master Fine Arts – 1st-year MA Fine Arts student – 1st-year MA Fine Arts student HES-SO DESIGN & FINE ARTS EXCELLENCE AWARD – CHF 2,500.- A prize awarded to an ECAL student who has distinguished themselves through the excellence of their diploma project. Presented by Xavier Duchoud, Academic Deputy Director at ECAL – MA Product Design graduate PROFOT-ELINCHROM PRIZE – EQUIPMENT WORTH CHF 2,124.- A prize awarded to a Master Photography student who has produced an excellent diploma project. Presented by Sandro Bizzarro, Digital Imaging Consultant at Profot SA – MA Photography graduate ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD – CITY OF RENENS – EXHIBITION AT LA FERME DES TILLEULS IN RENENS + CHF 2,000.- An encouragement prize awarded to a 1st-year Master student for outstanding work. The winner will exhibit at La Ferme des Tilleuls in Renens in December 2025. Presented by Nathalie Jaccard, City Councillor of Renens – 1st-year MA Type Design student BCV AWARD – CHF 2,000.- A prize awarded to a Master s graduate for the overall quality of their work. Presented by Stéphanie Moisdon, Head of Master Fine Arts – MA Fine Arts graduate JACQUELINE VEUVE AWARD – CHF 1,000.- An award presented to a Film student for a remarkable graduation work. This prize pays tribute to Jacqueline Veuve, a renowned Swiss documentary filmmaker who passed away in 2013. Presented by Paolo Moretti, Head of Master Cinema – 1st-year MA Cinema student, for the film “Sous la table” DAVID RUST PRIZE – CHF 1,000.- A prize awarded by the association "In Rust We Trust" to a graduate for outstanding typographic work. The winner is given the opportunity to publish a visual used to raise donations for the Design Against Cancer initiative. Presented by Maude Rust – BA Type Design graduate EXECAL AWARD – CHF 1,000.- A prize awarded to a graduate who has produced a distinguished Master s thesis project. Presented by Yoo-Mi Steffen, EXECAL Secretary – MA Fine Arts graduat
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
Direction workshop with Patric Chiha In partnership with La Manufacture, the Cinema Dapartment invited austrian director Patric Chiha for a direction workshop destined to 3rd year students. Head of workshop: "The deepest thing about man is his skin. Although it s not its subject, this beautiful phrase by Paul Valéry speaks to me of the essence of cinema: we only film surfaces and nothing else. During the workshop, I d like to work with the students from ECAL and La Manufacture on a series of screen tests, essays, shots... a bit like what you d do during a casting. For me, a casting is not a moment of verification or testing, but of research and encounter. What can directors and actors do together? Where does this first meeting lead us? How do we approach and film the other? How can we avoid trapping them in a preconceived image, and instead liberate their multiple identities? I don t believe in directing actors, except that perhaps, in an encounter, we direct each other. I believe much more in the tools of cinema - the camera, the light, the music... - as an invitation to play, to surprise, to emotion. Over the five days of the workshop, we ll use a series of improvisations, filmed in natural or artificial light, with or without words, trusting in the mysteries of faces, the pace of bodies and the rhythms of gestures - in everything that may at first seem superficial - and without resorting to scripts, to try to reach emotions." Patric Chiha, director
Screen Design 2024 Websites developed over a semester according to a book chosen by the students as part of Harry Bloch s Screen Design course, second year Bachelor of Visual Communication. Le Vieux qui lisait des romans d amour An interpretation of the novel by Chilean author Luis Sepúlveda, this site immerses you in the small Amazonian town of El Idilio. The experience invites you to live the hunt led by Antonio José Bolívar, in search of a Tigrillo that has killed a man. by Nyria Graber, Carolina Crivelli The Consolations of the Forest An interpretation of Sylvain Tesson s story, this website explores the experience of solitude and withdrawal from the world in a cabin on the shores of Lake Baikal. The students worked around the notion of time passing and the repetition of daily gestures, translating the slowness, contemplation and cyclical rhythm of life in isolation. by Yann Müller, Maeva Chanson The Suitcase Interpretation of Sergei Dovlatov s book, in which the main character rediscovers the suitcase with which he left the USSR. The site explores the idea of interstices: openings through which the objects in the suitcase emerge, but also spaces where forbidden Soviet alternative culture came to life. by Jonathan Vögele, Simeon Dubuis
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
Folklore Fusion Folklore Fusion – a CGI character project developed by students in Bachelor Media & Interaction Design at ECAL, exploring the creative collision between Japanese and Swiss folklore through the lens of contemporary visual storytelling. Through the immense popularity of anime, manga, or global phenomena, Japanese narratives and visuals have conquered the world, shaping pop culture and popularizing themes from Japanese folklore in Western media. In this context, Folklore Fusion explores the creative interplay between tradition and modern visual storytelling with a cutting-edge CGI character project. After an intense trip through Tokyo s vibrant neighborhoods, rich history, architecture, and local legends, ECAL Bachelor Media & Interaction Design students created the Swijūs—fusion of “switzerland” and “Kai-Jū”—hybrid creatures blending Japanese and Swiss folklore. Each student focused on a specific district of Tokyo, merging its cultural and architectural identity with legendary figures from both traditions to craft unique narratives. By studying clichés and stereotypes, they reinterpreted cultural symbols to create an unexpected fusion between the two worlds. Behind a seemingly naive approach, Folklore Fusion deeply investigates the capabilities of modular design system in both storytelling and visual language, following detailed creation guidelines that ensure balance between the two folklores. Much like a successful phenomenon expanding its range of media, the project plays with multiple cross-media formats that reflect how popular culture circulates in the digital age. It features an authentic trading card game (TCG) collection that easily fits into other existing decks, with various levels of rarity and immersive augmented reality (AR) content that brings the Swijūs to life. A magazine-style printed edition documents research inspirations, while an interactive online map allows exploration of a reimagined Tokyo where each Swijū watches over its district. Beyond paying homage and respect to Japanese culture, Folklore Fusion and its Swijū become imaginary artifacts of an era marked by cross-cultural influences and shared narratives.Magazine of Fusion Explore the bilingual Folklore Fusion Japanese-English edition, a magazine-style book printed with metallic pantone. Serving as a visual archive, it compiles research, iconic imagery, and analyses to extend the project. By blending text, imagery, and AR content, it offers insights into the creative process behind the project.Web Design, Interactive Content & Video3D TeacherHead of Bachelor Media & Interaction Design / Head of ProjectDigital ContentTrading Card Game Design, Projects by, , , , , , , , , , , , , , Copyrighting Contributors, Head of Visual Communication DepartmentGraphic design, Lettering & IllustrationJapanese TranslationMichiki JamieTypefacesOCR-X by Maxitype Heisei Maru Gothic by Adobe OriginalsWebsitesfolklore-fusion.net ecal.chCredits©2025 ECAL/University of Art and Design, Lausanne, and the respective artists and authorsDirector of ECALAlexis GeorgacopoulosAknowledgments Fiammetta Pennisi (Head of Art-Science, Swissnex in Japan) Kyoko Marumo Suzuki (Head, Science and Technology Office Tokyo, Embassy of Switzerland in Japan) Anne-Mai Do (Project Manager, Science & Technology Office Tokyo, Embassy of Switzerland in Japan)Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design, Lausanne HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland ©ECAL 2025Discover the world of Swijus An interactive website showcases a map featuring every Swiju. It offers anecdotes, stories about the creatures, and project details Users can access the AR characters and read about their exciting specs.Gotta collect Em All Enhance your trading card collection with the unique Folklore Fusion booster pack, compatible with existing trading card games. This series of 56 exclusive bilingual Japanese-English cards introduces different types such as Creatures, Items, and Mana to seamlessly integrate with existing decksBring Folklore to Life Scan any Folklore Fusion AR QR code inside the pages of the edition, and watch the Swijūs spring off the surface into your world. Each creature unfolds in full 3D, complete with animated flourishes.
Service Design - 2025 During the Service Design course, the 3rd year of the Graphic Design, Photography and Media & Interaction Design bachelors had to create multi-media projects. A collaboration of the Visual Communication department which had as subject the SDGs (*Sustainable Development Goals). The theme was called "For a good cause, make the SDGs a reality" and its objective was to allow students to develop a cause that is close to their hearts. Each project consists of at least two different media, one primary and one secondary. These projects could take any form that the students deemed relevant, be it a website, editions, posters, a video sequence or virtual reality. The SDGs are meant to be achieved globally by all United Nations member states by 2030. This entails all states equally playing their part in seeking common solutions to the world s urgent challenges. Switzerland is also obligated to implement these goals at the national level. Furthermore, incentives must be created to encourage non-governmental actors to increasingly contribute to sustainable development.The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), along with their 169 targets, constitute the core of the Agenda 2030. They integrate the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development and, for the first time, place poverty eradication and sustainable development on the same agenda. 2030 IS NOT FAR AWAY Edition Our docu-fiction takes the form of a black box. As major institutions and the UN admit their failure to achieve the SDGs, it records government activities in the year 2030 through the lens of global energy degradation. Amidst reports and official documents, Ravi Mehta, an energy researcher commissioned by the UN, infiltrates the system logs and reveals what is truly happening behind the scenes of a world on the brink. He exposes the deceptive efforts of states and paints a portrait of a polarized world, where the pursuit of profit makes sustainable development impossible. In 2030, he travels the globe, closely following several projects that promise sustainable energy alternatives. However, government pressure hinders him and his colleagues from properly implementing the program. As the story unfolds, the reader witnesses the worsening situation and becomes aware of the deep interconnection between the SDGs—until the end of the year, when humanity is ultimately condemned by its past inaction. By , & Lasting parcel Edition & Website The project takes the form of a newsletter, delivered like a package in a mailbox. Inside the box, beneath its packaging, the recipient finds an informative edition focused on a specific SDG, featuring text sourced from the official SDG website, along with four postcards containing QR codes. When scanned, each card leads to a website offering a rich, immersive visual interpretation of the newsletter s theme. The user can navigate through various types of content—graphic boards, videos, sounds, and images—allowing for a non-linear exploration of the edition. Visitors can also access an index, presented as an interactive map, which brings together past and future newsletters of the project. Each edition can be viewed or ordered directly from the platform. There are four newsletters in total—four packages—each containing the same set of media formats. By , & SDG QUEST Video game Our video game offers an interactive experience designed to raise awareness and explain the environmental and social challenges of the SDGs to younger audiences, using a language and format that resonates with them. Players take on the role of a child transforming a grey, polluted world through their actions and interactions with local inhabitants. The goal is to inspire young people and children to take real-world action by showing them that even small gestures can have a big impact. We provide an educational and engaging game that combines entertainment with awareness, empowering the next generation to make a difference. By , & LET S ACT NOW Website An immersive mobile website designed to raise awareness and inspire action around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Let s Act Now presents a series of mobile-first websites, each crafted as an interactive one-page experience dedicated to a specific SDG. Through striking visuals, impactful videos, and 3D animations, each page delves into the global challenges shaping our future. Visitors are immersed in a rich experience where every visual element—from thought-provoking images to animated sequences—is designed to spark curiosity, encourage reflection, and drive engagement. This project aims to make the SDGs accessible, impactful, and engaging, mobilizing a broad audience around the world s most urgent challenges. With Let s Act Now, the mission is clear: turn awareness into concrete action. By , , & Mon monde parfait Edition How do children envision the future? We interviewed 60 children aged 4 to 11, all attending school in Switzerland, to gather their visions of an ideal world. These conversations, centered around the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), allowed us to dive into their imaginations and discover their ideas for a better future. Our project invites these young minds to imagine a utopian world aligned with the SDGs, while also proposing solutions to improve today s reality. The children s ideas were then transformed into creative, colorful visuals that illustrate their unique visions of a perfect future. The publication brings together these in-depth interviews along with the illustrations. A second layer of reading is offered through augmented reality: by scanning selected pages, readers can access more alarming data on today s environmental and social challenges—creating a striking contrast with the children s imagined utopia. This project highlights the richness of children s perspectives and their potential to inspire meaningful reflection on a sustainable future. By , , & Getting Involved Edition & Posters The project consists of three editions, each focused on a specific Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). These editions combine protest slogans with visual symbols that embody their messages. They share a common core derived from the “Getting Involved” chapter of Amnesty International s Sustainable Development Goals text, which offers guidance on how to engage in the fight for the SDGs. Each edition also includes a section dedicated to its respective SDG, featuring detachable and fold-out pages that can be transformed into protest signs. These pages are based on the goals outlined in the resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 25, 2015. The editions are modular, allowing pages to be interchanged across editions to vary and customize the slogans. By , &
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
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 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
Le livre d artiste - 24/25 As part of the editorial design course led by Anouk Schneider and Nicolas Polli, second-year Visual Communication students had the opportunity to design an artist s book during the first semester. This book project stands out for its contemporary approach, aiming to create an editorial object that harmoniously integrates form and content within today s publishing landscape. Students were encouraged to fully embrace their artistic freedom at every stage of the creative process—whether in terms of format, paper choice, binding, layout, illustrations, text, or typography. Within this course, the artist s book can take shape through various modes of illustration, such as photography, reproduction, contextualization, drawing, 3D, and more. The emphasis is placed on the author s artistic vision and the means implemented to bring it to life. Students take on multiple roles as editor, curator, and architect, thereby covering the responsibilities of art director, designer, photographer, stylist, illustrator, typographer, editor-in-chief, and copy editor. This course highlights contemporary editorial design by exploring the narrative potential of a carefully constructed content sequence. A rusty wheel still turns Edition By & Palaces avec balcons. vues et jardin pour tousctes Edition By & Point Bleu Edition By & CAMILLE Edition By , & we <3 feet Edition By &
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
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
Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne,15.03.2025,Capitole, Lausanne On the occasion of the 8th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, ECAL is taking part in a meeting with Luc Dardenne, followed by a screening of his film L Enfant, winner of the Palme d or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. Meet Luc Dardenne before the screening of L Enfant, moderated by Frédéric Maire, Director of the Cinémathèque suisse and Paolo Moretti, Head of ECAL Cinema Department. In a small industrial town in crisis, somewhere in Belgium, Bruno and Sonia, both under 40, love each other and survive from day to day, on her welfare and his petty theft. But Sonia is about to give birth, and is worried about the baby on the way. When she shows him little Jimmy on his way out of the maternity ward, Bruno barely gives her a glance. Shortly afterwards, a woman with whom he does business suggests a convenient way to earn the money he s always after: childless couples would be willing to give a lot for a baby like his....DATES & SCHEDULESaturday, March 15 2:30pmVENUECapitole - Cinémathèque suisse Av. du Théâtre 6, 1005 LausanneTICKET & INFOrencontres7art.ch
Folklore Fusion at Swissnex in Japan,10.03–03.04.2025,Swissnex in Japan Swissnex in Japan, in collaboration with ECAL, presents Folklore Fusion, a visual communication project exploring Swiss and Japanese folklore through a cutting-edge CGI character project. Swissnex in Japan, in collaboration with ECAL, presents Folklore Fusion, a visual communication project exploring Swiss and Japanese folklore through a cutting-edge CGI character project. Inspired by field research in Tokyo, ECAL Media & Interaction Design students created Swijūs, a unique set of characters blending elements from both cultures to create new tales with a contemporary twist. Through prints, augmented reality, an interactive platform, a book and a collection of trading card games, the exhibition offers fresh perspectives on folklore and cross-cultural dialogue. Supported by the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), Folklore Fusion invites visitors to experience tradition through cutting-edge innovation.VENUEOsaka, JapanDATESMarch 10 to April 3, 2025HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEfolklore-fusion.netSTUDENTSThéo Déchanez, Isaïa Delaplace, Viktor Gagné, Alexandre Gambarini, Ayten Gönel, Emma Grosu, Odran Jobin, Jérémie Kursner, Mélanie Martin, Marius Parisod, Charlotte Pralong, Gary Sandoz, Julie TurinCGI TEACHERDIGITAL CONTENTDESIGN, , ,
Image Creation BA1 2024/2025 First-year students were invited to design their own coloring book, while exploring bichromy and experimenting with different printing techniques to create the cover.
Summer University in Veneto 2024 In September 2024, 3rd year students explored the rich heritage of Italy s Veneto region, an area at the crossroads of artistic, cultural and industrial history. The trip gave the students an invaluable opportunity to immerse themselves between tradition and innovation, and to experience different facets of design and publishing through enriching encounters. On the way to Venice, a stop at Carlo Scarpa s Brion Tomb gave us an insight into the architecture of this funerary monument. In Treviso, a meeting with former student Federico Barbon led to a fascinating discussion on book design.VeronaIn Verona, a visit to the Fedrigoni paper mill, which specialises in the creation of top-of-the-range paper, gave them an insight into the manufacturing process and enabled them to design a collaborative project based on paper samples. The students also had the opportunity to explore the precious collection of manuscripts in the Biblioteca del Capitolare, a unique witness to the history of the written word.In Venice, they discovered the Art Biennale, exploring the exhibitions at the Arsenale and the Giardini. At the same time, a meeting with Benjamin Reichen from the Åbäke collective enabled them to find out more about his involvement in a screen-printing workshop dedicated to the rehabilitation of prisoners. A visit to the Grafiche Veneziane printing works rounded off this immersion in contemporary publishing.
Hi-Lo-Fi The first-year students of the Bachelor in Industrial Design (BADI) at ECAL, under the direction of Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, head of BADI, embarked on a project to design their own unique interpretations of a Bluetooth speaker. This project challenged the students to work creatively within the constraints of an existing kit of technical components, encouraging them to explore innovative approaches in terms of form, materiality, and functionality.
Self-Initiated Project - Spring 2025 - MAP1 The course is a platform for the development of personal projects that arise from the desire and curiosity of each student. The basic concept of the work must be relevant to the field of contemporary photographic images. Each project can take a different form depending on the specificities, contents and inclinations of each participant. From books to multimedia installations, from performance to CGI, group discussions will articulate a plural vision of photography s applications today.
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
Editorial Design BA3 2024-2025 The third-year students had to produce an edition over half a term, choosing as their subject an event that had appeared in the newspaper on the date of the first lesson. In a world saturated with images, photography becomes a trophy, often overshadowing any ethical considerations. This phenomenon is striking in tourism, where capturing replaces understanding, reducing individuals, landscapes and cultures to mere visual objects. This edition explores these abuses through images printed by acetone transfer, retaining only their imprint. A materialization of the erasure of the subject in favour of its photographic trace. Réclamer l image Avoir du chien is an editorial proposal on the unique link between fashion icons and their pets through the ages. It s a journey into these relationships, from the intimate to the public sphere, and their mutual influence, whether on clothing style or the way people think and create. From Choupette to Toutou or Balthazar, this fascination with four-legged companions extends to the world of fashion, where they can become a veritable source of inspiration. After all, isn t it said that like master, like dog? Avoir du chien Who has the power to establish a heritage? When a selection process based on elitism is imposed, it leads to the obscuring of cultures, traditions and folklore. This book explores the issues involved in heritage preservation through the lens of a vanished building whose history lives on: the Bastille. Destroyed during the French Revolution, it survives through a proliferation of engravings, replicas and fragments scattered all over Paris. La Bastille Once upon a Hoax; a skeptic s fairytale Once upon a Hoax; a skeptic s fairytale is a hybrid of fairy tales and fake climate sceptic reports. By placing the arguments of climate deniers in a fairytale universe, their absurdity is exposed by putting them on the same level as imaginary stories. The Storm Boris is a book that explores the formation of occluded cold low storms through the example of the Boris storm, which occurred on 11 September 2024. The book follows the four key phases in its development. Paper types and sizes have been defined according to temperature and atmospheric pressure, allowing a physical understanding of the storm s dynamics. The Storm Boris
The Picture-Writer. Warja Lavater, Graphic Designer and Illustrator This project investigates the work of the graphic designer and artist, Warja Lavater, an internationally recognised Swiss graphic designer, illustrator, bookmaker, filmmaker and artist. Amongst Warja Lavater s (Winterthur, 28 September 1913 – Zurich, 3 May 2007) most famous designs is the three-key logo for the Swiss bank UBS, which the bank – then named Schweizerischen Bankverein – began using in 1938. Yet Lavater is far much more than these three keys. Although the emblem is known the world over and her work was appreciated internationally during her career, recognition in Switzerland came late, overshadowed notably by her more well-known husband, the designer and artist Gottfried Honegger. For instance, it was only in the 1990s that the Canton Zurich awarded her the art prize for her lifetime work. The scholarship on her work has accordingly been sparse; the present research corrects this gap. During her extensive career, Lavater created posters, logos, packaging, illustrations, installations for exhibitions and artworks. She is especially known for her many experimental artist books and what she called “folded stories”, a series of leporellos (accordion-style publications) adapting familiar tales as well as new stories in a pictorial manner. These books used a formal vocabulary based on a drawing system devised by the designer, which translated complex stories into symbols and signs. To describe her work on these publications, the designer coined the term Bildstellerin, a portmanteau which translates as “picture-writer”. By documenting her oeuvre, the research is not only going to improve the scholarship on a designer, but also more widely contribute to the historiography on female graphic designers in the 20th century, whose contributions remain largely understudied and overshadowed by their male counterparts. The research also contributes to a lesser-known side of Swiss graphic design history by providing scholarship on a designer working outside the canon of the Swiss Style. The results are presented in a richly illustrated publication which makes available previously unpublished visual material and represents the first academic monograph on the designer. Image: Warja Lavater, Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Talant (Côte-d Or) : les Doigts qui rêvent. © Bibliothèque Méjanes, CC BY-SA 2.0Main applicantJonas BerthodResearch teamDavide Fornari Carol RibiPeriod1.2.2025 – 31.3.2026Supported byHES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels RCDAV
Image Creation BA3 2024-2025 Third-year students had to complete an image creation project based on a free subject and medium. A Website is a Room A Website is a Room explores the concept of websites as physical spaces, reimagining the digital realm as places with spatial qualities. Each poster visualises the internet as a concept: users, website, network and data. The project questions how we ‘inhabit digital spaces, translating digital experiences into environments. fragments figés This project explores the intimate, revealing what is usually hidden. It s a conversation about emotions and relationships with objects, recorded and then transcribed. Selected extracts are highlighted and displayed in frames, transforming these words into tangible traces of an ephemeral moment. Par Toilet Break Toilet Break Magazine is a travelling, collaborative magazine dedicated to toilets. Each issue explores the relationship that people have with these spaces, which are both communal and intimate. Through personal accounts, a series of images and societal reflections, it highlights issues such as accessibility, urban planning and the sharing of public space. This first issue, conceived in Lausanne, invites us to take a break. Là où dansent les papillons "Là où dansent les papillons" is a textile book that unfolds on the floor, inviting children to interact physically with the story. By deconstructing the form and narrative of the classic book, it becomes an immersive space where playing, lying down and wrapping oneself up become a form of reading. Par A guide to print a book by hand A guide to printing a book by hand explores printing in a prison environment, developing an accessible technique using the materials available in a prison. The aim is to turn constraints into opportunities, by enabling a book to be printed in several copies, where creativity becomes an act of resistance and connection. Comme tous les matins He has blond hair and very, very blue eyes We arrive in Renens and he s still staring at me Like every morning I m afraid to see him again Like every morning Extract from the ‘Comme tous les matins edition, which attempts to convey, through light and text, an event that happened on a daily journey from home to school. A photo book of metal plates embossed with lead letterpress.
ECAL at artgenève,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
Editorial Design S3 2024 - 2025 This editorial project, "1 dépêche, 10 secondes, 100 pages", is divided into three formats: the book, the poster, and the animation. The students are tasked with creating content and defining an editorial line based on a current news dispatch or brief. Au[to]baine By Gabriel PolgarRAAAH By Adam SaragoussiThe greatest show on earth!(?) By Noa Jetzer45 Glaciers il y a 30 ans, 25 aujourd hui By fracture By Rude model By
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…
100 BESTE PLAKATE 23,08–24.01.2025,Gallery l elac, ECAL From January 7 to 24, 2025, discover the 100 most beautiful posters 2023 from Germany, Austria and Switzerland exhibited at ECAL. The exhibition organized by 100 beste Plakate presents the winning posters from the 2023 competition. Opening, Tuesday January 7 at 6 p.m. VENUEGallery l elac ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensDATE & SCHEDULESJanuary 8 – 24, 2025 Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm Free entryOPENINGTuesday, January 7, 2025, 6pmWEBSITE100-beste-plakate.deThe 100 Best Posters Germany Austria Switzerland competition is organized annually by 100 Beste Plakate e. V. and aims to publicize special achievements in poster design from the three countries in the form of a yearbook and several exhibitions. The competition for the 100 best posters, which has so far been held 22 times on an international scale, is considered an important institution of contemporary poster design. Numerous graphic designers, students of graphic design at art academies and universities of applied sciences, agencies, offices, clients and printers take part every year. 667 entrants with a total of 2,335 posters (1,186 individual posters, 334 series) took part in the current competition. By country, the 100 award-winning posters and poster series are divided into 51 × Switzerland, 45 × Germany, and 4 × Austria. Without restrictions on content or form, the selection represents a broad stylistic palette of poster design in the German-speaking world and shows the work of professional designers and students on an equal footing. Jury Sandra Doeller, D-Fankfurt am Main Isabelle Mauchle, CH-Luzern Flávia Nalon, D-Hamburg/Sao Paulo Tobias Schererbauer, D-Wien Toan Vu-Huu (Vorsitz), FR-Paris Augmented Reality In year 22, winning posters will once again be presented as augmented reality. With the support of the Artivive app, available for iOS and Android, in cooperation with the makers from A-Vienna, visitors to the exhibitions can call up the stored version as moving posters for a number of winning images as well as the illustrations in the book: Install the Artivive app Search for posters or images with the Artivive icon Point the camera and experience the animated version
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.
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
ECAL Open Day,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 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 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, , , , , , , , , , , ,
Lott of Prints: a special edition at the AGI Open 2024,03–04.10.2024,Basel ECAL is pleased to announce its participation in the AGI Open 2024 with a special edition of its Lott of Prints graphic lottery. This unique event, initially created as a convivial occasion to encourage exchanges between students in the graphic design department, has rapidly developed into a high point of conviviality and creativity. VENUEHochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel FHNW Freilager-Platz 1, 4142 Münchenstein b. BaselDATES & SCHEDULE04.10.2024 6:30pmWEBSITEagi-open.comLott of Prints was born of a week-long workshop led by , where a class was invited to design decorated, offset-printed lotto grids. At the end of the week, an original lotto took place, with prestigious graphic objects - posters, books, fanzines - as prizes for the winners. The enthusiasm generated by this initiative gave birth to this playful and artistic concept. This year, the AGI Open, a conference proposed by members of Alliance Graphique Internationale, will be held in Basel on October 3 and 4. The organizing committee, seduced by the Lott of Prints concept, asked the ECAL to organize the first extramural edition of this event. On October 4 at 6.30pm, join us at the Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel (HGK) to try your luck at this new edition. The event will be hosted by a team of ECAL students and will feature exceptional prizes donated by AGI Suisse members, ECAL and several partner studios. Three to four lotto rounds are scheduled before the AGI Open closing party.
Richard Authier. Design and industry in Northern Vaud The project aims to shed light on the career of Richard Authier (Lausanne, 1925–2018), who was an industrial designer at Hermes Paillard International in Yverdon-les-Bains and a pioneer of industrial design in French-speaking Switzerland. Main applicantLaurent SoldiniResearch teamSébastien Mettraux Sophie WietlisbachPeriod1.12.2023 – 31.1.2025Supported byHES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels RCDAVPhotographerCalypso Mahieu A talented draughtsman and industrial designer-builder by trade, Authier joined Paillard in 1947 and remained with the company until his retirement in 1988, a career spanning more than 40 years. He designed typewriters, cameras and record players, as well as complete workstations and exhibition stands. From the 1970s onwards, in addition to his position as head of design at HPI, he pursued a freelance career, designing chronographs for Omega and studies of electric shavers for Braun. His work dates back to the Glorious Thirties and is marked by the advent of new technologies (computers in office automation) and new materials (plastic). A hard worker, Richard Authier was always thinking globally, with an eye to end users. As a result, he contributed to advertising posters, instructions for use and packaging. His work, often credited to the name of the company, won international awards. A book will showcase this research work, highlighting the person of Richard Authier and all the products he designed. Image: Portrait of Richard Authier, with a Bolex 150 camera, n.d. © Personal archives, Richard Authier
UPS – Under Pressure Solutions,25.09–18.10.2024,Gallery l elac, ECAL In a rapidly changing world, industrial design is facing new challenges. For the Milano Design Week, ECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne presents UPS – Under Pressure Solutions, an experimental research project aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the furniture industry through the use of shape memory materials. Successfully inaugurated at Milan Design Week 2024, the exhibition shows the process and results of this exploration led by five industrial designers teaching at ECAL – Camille Blin , Christophe Guberan , Anthony Guex , Chris Kabel et Julie Richoz, as well as objects designed by Master Product Design students, revealing the innovative and creative potential of cellulose sponge.DATES & SCHEDULE25.09 – 18.10.2024 Wednesday – Friday 1pm – 5pm Free entry Other opening times on request at antoine.vauthey@ecal.chVENUEGalerie l ELAC Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens WEBSITEunderpressuresolutions.chDESIGNERS , , , , HEAD OF RESEARCHPROJECT MANAGER & RESEARCH ASSISTANT , STUDENTSEduardo Altamirano Castro, Youssef Bassil, Louis Bosnjak, James Caruso, Marco Ciacci, Gabriella Duck Garnham, Justus Hilfenhaus, Takumi Ise, Clémentine Merhebi, Yeonsu Na, Lilian Onstenk, David Quintero Ortiz, Antonio Severi, Brice Tempier, Li Chung WeiOPENING & TALKTuesday 24 September, 6pm Conversation moderated by , curator and Head of Theory, Master Design, ECAL, with: Tiffany Abitbol, Head of the Sustainable Materials Laboratory, EPFL , Head of Master Product Design, ECAL Erwan Bouroullec, Designer, Paris , Product Design Master student, ECAL
Photographic Editions Using pre-produced images, the students created one or more book models. How do you transform a series of photographs into a book? The Photographic Editions course introduces students to the selection of images, their order, format, graphics, ink, paper and binding. It addresses the specificities of the book as a medium and as a market.
USM DESIGN GRANT FOUNDATION - 8th EDITION,19–22.09.2024,La Becque, La Tour-de-Peilz For the 8th year, the Fondation USM has rewarded a group of students from ECAL s Bachelor in Visual Communication, whose Anthracite project aims to raise public awareness of the effects of light pollution on a sustainable future. For the 8th year, the Fondation USM has rewarded a group of students from ECAL s Bachelor s degree in Visual Communication, whose Anthracite project aims to raise public awareness of the effects of light pollution on a sustainable future. The 8th edition of the Bouse de la Fondation USM honors the project by Rebecca Alfandary, Emma Louise Grosu and Phinn Sallin-Mason, students in ECAL s Visual Communication department. Anthracite is a reflection of the night sky, which is no longer as dark as it should be. The project focuses specifically on Swiss biodiversity, and aims to raise awareness of the significant impact of light pollution on pollination. It highlights how artificial light disturbs nocturnal insects, interfering with their natural behaviors and ultimately threatening their existence. Today, 60% of Swiss moths are threatened. The project, which combines powerful images with specific information and solutions, consists of a book, a video and an image installation specially designed for the La Becque garden, where it will be on display from September 19 to 22, 2024.VENUELa Becque | Artist Residency Chemin de La Becque 1 CH-1814 La Tour-de-PeilzDATES & SCHEDULE19.09–22.09.2024 11:00–19:00 Free entryWEBSITEfondationusm.org
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.