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Presentation of the book «Les bases de la création» by Andre Vladimir Heiz,15.05.2013,Auditoire IKEA, ECAL + Design Studio Renens André Vladimir Heiz «Les bases de la création» en quatre volumes. Une boîte à outils pour le design et l architecture, la communication visuelle, les arts et médias. Présentation sérieuse, mercredi 15 mai 2013 à 18 h 30, Auditoire Ikea, ECAL. Faire de la recherche – faire des livres à partir d une feuille blanche: toute une histoire ! L auteur fait le tour du «chantier». Présentation joyeuse, mercredi 15 mai 2013 à 20 h, Design Studio Renens. Entrer en matière c est «quelque chose»: il faut trouver des mots, juste pour voir – voir plus juste. «Les bases de la création» au service du ça-voir-faire. Avec la complicité de Dazzle, Benjamin Muzzin et Mathieu Rivier du Bachelor Media & Interaction Design. ECAL Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne 5, avenue du Temple CH-1020 Renens www.ecal.ch Design Studio Renens 7, rue de la Paix CH-1020 Renens www.designstudiorenens.ch André Vladimir Heiz unifaire.n-n.ch Visuel: Linogravure sur carton: ECAL/Nicolas Degrange. Image: ECAL/Nicolas Genta
A Camera Drama - Workshop with Roel Wouters Workshop led by the dutch designer Roel Wouters. rojects realised by the students in Media & Interaction Design in collaboration with the Industrial Design students. Brief: Build an apparatus that produces videos the world has never seen. One week Workshop roelwouters.com
Collection d art de la Banque Cantonale Vaudoise A catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition “Contemporary… Is It? The BCV Art Collection”. It offers a look at the BCV art collection, a major player in the art scene in the canton of Vaud. Through the eye of photographers Michal Schorro Florence and Prune Simon Vermot, the reader is invited to discover the works in unusual contexts, ranging from workshops, meetings with artists, spaces of the banks, places of the artworks creation, to the status of art objects and collectibles. The visual essay provides a unique glimpse into the artistic creation in the canton of Vaud and the active support of the BCV. It is thus, by its content and by the point of view of photographers, a reference light on the artist s life here and now. In addition to the two photographers, the graphic design and realization of the catalogue was coordinated by Katharina Tauer and Simon Ladoux, students of the Master Art Direction, supervised and guided by François Rappo, Anouk Dulguerov, Robert Huber and Alexis Georgacopoulos. Published by BCV and co-published with the Hermitage Foundation, the exhibition catalogue is prefaced by Sylvie Wuhrmann, Director of Fondation de l Hermitage, and Olivier Steimer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BCV and President of the Commission of the art collection BCV. It brings together contributions from Jean-Paul Felley and Olivier Kaeser, co-directors of the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris, and Catherine Girard-Othenin, curator of the art collection BCV and curator of the exhibition. A catalogue published on the occasion of the exhibition “Contemporary… Is It? The BCV Art Collection”. It offers a look at the BCV art collection, a major player in the art scene in the canton of Vaud. Through the eye of photographers Michal Schorro Florence and Prune Simon Vermot, the reader is invited to discover the works in unusual contexts, ranging from workshops, meetings with artists, spaces of the banks, places of the artworks creation, to the status of art objects and collectibles. The visual essay provides a unique glimpse into the artistic creation in the canton of Vaud and the active support of the BCV. It is thus, by its content and by the point of view of photographers, a reference light on the artist s life here and now. In addition to the two photographers, the graphic design and realization of the catalogue was coordinated by Katharina Tauer and Simon Ladoux, students of the Master Art Direction, supervised and guided by François Rappo, Anouk Schneider Agabekov, Robert Huber and Alexis Georgacopoulos. Published by BCV and co-published with the Hermitage Foundation, the exhibition catalogue is prefaced by Sylvie Wuhrmann, Director of Fondation de l Hermitage, and Olivier Steimer, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BCV and President of the Commission of the art collection BCV. It brings together contributions from Jean-Paul Felley and Olivier Kaeser, co-directors of the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris, and Catherine Girard-Othenin, curator of the art collection BCV and curator of the exhibition.
Jennifer Niederhauser Schlup – La Vallée “My project has for theme the Vallée de Joux and its relationship with the watch industry. I have photographed the various aspects of the place, showing them from an unusual perspective. The photographs are manipulated, retouched and set up in order to create a fabricated reality and disturb the spectator. Presented along with a display, this project takes the form of a book. The whole becomes a fictional study. The hardest for me was to meet the inhabitants, the Combiers. My personal approach of the subject has allowed me to improve my technical skills. Some images required a particular setup. Having conducted this project over a long period of time, I have learned perseverance and to keep challenging my vision at all times.” Jennifer Niederhauser Schlup “My project has for theme the Vallée de Joux and its relationship with the watch industry. I have photographed the various aspects of the place, showing them from an unusual perspective. The photographs are manipulated, retouched and set up in order to create a fabricated reality and disturb the spectator. Presented along with a display, this project takes the form of a book. The whole becomes a fictional study. The hardest for me was to meet the inhabitants, the Combiers. My personal approach of the subject has allowed me to improve my technical skills. Some images required a particular setup. Having conducted this project over a long period of time, I have learned perseverance and to keep challenging my vision at all times.”Jennifer Niederhauser Schlup
La Chambre à 1,2,3 Dimension(s) Montre à 1,2,3 Tour(s) The DSK case seen as a result of a chain of consecutive actions. All actions are initiated by decisions. This book contains the same decisions and allows the reader to make his own path and explore alternative scenarios and consequences.
L ECAL à la Cathédrale,19.10–02.11.2011,Cathédrale de Lausanne La Commission d utilisation de la Cathédrale de Lausanne et l ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne présentent les résultats d un travail de recherche pour une nouvelle chaise destinée à la Cathédrale de Lausanne. Réaliser et fabriquer une série de chaises pour la Cathédrale de Lausanne s est révélé être un véritable défi pour les étudiants de l ECAL. En effet, ces chaises doivent répondre à des critères précis, propres à chaque utilisateur, tout en conjuguant sécurité, ordre et facilité de manutention. La première étape consistait à mettre en forme les concepts de chaises à l aide de maquettes en carton à l échelle 1:1. Celles-ci sont présentées dans l aile gauche de la Cathédrale. Dans l aile droite de la Cathédrale, à découvrir les projets de chaises de quatre étudiants présélectionnés Thierry Didot, Lucas Uhlmann, Jonas Nyffenegger, Guillaume Schweizer. Ils ont développé leur projet avec l expertise de la société Röthlisberger. Ces prototypes réalisés en bois de frêne permettent de tester la résistance, ainsi que le confort d assise des chaises, mais aussi d optimiser leur méthode de production.
Vincent Weber – La noyée Celine, 46, lives in a beach resort in southern France. One night, her son appears on her front doorstep. Kevin has run away from his father s house. Over the weekend they will try to get to know each other, not without difficulty. Fiction / 13min Synopsis Celine, 46, lives in a beach resort in southern France. One night, her son appears on her front doorstep. Kevin has run away from his father s house. Over the weekend they will try to get to know each other, not without difficulty. Comment La noyée is the brutal and unexpected encounter of a teenage runaway with his mother, whom he has not seen for a long time. A brief and beautiful encounter in a deserted seaside resort, during which the characters search for each other, tear each other apart, and tame each other in silence and with a stripped lyricism. Frédéric Mermoud / Director Festivals France - Concours ARTE Online - Prix du jury professionnel Solothurn - Suisse - Solothurner Filmtage - Prix Upcoming Talents: Prix de la relève SSA/SUISSIMAGE
Chaises pour la cathédrale
Simona Canonica – Con la licencia de Dios In an isolated village in the Mexican desert, Griselda lives with the wind, silence and suspended time. She looks at life with humanity and pragmatism. Her husband emigrated to the United States, and like other women in the village, the children and the old, Griselda lives in a state of waiting… Documentary Synopsis In an isolated village in the Mexican desert, Griselda lives with the wind, silence and suspended time. She looks at life with humanity and pragmatism. Her husband emigrated to the United States, and like other women in the village, the children and the old, Griselda lives in a state of waiting… The haunting presence of absence colours the portrait of this mother of a family, in her strength and fragility. Festivals and Awards Miglior Cortometraggio Ticinese, Film Festival Centovalli, 2012 Prix Premiers Pas, Festival Visons du Réel, 2011 Best International Short Film Award Lisboa, doclisboa Festival Internacional de Cinema Documental, 2011 2012 Intragna, Film Festival Centovalli, Competition 2011 Nyon, Visions du Réel Festival international de cinéma Nyon Lisboa, doclisboa Festival Lyon, Doc en Courts Aosta, FrontDoc Rencontres documentaires de la vallée d Aoste Genève, Festival Filmar en América latina Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage Festival international du Cinéma des peuples Ânûû-rû âboro Festival de Cine Documental EXTREMA doc
Claudia Reynicke – La Chienne Agnes is 15 years old and her sexual awakening is in full bloom. Abandoned by her mother, she tries to find a balance between the isolated life with her grandparents in the mountains and her boyfriend, who proposes her to go away with him... Fiction Synopsis Agnes is 15 years old and her sexual awakening is in full bloom. Abandoned by her mother, she tries to find a balance between the isolated life with her grandparents in the mountains and her boyfriend, who proposes her to go away with him. Feeling incapable of love, she is unable to open up to others. Festivals & Awards 2011 Solothurnerfilmtage 2010 Berne, Shnit, Internationales FilmFestival
Filmer la parole During this workshop, each student is asked to make a film during this period around the question of speech: fiction, essay, documentary, whatever. The word, the voice and behind them the body in all its occurrences, functions, forms and status are at the heart of these productions. Workshop During this workshop, each student is asked to make a film during this period around the question of speech: fiction, essay, documentary, whatever. The word, the voice and behind them the body in all its occurrences, functions, forms and status are at the heart of these productions. Comment « Les mille milliards de paroles sans écoute devenues le bruit du monde sont désormais amplifiées et redistribuées par les télévisions. L increvable dernière bande en boucle sur les satellites. À quoi il n y aurait d autre réponse que celle d une surdité majeure : pensons à Buñuel. Devenir sourd — et donc se taire : tel est le choix fait depuis les années 70 par un assez grand nombre de films : raréfaction des paroles, et parfois mutisme complet. Les personnages ne disent rien, ne croient plus avoir besoin ni désir de dire. L agir remplace le parler. Le passage à l acte disqualifie la délibération. La pyrotechnie des déflagrations annule tout espoir de conscience politique. Muets, vous serez joués. » Jean-Louis Comolli
Sara de la Guéronnière – Theoretical thesis A season in London – Fall 2008 Graphic design How can one escape the constraints of the market economy?Main applicantsECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne Sara de la Guéronnière (project leader) André-Vladimir Heiz (professor) Period2009Supported byECAL/University of Art and Design Lausanne
Julien Rouyet – La délogeuse In secret, Stephanie lounges in the luxurious villa where she is employed as a maid. Little by little, she engages in a duel against the real owner and takes control of the house... Fiction /20 min Synopsis Stéphanie secretly makes herself “at home” in the luxurious villa where she is employed as a cleaning woman. A duel against the real owner gradually begins, and she takes control of the house. Comments I noticed that there is always a possible film between two people. It is always this film that I have tried to bring out of my dialogue with the students. Vincent Dietschy / Réalisateur Festivals and Prizes 2010 Vaulx-en-Velin, 10e Festival du Film Court francophone, Competition - Prix du Jury 2009 Barcelona, 16th Alternativa, Barcelona Independent Film Festival Badalona, 35th International Filmets Festival Badalona, Competition Tübingen, 26. Französische Filmtage Tübingen, Competition Namur, 24e Festival international du film francophone, Competition Moncton, 23e Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, Competition Prague, 6. Fresh Film Fest Rio de Janeiro, 14th Brazilian Student Film Festival, Competition Bra, 8th Cinema Corto in Bra Festival International Palm Springs, 15th Palm Springs Short Film Festival, Competition Toronto, 15th Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival, Competition Aubagne, 10e Festival International du Film d Aubagne, Competition Tampere, 39th International Short Film Festival Solothurn, 44. Solothurner Filmtage 2008 Winterthur, 12. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur, Competition - Preis für den besten Schulfilm Genève, 14e Cinéma Tous Ecrans – Festival international du cinéma et de télévision, Competition Locarno, 61. Festival del film Locarno - Pardino d oro - Prix «Cinema e Gioventù» Mention spéciale - IKEA Preis
Tamara Lanfranconi – Oltre la Sicilia (Au-delà de la Sicile) When I was about twelve years old, my life and my father s life began to run parallel paths that crossed only from time to time; even in his most mature years he remains for me a mysterious, almost invented character. When his health began to worsen, I decided to make the first trip to my native land, Sicily, hoping to reconnect with him. Fiction Synopsis When I was about twelve years old, my life and my father s life began to run in two parallel paths that crossed only from time to time; even in his most mature years he remains for me a mysterious, almost invented character. When his health conditions started to worsen, I decided to make the first trip to my native land, Sicily, hoping to reconnect with him. My father left Palermo at the age of seven, in the March of 43, and he decided never to return there without ever giving me the opportunity to appropriate and share my roots with him. This journey represents for me the answer to his silence, a reply to an absence, but also a research that helps me to understand what symbolizes for me a land unknown and until now only imagined, to arrive at the conclusion that what I need to face is at the starting point. Tamara Lanfranconi
Filippo Filliger – Comme une lettre à la Poste Franco is studying history at the university. His girlfriend, Giulia, a young and dynamic woman, criticizes him for his existential inertia, which hinders him from growing up. After Franco finally manages to submit his final thesis, his professor rejects it, but steals his ideas for an article of his own. When Franco starts to search for evidence, he discovers the somewhat unorthodox sexual practices of his professor... Fiction Synopsis Franco is studying history at the university. His girlfriend, Giulia, a young and dynamic woman, criticizes him for his existential inertia, which hinders him from growing up. After Franco finally manages to submit his final thesis, his professor rejects it, but steals his ideas for an article of his own. When Franco starts to search for evidence, he discovers the somewhat unorthodox sexual practices of his professor. Festivals and Prizes 2008 Bern, 7. Shnit Kurzfilmfestival, Competition Montréal, 13th Montréal International Comedy Festival San Francisco, 33rd International Lesbian & Gay Festival San Francisco Solothurn, 44. Solothurner Filmtage Winterthur, 12. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Design graphique Photographie Interaction Design Séquence 2D / 3D Creative Coding I - Generative Graphics 3D Graphics I - Sequence Dynamic Display I - Visual Systems Histoire de l'art (opt.) Histoire de la photographie (opt.) Histoire du cinéma (opt.) Histoire du jeu vidéo Humanités digitales Creative Coding Beyond the screen Interactio…
ECAL AT VISIONS DU RÉEL: MASTERCLASS & ECAL FILMS,17–26.04.2026,Nyon For its 57th edition, Visions du Réel will feature numerous documentary films by students, graduates, and lecturers of ECAL, as well as a masterclass by American filmmaker Kelly Reichardt, the festival s guest of honor. MASTERCLASS · KELLY REICHARDT Filmmaker, United States Kelly Reichardt is a leading figure in American independent cinema. She first came to be known in 1994 with River of Grass (Sundance), and her career took a new turn with Old Joy (2006, Tiger Award, Rotterdam) and Wendy and Lucy (2008, Un Certain Regard at Cannes). She brings a unique perspective, marked by subtlety and restraint, to intimate narratives rooted in American political, economic, and social realities. Her anti-westerns Meek s Cutoff (2010, Venice Film Festival) and First Cow (2019, Berlinale) revisit founding myths, while she explores the thriller genre in Night Moves (2014) and examines social constructs in Certain Women (2017) and Showing Up (2022), always highlighting strong, contemporary female characters. Winner of the Carrosse d Or at Cannes in 2022, she presented her latest film, The Mastermind, there in 2025. Masterclass moderated by Raphaëlle Pireyre. In collaboration with the Cinémathèque suisse and the Fondazione Prada. Tuesday, April 21, 2026 – 2:30 p.m Théâtre de Marens, Nyon More information FILMS From April 18 to 25, films by the ECAL Cinema department, graduates, and lecturers are featured in the program of the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon. Opening Scenes Prochain arrêt : Fontenay by , Cinema Bachelor student, sound editing and mixing by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master student. National Competition Der runde Tisch by and , Cinema Bachelor graduates. Editing by ; sound editing by ; sound mixing by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master graduates. En terrain neutre by Stéphane Goël, Cinema Bachelor lecturer, and Mehdi Atmani. Cinematography by Nicolas Veuthey, Cinema Bachelor graduate. Eternal Snow by François Kholer. Editing by Karine Sudan ; sound by , Cinema Bachelor graduates. Nicole, Nicole by Lauren Dällenbach. Sound notably by , Cinema Bachelor graduate. Safe Spaces by Sarah Horst. Editing by , Cinema Bachelor graduate and ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master lecturer. To the Moon and Back by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master graduate. Cinematography by ; sound by Théodora Menthonnex and Ilù Seydoux, Cinema Bachelor graduates. Burning Lights La voix du troupeau by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master graduate, and Lucien Roux. Production by and sound by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master graduates. International Feature Film Competition Dentro by , Cinema Bachelor lecturer. Co-produced by , Cinema Bachelor professor. Heat by , ECAL–HEAD Cinema Master lecturer. Borderlight Dao by , Cinema Bachelor lecturer. Cinematography by ; co-produced by Toufik Ayadi and Cristophe Barral, Cinema Bachelor lecturers.DATES & SCHEDULEFestival 17–26.04.2026 Masterclass 21.04.2026, 2:30 PMMASTERCLASS VENUEThéatre de Marens Route du Stand 5, 1260 NyonTICKETS AND FULL PROGRAMMEvisionsdureel.ch
localhost:2026 – Break the loop,20–22.03.2026,Lausanne A festival for experimental media art and digital cultures, localhost returns for its second edition with three days of talks, workshops, and performances dedicated to experimental practices in digital art and design. Organized by METAA (Media Experiments in Technology and Art Association), the event brings together artists and designers who challenge conventional uses of digital technologies and explore new critical and creative approaches. This year s program expands to include two days of workshops at Pyxis – Digital Exploration, conferences and audiovisual performances at Espace Amaretto, as well as talks by the recipients of the METAA Release Candidate Award, graduates of Media & Interaction Design Bachelor at ECAL and Media Design at HEAD. Break the loop is the theme of the 2026 edition. In music as in code, the loop is a fundamental structure, comforting in its predictability. Central to creation, it resides in repeated gestures, processes, and methods. Breaking the loop is about interrupting what runs on autopilot, questioning habits and reliance on automation. It is opening practices to differing paths more in tune with the rhythm of the living. ECAL is a partner of the event and notably supports the workshop given by Vera van de Seyp. The designer and artist is the ECAL resident at La Becque during the spring semester of 2026 and will give a lecture at ECAL on March 19.DATES20.03–22.03.2026VENUESEspace Amaretto, Rue de Genève 97 B, Lausanne Pyxis, Place de la Cathédrale 6, LausanneTALKSaturday March 21, 2026 13h30, Espace Amaretto Unbubble , ECAL alumni Bachelor Media & Interaction Design, winner of the METAA Release Candidate Award 2025WORKSHOPSSaturday March 21, 2026 9h00-17h00, Pyxis "Digital Portraits" and , ECAL alumni Bachelor Media & Interaction Design 9h00, Pyxis "Break the Loop. Focusing on Generative Systems, Experimental Typography, and Custom Creative Tool" , ECAL resident at La Becque – sold out ! Sunday March 22, 2026 10h00, Pyxis "Introduction to Modular Synthesis with VCV Rack" , ECAL alumni Bachelor Media & Interaction DesignBOOKINGOnline or contact hello@metaa.ch for further information. Special rate for ECAL students.WEBSITElocalhost-festival.ch
ECAL Conference – Vera van de Seyp,19.03.2026, 18:00,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL The ECAL Media & Interaction Design department is pleased to welcome Vera van de Seyp for a talk about her practice as a computational designer, artist, and educator. The Media & Interaction Design department at ECAL is pleased to welcome Amsterdam (NL) and New York (US), based interaction designer Vera van de Seyp for a public lecture. At the intersection of graphic design and code, Vera van de Seyp is an interactive designer, artist, and educator. Her work focuses on generative design systems, experimental typography, and the creation of custom tools that explore how computational technologies can shape visual language. Her practice spans both digital and physical media, including experimental websites, online tools, printed publications, creative coding events, and textiles produced using a hacked knitting machine. Vera van de Seyp has collaborated with clients such as WIRED, Signal, and Google Creative Lab, as well as cultural and academic institutions, often translating complex ideas into accessible visual artifacts. Alongside her commissioned work, she develops research projects that build bridges between craft and computation. Vera van de Seyp is ECAL s artist-in-residence at La Becque during the Spring 2026 semester.DATES & SCHEDULEThursday 19 March 2026 at 6 pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECALWEBSITEveravandeseyp.com
Swiss Grand Award for Design 2026 for Simone C. Niquille Congratulations to Simone C. Niquille, ECAL resident at La Becque in 2020, for winning the Swiss Design Grand Prize 2026. Congratulations to Simone C. Niquille, ECAL resident at La Becque in 2020, for winning the Swiss Design Grand Prize 2026. The first winner of the prize in the field of "Media & Interaction Design", Simone C. Niquille s transdisciplinary work lies at the intersection of design, research and education. Simone C. Niquille s practice, Technoflesh, investigates the representation of identity and the digitisation of biomass in the networked space of appearance. Through her films, installations and research-based projects, the designer takes a critical look at digital technologies and their cultural impacts. Involved in knowledge transmission, Simone C. Niquille has taught at ECAL in the Master Photography, on the Automated Photography research project, as well as in the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design. @technoflesh @swissdesignawards schweizerkulturpreise.ch
Contextual Design – BA2 S1 2025 Genius Loci, or the spirit of the place, refers to the unique identity or essence of a location. In architecture, this principle suggests that the specific characteristics of a place should be reflected and extended in a design. In the case of the second-year graphic design students, they have applied this principle to communication projects focused on promoting or extending the identity of a particular place through design. Their work likely explores how to visually capture and communicate the essence of a space, using graphic design elements that resonate with the architectural features or history of the place. Lè Medz-vin Couâi This graphic project draws on the communal hall of Bussy-sur-Moudon to highlight the role of community spaces in rural areas. Based on its uses, memories, and the photographic and written archives related to the building, it develops graphic systems that propose a reading of the social functioning of Bussy and, more broadly, of rural communities.Often barely visible from an external perspective, these places are nevertheless essential to collective life. They host both ordinary moments and significant events, and contribute to the social cohesion of the territory. Par De la graine à l architecture The cycle of wood through the history of the Gässli House This edition narrates the cycle of wood in three phases. Wurzeln Schlagen (taking root) evokes the seed and the slow growth of the tree. Verwandlung (metamorphosis) marks human intervention and the construction of the first house in 1666, when wood becomes a structural element while still carrying the memory of its origin. Gässlihuß (Maison Gässli) traces its deconstruction and reconstruction from 2019 to the present, highlighting the movement of the place and the circulation of memory.Positioned between an edition and a series of posters, the object is based on a graphic system inspired by tree rings. A grid proportional to a timeline from 1500 to tomorrow structures the whole, with texts radiating from the center in a gradual movement of zooming in and out through the different phases. The images translate the state of the material: 165 outlined circles represent growth; a transition to gradients and then to solid circles marks the phase of metamorphosis; and archival images, screened into circular patterns, evoke movement and memory. Time thus becomes a tangible material, visually expressing the continuity of a cycle in which matter circulates and reinscribes itself over time. Par Le Pavillion de musique Sihlhölzli This sequence proposes to read the Sihlhölzli pavilion not as a fixed architectural object, but as a sensitive structure, through the metaphor "Muschel ist Muskel" (the shell as muscle).The building has undergone several states of use and atmosphere, which the video approaches as a cycle composed of four phases: music, sonic saturation, abandonment, and reactivation through the body.The choice of a looped format refers to breathing, to music, and to a non-linear sense of time, where past uses continue to influence the perception of the place. In this video, architecture is therefore understood as a body that reacts to the flows surrounding it, proposing a sensitive reading of space. By Eve GremaudHOUSE WITH A TREE This edition graphically translates the principle of renovation through layering: the existing structure is never erased, but becomes the foundation for transformations. It takes the form of a serialized journal composed of four folded sheets, creating a 16-page journal or, when unfolded, four posters. The project relies on three layers of printing. The base layer is a Swiss architecture journal from 1930, contemporary with the construction of the house, whose original layout is preserved to anchor the past. A transparent gold screen print is then superimposed without covering the underlying layer, evoking a gentle renovation. Finally, an inkjet print presents the house today and the interventions carried out. Each half-page addresses a specific modification (roof, water, windows, etc.). For each theme, the 1930 journal is recomposed from period images and advertisements, creating a dialogue between past and present. A second navigation layer, dated 2013, materializes the overlap of temporalities. On the verso, a minimalist drawing represents each intervention. The screen print produces a subtle embossing, introducing a tactile dimension perceptible while reading. The accumulation of these prints on a single sheet thus becomes the heart of the project, directly echoing the architectural approach: building with what exists rather than replacing it. Par Jazz Campus de Bâle After analyzing and visiting the building, I chose to develop an animation based on a central idea: in this place, architecture and jazz are inseparable. The project is intended for students, teachers, and enthusiasts of architecture and music, and aims both to inform and to spark curiosity by inviting viewers to discover the building through sound as much as through image.The tone, both informative and poetic, makes the space resonate like a living narrative. The animation draws on the acoustic modules, architectural forms, vaults, the diversity of rooms, and the inner courtyard, which are animated like a dance in response to the music.Structured in four stages, situation, learning, cooperation, and diffusion, it reveals a campus that lives, learns, and creates through jazz. Designed for learning and experimentation, this architecture forms an intimate universe nourished by music and opened to the city through the jazz club. Par Sette Interventi a Monte Like the architectural office, I wanted to carry out an intervention in the village and contribute to its revitalization. Before my visit, I therefore developed a marble game inspired by a local story that children used to play marbles on the village square, using four holes in the ground. I spent one day in Monte, during which I had seven encounters with people who agreed to play the game. From these interactions, ink traces made by the marbles emerged, capturing the movements and exchanges between the players. At the same time, I collected archival materials, which I curated and selected in response to the conversations I had with the inhabitants. The project thus takes the form of an associative ping-pong between myself and the people I met. On the one hand, my aim was to animate and enliven both the people and the village through my own graphic intervention. On the other hand, because the people and our conversations guided my subsequent selection of content, I allowed myself to be led by this direct contact in the construction of the book. In the same way, the architectural interventions also emerged from the conversations and encounters with the inhabitants. Par A House with a tree This editorial project graphically translates the architectural approach developed by Sauter von Moos in A House with a Tree (Basel, 2013). Based on the notions of module, fragmentation, and the reciprocal activation between the existing structure and the extension, it takes the form of a journal composed of abstract typographic structures derived from the words HOUSE and TREE, transformed into modular architectural forms. Folded and placed in relation to one another, these compositions generate dynamic sequences in which each spread activates the next, echoing the dialogue between past and present established by the architects. A mini-edition inserted within the journal gathers fragments of the original text, reorganized into a narrative core. Acting as a key to reading the project, it provides access to the gestures, intentions, and ethics behind it, while connecting the abstract graphic compositions to their architectural origin. Together, the project forms an editorial device in which text and image, autonomy and interdependence, respond to and activate one another. Par
Pixel Perfect – 2025 Pixel Perfect is the semester project of the Interface Design orientation module, semester I. It invites students to put into practice the methods and principles introduced in the Macro UI and Screen Grammar courses, exploring how graphic systems structure the digital user experience. Based on the analysis of an existing website, the project encourages a critical and creative reinterpretation of its visual identity and hierarchy. The challenge is to design a contemporary, coherent and expressive interface capable of renewing the original design system while respecting its uses, content and functional constraints, as well as its key principles: consistency, modularity, and the scalability of graphic and interactive components. Bündner KunstMuseum The project presents a website for an art museum located in Chur, in the canton of Grisons. The platform showcases both the permanent and temporary collections, as well as the museum s book catalogue. It also includes information about events and practical details for planning a visit. The visual concept is directly inspired by the museum s architecture: a cube. I developed a minimalist, typography-driven design language based on geometric axes, reflecting the architecture of the building. By Emilie MüllerFondation Pierre Gianadda This website focuses on the navigation experience. Elements of the fondation s building are used throughout for this matter, with the main entrances symbolising the different parts of the website. Thematic colours are used to help keep track of where one is in the website, and are used as highlights for the interactive elements. Overall, the redesign aims to offer a simple experience, so that visitors can focus on the exceptional content of the fondation s diverse proposals. By Thomas NeyroudBallenBERG Ballenberg s website aims to help visitors explore the museum s offerings and structure their visit. However, the museum being large with various exhibits and events, the website became extremely complex. With the re-design, north star for was to craft the experience to facilitate visitors to easily plan their visit to then intuitively move into the purchase phase. Structurally, the re-design has two ways of representing content. A map view and another that aligns with a traditional website. Content on the map is categorised by clubbing multiple attractions into the themes of Ballenberg. Both sections are connected so that visitors can delve into the experiences section at any moment if required. Importantly, the website allows visitors to create a personalized plan of their visit to the open air museum. This helps them easy visualize their visit and systematically plan it as to liking. By Rishab SachidanandLa Muette This project presents a redesign of La Muette, the website of the museum dedicated to the Swiss writer C. F. Ramuz. The objective was to establish a more coherent balance between the two main sections of the platform, namely the museum space and the archival resources. The redesign aims to improve overall navigation fluidity and to rethink how users explore the archives. By Cindy MurierFIFA MUSEUM This project presents a redesigned concept for the FIFA Museum website. The original website offers a wide range of programs, events, and online content, but lacks a distinct football character, presents visit-related information in a fragmented way, and makes valuable digital content difficult to discover. The key visual is inspired by scanimation, expressing the museum s vision of “United by the Movement,” while the grid system is inspired by pitch lines. A more visible navigation structure aims to improve discoverability, and adaptive visuals with contextual annotations help surface programs and stories more personally. This makes the museum s heritage engaging and accessible for both visit planning and online exploration. By Shinyoung ParkVitromuseum The museum focuses on stained glass and glass art, I wanted the interface to reflect that theme in a simple way. I brought this idea into the website through geometric shapes inspired by stained-glass panels, vivid section colours based on real glass pigments, and subtle glass-like textures used in hover states. Each colour represents a different part of the website, helping users understand where they are, just like individual pieces of stained glass form one unified artwork. I also applied consistent angles and corner radius to keep the shapes cohesive and used tighter margins so the pieces feel connected, echoing how stained-glass elements sit closely together. These decisions make the visual identity stronger while still keeping the navigation clear and easy to use. By Seoyun ChoiVallon MUSEUM Inspired by the museum s L-shape and the idea of archaeological excavation, the design of this website invites users to explore by revealing and hiding layers of content. The L becomes a tool for navigation and a frame that guides the eye and uncovers hidden fragments step by step and shows hoe museum s identity is rooted in its form and historical foundation. Like digging through history, the experience is built on curiosity and gradual discovery, turning the website into a place where what s buried slowly comes to light. This project is a metaphor for digital excavation ad invites users to uncover hidden stories layer by layer. By Delphine Brantschen
MASTERCLASS THIERRY DE PERETTI Meeting with Thierry de Peretti, French actor, director and stage director Born in Ajaccio in 1970, Thierry de Peretti trained at the Cours Florent drama school. He began his career in theatre, directing plays by authors such as Koltès and Fassbinder. He received the Prix Révélation from the Syndicat National de la Critique in 2001. After several notable roles in cinema (Ceux qui m aiment prendront le train by P. Chéreau, Yves Saint Laurent by B. Bonello), he moved into directing with Les Apaches (Directors Fortnight 2013), followed by Une Vie violente (Critics Week 2017), Enquête sur un scandale d État (San Sebastian Film Festival 2021) and À son image (Directors Fortnight 2024). His work, often set in Corsica, explores the social, political and intimate tensions of the island through a realistic and poetic lens, confirming his status as a committed filmmaker. His approach to casting, distribution and acting is immersive and collective. The filmmaker combines professionals and non-professionals to create a group dynamic capable of carrying the narrative. In search of authenticity, the performers draw on their personal connection to the story and the filmed location. Discussion moderated by Paolo Moretti, Head of the Cinema Department
Masterclass ECAL – Thierry De Peretti,01.12.2025,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL The ECAL Cinema Department welcomes filmmaker Thierry de Peretti for a masterclass, offering a unique insight into his approach to cinema and storytelling. Originally from Ajaccio, Thierry de Peretti is an actor, stage director, and filmmaker. Trained at the Cours Florent, he began his career in theater, directing authors such as Koltès and Fassbinder, and received the Prix Révélation du Syndicat National de la Critique in 2001. In cinema, he is known for notable roles in Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train by Patrice Chéreau and Yves Saint Laurent by Bertrand Bonello, before turning to directing. His career as a filmmaker includes several acclaimed works: Les Apaches (Directors Fortnight 2013), Une vie violente (Critics Week 2017), Enquête sur un scandale d État (San Sebastian Film Festival 2021), and À son image (Directors Fortnight 2024). Often set in Corsica, his films depict the island s social, political, and intimate tensions with a mix of realism and poetic sensibility, confirming his position as an engaged and committed filmmaker. Thierry de Peretti has a distinctive approach to casting and acting, combining professional and non-professional actors to create a collective energy that serves the story. His direction emphasizes authenticity: performers draw on their personal connection to the story and the filmed location, enriching the narrative with a genuine emotional truth. The discussion will be moderated by , Head of ECAL Cinema Department.DATES & SCHEDULE01.12.2025 1:30 pm Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
Dark Matter – CITY OF RENENS 2025 ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE,21.11–14.12.2025,La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens From November 21 to December 14, Ferme des Tilleuls hosts "Dark Matter", an exhibition by Laura Cipriano and Yannick de Kalbermatten, winners of the City of Renens 2025 Encouragement Prize. The Prix d encouragement 2025 de la Ville de Renens was awarded to two emerging talents from ECAL: , student in the Industrial Design Bachelor, and , student in the Type Design Master. In Dark Matter, the two designers investigate the meeting point between rural life and industrial modernity. The exhibition reflects on how progress reshapes both materials and meaning, leaving traces of labor, warmth, and machinery in its wake. Through objects and typographic interventions, it highlights the tension between the handcrafted and the mechanical.VENUELa Ferme des Tilleuls – Le Rural Rue de Lausanne 52 CH-1020 Renens WEBSITEfermedestilleuls.chOPENINGThursday, November 20, 2025 - 6:30pmDATES & SCHEDULENovember 21 to December 14, 2025GUIDED TOURSSunday, November 23, 2025 - 2:00pm Sunday, December 7, 2025 - 2:00pm
ECAL Conference & Performance – Parasonic,20.11.2025,IKEA Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Bachelor Fine Arts invites you to a two-phase day as part of the Parasonic : the transmission of fugitive aural practices research project. Led by the ECAL Bachelor Fine Arts, Parasonic: transmission of fugitive aural practices research project, explores the hegemonic mechanisms of racialisation at work in listening practices in art, music, and everyday life. An event organized in collaboration with La Becque and Arsenic. Daytime 2:00 PM – Sounds of Black Switzerland. Blackness, Music and Unthought Voices (Duke University Press, 2025) : a provocative and inspiring monograph. Presentation by Jessie Cox, percussionist, composer, and professor at Harvard University. 3:00 PM – Collective study of the relationship between racialisation and listening in contemporary Switzerland. Moderated by Pamela Ohene-Nyako, founder of Afrolitt , historian of Black-European feminisms and internationalisms, and co-editor of the collective work Un/doing Race. Racialisation in Switzerland. IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Nighttime 9:30 PM – Voice and double bass performance by Fred Moten, poet, cultural theorist, author, and professor of performance studies and comparative literature at New York University, and Brandon López, a key double bassist in the New York improvisation scene. Café de l ArsenicDATES & SCHEDULE20.11.2025 Daytime 2:00 pm Nigthtime 9:30 pm, doors open one hour before Free entryVENUEDaytime IKEA Auditorium, ECAL Av. du Temple 5, 1020 Renens Nighttime Café de l Arsenic Rue de Genève 57, 1004 LausannePARTENAIRESLa Becque - résidence d artistes Arsenic - centre d art scénique contemporain
INNOVATION BY DESIGN 2025,12.11.2025,ECAL, Renens Immerse yourself in innovation and design during an inspiring evening organized by the Municipality of Renens as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, on November 12 at ECAL. This event will be an opportunity to discover how collaboration with designers can transform ideas into concrete projects and contribute to the success of businesses. PROGRAM 6pm Welcome address by Jean-François Clément, Mayor of Renens La valeur du design dans une startup Rencontre entre Melvin Haas, fondateur et CEO d Isochronic, et François Lafortune, designer industriel Collaborer pour transformer : la puissance du design Maxime Zenderoudi, directeur artistique de micasa 7pm Cocktail reception Free admission upon registration: register
Screening of diploma films 2025,28.10.2025,Cinémathèque suisse, Lausanne On Tuesday October 28, the ECAL presents the graduation films of the Bachelor Cinema at the Cinémathèque Suisse. SCREENING OF THE GRADUATION FILMS Bachelor Cinema 2025 The films presented reflect a variety of identities and perspectives, ranging from fiction to documentary, family drama to investigative film, and dark fantasy. Some films were co-produced by local production companies, including PicFilm, IDIP Films, Imaginastudio, Louise Productions, and GoldenEgg Production. Some films also received support from the Federal Office of Culture (FOC), Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), and Cinéforom. In the presence of the graduates DATES & SCHEDULETuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm Doors open at 6:30pm Free entry whitin the limits of available placesVENUECinémathèque suisse Cinéma Capitole Avenue du Théâtre 6 1005 LausanneWEBSITEcinematheque.ch
Masterclass ECAL – Jazmín López,15.10.2025,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL ECAL Cinema Department welcomes Argentine filmmaker and artist Jazmín López for a lecture as part of her ECAL residency at La Becque. Born in 1984 and living between New York and Buenos Aires, Jazmín López is a filmmaker and visual artist who resists labels. A multidisciplinary artist, her visual approach departs from classical narratives. By playing with cinematic devices, she moves beyond reality to explore sensation and emotion. Through a formal approach combining objects, places and temporality, she examines the history of political struggles. Recognized on the international stage, she has exhibited at institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, the Fondation Pernod Ricard, the San Jose Museum of Art and Art Basel. Presented at the Venice Film Festival and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, her first feature film Leones (2012) explores the transition to adulthood. The Origin of the World (2025), her latest short film, was also selected in Venice this year. Jazmín López is an ECAL resident at La Becque during the autumn semester of 2025. Discussion moderated by Jasmin Basic, Co-head of the ECAL–HEAD Master Cinema.DATES & SCHEDULE15.10.2025 5:30 pm Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
Camille Surdez – L Avant-Poste 21 Between doubts and awkwardness, three roommates go through a night marked by the abortion of one of them. One spring evening, three roommates endure a night marked by the abortion of one of them. Between support, awkwardness and silences, they seek together how to accompany their friend in this moment without landmarks. Set in a student apartment in Lausanne, this film explores the bonds of female friendship through improvisation, trust and the complicity of the actresses. Blending fiction and reality, L Avant-Poste 21 seeks to portray abortion not as a drama, but as an intimate event experienced collectively by these three friends.
Lanna Melissa Nebie – Rémanence A young woman seeks to save her father s soul, guided by a blind man to a forbidden place. Rémanence is a film that explores the dark fantasy genre, not for its folklore, but for the drama it allows. It seeks to question whether this language, often considered as too codified or caricatural, could be turned into poetic material. Rémanence tells the story of a young woman trying to bring her deceased father back to life by following a blind, marginalized man: the Cursed. Through him, the story looks at invisible sensations, a perception of the world shaped by sound, vibration, and silence. The film unfolds in landscapes that become mental territories rather than geographical ones. Rémanence is as much an experiment in genre, as it is a way of shaping an intimate voice, in a place where one usually expects the spectacular or the heroic.
Xiang-Xiang Lee – Revue Revue is an expressive, versatile typeface family inspired by the drama and typographic flair of 19th-century theatre posters. Its 12 serif styles—Romans and Italics—are grouped by contrast: High, Low, and Slab. Each shares a stem width within its weight, exploring contrast, serif shape, and proportion to evoke distinct tones and dramatic tension. The family also includes a Grotesk, based on the Slab s structure and tuned to echo its rhythm in sans form, and a Hanzi Slab, an experimental serif-gothic hybrid that brings the same sense of character across scripts. An Open Ending is a photo-text book where a photographer and a type designer offer parallel interpretations of moment and mood. The reader is invited into a shared performance shaped by rhythm, reading, perception, and pause.
Cuvée Pierre Keller 2025,25.09.2025,Saint-Saphorin On Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 5pm, the 7th edition of the limited cuvée "lâche-moi la grappe" will be tasted and sold at the Vinothèque du Château de Glérolles. To honor Pierre Keller s major contribution to the reputation of ECAL and the promotion of Vaud wines, we are pleased to invite you to the launch (tasting and sale) of the 7th edition of the limited cuvée “Lâche-moi la grappe” on Thursday, 25 September 2025 from 5 pm at the Vinothèque of Château de Glérolles. Based in Lavaux, where he chose to live surrounded by the calm of the vineyards, Pierre Keller often collaborated with the Frères Dubois, particularly through their work with the Office des vins vaudois. They discovered in him a man who could be both brilliant and incisive when defending Vaud wines, and joyful and festive when sharing them. This blend of rigor and generosity, qualities also essential to the work of winemakers, resonates deeply in this 7th cuvée entrusted to this emblematic Lavaux estate. It stands both as a tribute and an invitation to celebrate these values. Proceeds from the sale will contribute to the Pierre Keller Prize, awarded to an ECAL diploma project of outstanding commitment.DATES & SCHEDULESThursday 25 September 2025 – 5pm Free entry with registrationWEBSITEwww.vaudvins.chTICKETSRegister until 22 SeptemberVENUEVinothèque du Château de Glérolles Rte du Lac 27 1071 Saint-Saphorin CFF Stop : Rivaz Please use public transport: limited parking available.
Gen Z. Shaping a new gaze,19.09.2025–01.02.2026,Photo Elysée Some ECAL graduates are featured in the exhibition Gen Z. Shaping a new gaze, presented at Photo Elysée. Twenty years after making its mark on emerging photography with the exhibition reGeneration, Photo Elysée returns with Gen Z. Shaping a new gaze, an ambitious group show spotlighting over sixty young artists from Generation Z. Among the featured talents, several ECAL graduates stand out for the strength of their visual and narrative approaches. Through a variety of perspectives, their works delve into representations of the body and gender, contemporary family dynamics, and the search for identity in a constantly shifting world. Blending intimate stories with critical viewpoints, Gen Z. Shaping a new gaze presents a vibrant and insightful panorama of a generation reshaping the codes of photography while reinventing the forms of visual expression.VENUEPhoto Elysée Place de la Gare 17 1003 LausanneDATES & SCHEDULEFrom 19 September 2025 to 1 February 2026 Mo, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun: 10am–6pm / Thu: 10am–8 pmWEBSITEelysee.chGRADUATES· · · · · · · · · OPENINGThursday, 18 September at 6pm Photo Elysée, Pl. de la Gare, LausanneTALKFriday, 19 September at 4 pm IKEA Auditorium, ECAL, Renens With the participation of: Laura Dawes, Webber Represents, London Julien Gallico, Julien Gallico Studio, Paris Aron Mörel, Mörel Books, London Robert Morat, Gallery owner, Berlin Christoph Wiesner, Rencontres de la photographie, Arles Moderated by Nathalie Herschdorfer, Director of Photo Elysée, and Milo Keller, Head of Bachelor s and Master s Photography at ECAL
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SWISS BOOKS 2024 A dozen personalities with links to ECAL - graduates, professors or lecturers - were honoured at the "Most Beautiful Swiss Books 2024" awards ALUMNI Cornbread the Legend. Graffiti in Philadelphia 1965–1971 by Maximage Hidden Heartache by Larissa Kasper, St. Gallen (CH), Master Type Design This book by Larissa Kasper, a graduate of ECAL Master Type Design, Samuel Bänziger, and Rosario Florio, also won a bronze medal at the annual “Best Books Desgin from all over the World” competition, organized in February 2025 by the Buchkunst Foundation in Leipzig. logorrhea by Marietta Eugster, Zürich (CH)/Paris (FR), Bachelor Graphic Design La valise égyptienne by Huber/Sterzinger, Noha Mokhtar, Zürich (CH), Bachelor Photography strecke records archives 16–22 by Timo Tiffert, Lausanne (CH), Bachelor Graphic Design The Anemone, the Clownfish and Dr. Song by Sarah Infanger, Zürich (CH), Bachelor Graphic Design PROFESSORS & GUEST LECTURERS Park Seo-Bo. The Newspaper Ecritures 2022–23 by Studio Jonathan Hares, Lausanne (CH) Pauline Julier. And So On, a Single Universe by Julia Born, Zürich (CH) Sophie Calle. Overshare by Julia Born, Zürich (CH) The Most Beautiful Swiss Books Travelling exhibition 23.09–03.10.2025 ECAL schweizerkulturpreise.ch themostbeautifulswissbooks.ch
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
Show more / Show less Fictional mobile apps based on the "Show more / Show less" theme, offering new ways of consulting, communicating, creating, playing, discovering and learning. Students in their 2nd year of Bachelor Media & Interaction Design designed a dedicated experience and graphic interface via interactive prototypes on Figma. MARK MARK est une application compagnon pour les grimpeurs, conçue pour explorer des spots, suivre ses ascensions et créer des voies à partager avec la communauté. Visualisez les tracés sur la falaise, enregistrez vos sessions et enrichissez une cartographie collective de la grimpe. Par UNLOCK Unlock est un jeu mobile coopératif qui transforme la ville en terrain de jeu. Grâce à des quêtes en équipe et des balises RFID, les joueurs collaborent à travers des défis synchronisés. Avec des rôles uniques comme Time Master ou Navigation Master, chaque partie devient une exploration partagée et ludique. Par KIKI KIKI est une application ludique qui explore l effet Kiki-Bouba à travers le dessin, des jeux d association et des retours statistiques. Les utilisateurs créent, comparent et relient formes et mots pour révéler des schémas dans notre perception. Par SPECTRA SPECTRA est un lecteur SDR web personnalisable qui permet d explorer les ondes radio via une interface expressive et expérimentale. Il combine l écoute en temps réel avec des interactions visuelles ludiques, transformant l expérience en un acte créatif. Par
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
Two ECAL photographers honoured with the Dior Prize for Photography 2025 Sara de Brito Faustino and Aline Savioz, respectively a graduate and student of the Bachelor s programme in Photography at ECAL, are among the winners of the 2025 edition of the prestigious Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents. Organised by Dior in collaboration with LUMA Arles and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de la Photographie (ENSP), this prestigious award celebrates the next generation of international contemporary photographers. Since its creation in 2018, the Prix Dior has supported the unique perspectives of young artists from leading art and photography schools around the world. Following a rigorous selection process, the ten winners are invited to produce a new work based on the theme ‘Face-to-Face . The winners works, including those by Sara De Brito Faustino and Aline Savioz, are presented in a group exhibition at LUMA Arles as part of the Rencontres de la Photographie until 5 October 2025. This exceptional visibility allows these young talents to engage with an international audience of contemporary photography enthusiasts. Exhibition From 5 July to 5 October 2025 La Lampisterie, Luma Arles prix-dior.luma.orgAlien Love Call by Aline Savioz Created in 2024, Alien Love Call draws inspiration from romantic ideals and the collective imagination shaped by 1950s cinema, 1970s design and popular culture codes, particularly those of science fiction. This project is set in a fictional and fantastical universe, where fulfilment and lightness intertwine. Composed of six images staged and shot in medium format film, the series brings to life a retro-futuristic fiction, telling a love story between two aliens. It explores nostalgia for the future, that paradoxical feeling of attachment to a time we have never known, when we projected an idealised future. Alien Love Call evokes this unique melancholy and creates a visual refuge where romance blossoms in a setting from another time, both familiar and unreal. Through the images, we follow the protagonists in the moments leading up to their meeting, until their rendezvous at the Jazz Club, animated by a caricatured trumpet player in a cinematic atmosphere. @saviozalA Home With No Roof by Sara De Brito Faustino The place where I grew up was a mixture of strangeness and familiarity. It should have been a refuge, but it was the scene of painful moments. Uncomfortable and dysfunctional, it bears the traces of traumas that I can hardly remember, except for deep scars. The only remnants are in the decor of my current flat. This project stems from that, using 1:15 scale models of my house to explore this history in a new light. By reconstructing the space in miniature, I am able to confront it with distance. These scenes become a dialogue with my traumas. The confrontation takes place through reduced objects, body sculptures and plays on scale. My flat becomes a hybrid place, somewhere between shelter and threat. The images convey the identity of a young girl in the making, growing up in imbalance. By deconstructing and reconstructing, bodies become objects, and vice versa. I am both subject and object in this space, confronting what has shaped me. Photography becomes catharsis, bringing me closer to a blurred past. A Home With No Roof questions what it means to face one s history: a silent dialogue to reconcile the intimate. The series is a face-to-face encounter with my traumas, allowing me to become a healthy adult. @colddaily