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Service Design - 2024 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.Your Email s Carbon Footprint Poster & Website This project comprises a website that explores various aspects of the carbon footprint of emails and the different ways in which they contribute to CO2 emissions. To make this information more accessible, the carbon footprint figures of emails are illustrated using concrete and familiar examples for the general public, such as kilometers driven by cars or the energy consumption of household appliances. In order to raise awareness among a broad audience, we have introduced a mascot named Bob, who serves as a guide through this information. Posters summarize the three main elements of the site: the CO2 emissions from emails, solutions to reduce this footprint, and an introduction to Bob. They encourage the public to visit the website to learn more. By , & SHIEn Website & Moving Poster Our project aims to raise awareness among 18-24 year olds about the social and environmental issues of ultra fast fashion, focusing specifically on the case of the giant SHEIN. The idea is to dissect each step of the ordering process by revealing behind-the-scenes aspects through an interactive experience that incorporates social media codes. By , & back to Newspaper & Video We have created a project aimed at promoting sustainable cosmetics. This project highlights the adoption of solid cosmetics in a zero waste approach. It raises awareness and informs about an effective and simple alternative, emphasizing the importance of prioritizing sustainable solutions that are respectful of both people and the environment. By , & Anthracite Edition & video Our project aims to raise awareness among the public about the dangers of light pollution for the survival of nocturnal insects and its impact on Swiss biodiversity. The edition combines scientific popularization with photographs illustrating the impact of light, blending the poetic with the alarming. The teaser immerses the viewer in a first-person perspective, experiencing life as an insect, to demonstrate the direct effects of this invasive light and to evoke empathy among the audience. Award-winning project at the USM Design Grant competition By , & 2030CHF Magazines & instagram We have launched a magazine called 2030CHF, with an annual publication every year until 2030. This magazine examines Switzerland from a new and impartial perspective, inviting everyone to ask themselves: "Will we achieve our goals by 2030?" By , & Tue la·e consomateur·ice en toi ! Fanzine & Website We have created a fanzine and a website to inform about the capitalist logic of over-responsibilizing individuals. This project aims to provide keys to understanding the consumer condition and to encourage breaking this status by becoming agents of change, disseminating content, and taking action. By , & ECOVILLE Video game & Website The project ECOVILLE takes the form of a downloadable computer video game. Interactive and fun, it is designed to raise awareness among the younger generation about the importance of preserving urban flora and fauna. The main objective is to provide children with simple ecological solutions that they can easily implement. By sharing their newfound knowledge with their parents, children become ambassadors for environmental conservation. The game also helps to develop their autonomy and critical thinking through its various stages and challenges. By , & bits & peels Book & instagram The project consists of an educational edition in the form of a cookbook, inspired by grandmother s recipes, highlighting various foods, their types, and different ways to transform their waste. These transformation methods are categorized into several categories: cosmetics, maintenance, cooking, and gardening. The edition is accompanied by Instagram posts focused on seasonal fruits and vegetables, offering tips for effectively recycling these foods. By , &
REMIND ME I M ALIVE REMIND ME I M ALIVE is a companion that combines the functions of a fidget toy with those of a personal reminder. The gadget uses information on Wifi connections in its immediate vicinity to better understand the user s environment. By examining these connections - the only gateway to the outside world - the gadget can tell whether the user is in a busy or quiet environment, and even give indications of possible stressful situations. When the user is not interacting with the device, it constantly monitors his or her status via the surrounding wifi connections. These connections provide implicit information on social conditions, working environments, infrastructures and much more. If the user does not communicate with the companion for more than six hours, it “dies” and must be resuscitated. This feature underlines the need for regular interaction and ensures that the companion is always ready for use.
DESIGN DAYS 2024,06–09.06.2024,La Rasude, Lausanne ECAL presents its recent collaborations with FREITAG and Horgenglarus at Design Days 2024 ECAL x Horgenglarus x senior-lab In collaboration with Horgenglarus and the senior-lab, the ECAL is presenting an original work by students in the Product Design Master s programme, which brings together a range of wooden objects that meet the needs of elderly users, far from the stereotypes usually associated with this category. It shows how design can help an ageing population to meet its needs with greater freedom and joy.ECAL x FREITAG Access over Ownership exhibition focuses on having access to goods versus owning and maintaining them. The Zurich-based brand has come together with ECAL Bachelor students in Industrial Design, under the guidance of designer Christophe Guberan, to create a series of upcycled, practical, and enjoyable objects to borrow that embrace those values of sharing and community by encouraging the joy of collective ownership. AIRTUBE, an inflatable sofa made from used tractor inner tubes and seatbelts, can be seen at the FREITAG Store in Lausanne.DATES & SCHEDULE06–09.06.2024 Thursday 6pm-10pm Friday 12pm-8pm Saturday 10am-8pm Sunday 10am-6pm Ticket officeVENUEDesign Days La Rasude Pl. de la Gare 1, 1003 Lausanne Projet Airtube - ECAL x FREITAG F-STORE Lausanne Rue Neuve 6, 1003 Lausanne Th-Fri 10am-6.30pm / Sat 9.30am-6pmWEBSITEdesigndays.ch
ECAL X HORGENGLARUS The Future is... Older – 2024 Who will we be? What will we need? How will we live? What will design offer? “Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world s population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%.” — World Health Organization Led by Tutor Sam Hecht and completed by first-year students of ECAL Master Product Design with input from the senior-lab, this project presents a range of objects designed for Horgenglarus that cater to the growing population of elderly users. The aim of these objects is to challenge the stereotypes associated with this frequently medicalised category, while leveraging Horgenglarus s extensive expertise in wood-based craftsmanship.
BY HAND Even if it seems that digital is taking over analog, there s still an interest and need for us as humans to have a physical connection to our daily tools. So many designers swear by their drawing routine and real-life experimentation still plays a important role in our practices. Under the guidance of Friederike Daumiller students took the challenge to design their own interpretations of hand writing and hand drawing instruments always referring to their hands-on tests and experience.
Agents are All You Need Agents Are All You Need is the result of a one-week workshop dedicated to exploring Autonomous Agents and their potential in innovative scenarios. By repurposing existing platforms, students leveraged the reasoning capabilities of multimodal language models to automate complex actions rather than limiting themselves to generating text or images. Recycler Joe Recycler Joe, here to help you recycle your trash. It can turn trash into desktop wallpaper, poem, recipe, movie poster or even keynote presentations. Par Andreas Abbaszadeh & Jonathan VögeleBasketBuddy BasketBuddy scans the content you scroll through and seamlessly adds relevant products to your basket. Par Steve Bouillant & Brikeld HoxhaMarsAttacks Your personal assistant for your future Mars construction plans. Par Shana Meinecke & Yann Müllermindless mind A bold but useless video conference assistant with a serious lack of attention. Par Laurine Gigandet & Dalia Spichtig
ECAL x FREITAG - Access over ownership Second-year industrial design students collaborated with Zurich-based brand FREITAG Lab, leveraging their expertise in environmental awareness, material upcycling, and the circular economy. Using the FREITAG manifesto as a foundation, they developed new shared products centered on the principle of "access over ownership." Under the direction of designer Christophe Guberan, students have explored various options for borrowable items. Particularly relevant for temporary-use clothing, accessories, and furniture, this approach enabled the young designers to benefit from FREITAG s expertise in circular economy, material upcycling, services, product development and disruptive innovation. “Design has the responsibility and power to make positive changes towards a circular future. We shared our know-how with the students to raise their awareness of this vision”, says FREITAG Circle Lead Product Design and Development Tu Van Giang. Seeking to fundamentally alter the consumer experience through product design itself, ECAL and FREITAG invite consumers to rethink their relationship with goods while adopting a more sustainable and conscious lifestyle.NEBULA by Disposable plastic ponchos are often used by tourists as a quick fix to stay warm and dry while travelling, but they are as quickly worn out as they are quickly discarded. Made from reclaimed B-grade car airbag textile, NEBULA is designed to replace single-use plastic ponchos. Designed to be as simple as possible to produce, one size fits all and easy to clean and maintain, without compromising on quality and comfort. The ponchos would be borrowed and returned to FREITAG stores, but could also be returned to hotels or mailboxes for convenient retrieval while travelling. Pairs stylishly with the FLAT BOOTS overshoes. FLAT BOOTS by , Most of us own rain boots that we only use a few days a year, according to the weather. FLAT BOOTS are waterproof overshoes that you can borrow for as long as you need them for those rainy days, outdoor activities, or if you ve forgotten your boots when you re on the road. The overshoe features a thermo-welded heavy-duty tarp upper and a rubber sole. Its unique split sole design allows the boots to be rolled up for easy storage and optimised production. Combined with the NEBULA poncho, they would keep you dry while you re out and about. PACK-A-ROOM by , & Thought for students who are most likely to move from one flat to another, study abroad for a semester or have an extra flatmate for a few months, PACK-A-ROOM is a collection of flatpack furniture that is easy to transport and assemble. Made from B-grade airbag and tarp, fitted on a frame made of standard pipes and robust Maker Pipe connectors; the use of modular and detachable connecting parts allows for durable, expandable systems and extends the life cycle of the furniture. Comprising a bed, wardrobe and chair, you would have everything you need to feel at home in just a few turns of hex key. FIESTA KIT by It s party time! You go to the corner shop to buy everything you need: disposable plates, disposable glasses, disposable napkins and, of course, decorations, garlands and disposable balloons, all of which will be thrown away at the end of the day. The FIESTA KIT offers an alternative to disposable garlands and balloons. Made from truck tarp off-cuts from FREITAG bag production, rolled up in a handy pouch, it is a unique and colourful decoration option for celebrating more consciously. F-BÖÖTLE by In Switzerland, river drifting is a popular activity for groups of friends and families. As soon as the temperatures rise, everyone grabs their paddles and pumps and drifts down the river in brightly-coloured rubber boats. Unfortunately, many of these inflatable boats are abandoned on the banks, sometimes after just one use. The problem has become so serious that some towns, like Bern, have taken action by installing massive permanent containers to help maintain the shores of the Aare river. The inflatable F-BÖÖTLE, made from a tractor inner tube combined with truck tarp and safety belts, offers a sustainable alternative for this summertime water adventure. Designed to be easily inflated and deflated, it can be effortlessly rolled up into a backpack for convenient carrying. AIRtube by Translating FREITAG s bag-making expertise to the furniture industry is perhaps a bit of a stretch. Applying its radical principles to furniture rental, however, makes perfect sense. AIRTUBE is an inflatable sofa system made from dead-stock tractor inner tubes and seatbelt webbing. One section of the sofa is made up of four inner tubes constrained and shaped by straps. Each element can accommodate two people and could be easily transported from a FREITAG store to wherever you need it. AIRTUBE is a sturdy, playful and comfy option for events, parties, indoors or out on a sunny day relaxing in a park. shift by When we move from one home to another, we consume a lot of items in a short space of time — cardboard boxes, bags, all sorts of tapes, bubble wrap, etc. — most of which end up in the rubbish or, at best, in a recycling bin. SHIFT is a reusable moving kit made up of a series of sturdy, box-shaped tarp bags ranging in size from 43L, 62L and 82L, plus a long, thin bag for all bulky items. You could borrow as many bags as you need from your local FREITAG store, for a carefree move.
UNITÉ During a week-long workshop led by designer Philippe Malouin, first-year BA Industrial Design students conceived and crafted soliflore vases, each intended to cradle a solitary flower of their choosing. With sensitivity, and inspired by the Japanese art of ikebana — which means “giving life to flowers” — the vases were designed to reflect the essence of the chosen flowers. Each piece responds to the specific needs, colors, and aesthetic qualities of the flower it was made for. All glass vases were mouth-blown in the courtyard of ECAL, drawing on the expertise of the artisans from the Swiss glass manufacturer Niesenglass.
MIRAGES For the 2024 edition of Lausanne Jardins, a cultural event combining landscape architecture and reflections on the city, the 2nd-year BA students were invited to design a temporary installation. Spread across the city for a summer, the event features a series of ephemeral installations, some of which anticipate future urban and landscape transformations. Focusing on the theme of water, this edition invites visitors to reflect on the city s current challenges. The students goal was to create an oasis in the summer heat, offering visitors an unexpected water feature, like a refreshing mirage, and to rethink our relationship with water in the urban environment.MIRADOR The selected and realised project, MIRADOR by Victoria Guffroy and Noé Chassot, turns the shores of Lake Geneva into a playful water playground. Three stainless steel water cannons, arranged in a triangle, pump water from the lake and spray it over long distances, creating a fun and refreshing experience. Once filled, visitors simply press the handle to launch the water wherever they like.
SLAP ! Whether it s a parade, a particle accelerator or a dance ball, SLAP invites you to inhabit a space from a gravitational perspective. Positioned on the boundary between two and three dimensions, the works are subject to centrifugal laws and find themselves exchanging with one another to create fortuitous narratives, as if the continuous round of which they were a part of had suddenly come to a halt. The exhibition space becomes the site of a fundamentally social event - in terms of the works it hosts and the exhibition context - and reveals the social perspective that the works hold in rela- tion to each other. Like a boring chat with a friend of a friend, some pieces are overwhelmed by their conversations, while others lend themselves easily to them. You ll have no hesitation in intercepting some of the phrases exchanged between the works, while having the opportunity to: reply/nego- tiate/argue with the social time-space that SLAP, as a real static meeting point, offers for an evening.
La mariée et le ketchup,12.04–05.05.2024,Square du 14-juin, Renens ECAL s Bachelor of Photography presents The Bride and the Ketchup in Renens. Renens, the capital of the Ouest Lausannois region, is characterized by its diverse cultural mix and influences, welcoming some 121 nationalities. A city of passers-by, a creative city, an entertaining city, an endearing city, you ll stroll through and discover welcoming cafés, picturesque boutiques with windows adorned with curious curios and treasures, restaurants with specialties from elsewhere, and much more. Within a well-defined perimeter, between the train station and the ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne, the 19 1st-year Bachelor of Photography students went out to meet the small shops that make up Renens. Beyond their shop windows, these local heroes are the town s key players. Baklava with glistening honey, preparing food in the back kitchen, a wry smile - in a documentary or sometimes staged approach, the students captured the authenticity, commitment and everyday reality of these shopkeepers. Through portraits, still lifes and architectural images, the Bride and Ketchup project takes us on an eclectic visual journey, with its varied flavors and multiple cultural landscapes.DATES & SCHEDULE12.04–05.05.2024OPENINGApril 11 2024, 6PMVENUESquare du 14-juin 1020 RenensMAPSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , UNDER THE DIRECTION OF HEAD OF PROGRAMME ASSISTANTS,
self-Initiated Project - Spring 2024 - MAP1 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.
“The Eskimo in the Mojave Desert”: Herbert Matter, a Designer Across Scenes and Genres Matter s career was that of a multidisciplinary, international designer working across commerce and culture. He was not only a graphic artist but also a photographer, type designer, art director, teacher and film-maker. His work in the field of advertising and editorial design, his collaborations with artists, his self-commissioned work, his photography and film outputs and his long-serving position as an educator provide as many entry points to analyse the impact of migration and an international network on a graphic designer s career. It also provides a case study to analyse the professional model of the designer working as photographer and layout artist simultaneously. The historiography on the Swiss graphic designer and photographer Herbert Matter (1907–1984) is characterised by a dichotomy. On the one hand, his oeuvre is partially well-known; some of his works are regarded as amongst “the most celebrated posters in design history” and have been published so widely that they make him a canonical figure of the highest degree. On the other hand, scholarship on his career is often shallow, repetitive and limited to the recurrent reproductions of a few selected artefacts. As is often the case with the canon, Matter s high visibility does not translate into a refined understanding of his work. Scholarship fails to contextualise him as a multifaceted graphic designer, photographer, and film-maker whose career did not fit within a specific style or movement, but reflected influences ranging from French poster artists, Swiss modernism and American pop culture. His profile was so unusual that the American graphic designer Paul Rand, who was active in corporate identity and branding, quipped: “I have always had the feeling that H[erbert] M[atter] on Madison Avenue was like an Eskimo in the Mohavi [sic] desert”, that is an out-of-place character in the world of New York advertising. The present project therefore provides a more nuanced discourse on Matter s career by relating his visual work to his influences and his migration between the three scenes in which he was active: Switzerland, France and the United States. It answers the following question: How did Herbert Matter s migration, transnational experiences and network shape his approach to graphic design?ApplicantsDr Jonas Berthod Prof. Gilles GavilletResearch teamDr Jonas Berthod (ECAL) Prof. Louise Paradis (Université du Québec à Montréal UQAM) Prof. Gilles Gavillet (ECAL)Period1.12.2023 – 31.1.2025Supported byHES-SO, Réseau de Compétences Design et Arts Visuels RCDAV
MASTER FINE ARTS SYMPOSIUM,25.03.2024,Théâtre de Vidy, Lausanne On March 25, 2024, the Master Fine Arts presents the symposium Gestures, practices, and strategies of resistance - S.W.A.N.A. Exploring diverse gestures, practices, and strategies of resistance through the vast landscape of S.W.A.N.A. (Southwest of Asia, north of Africa), this Symposium resonates with the urgent need for action spurred by contemporary conflicts worldwide, which reverberates within our cultural communities. We aim to explore emancipatory practices in the arts, shaping this extended region more than half a century after the postcolonial theories by figures such as Franz Fanon or Edward Said. The seminar will delve into the region s rich junction of artistic and cultural practices, investigating their emerging possibilities, ranging from activism to contemporary art. MONDAY 25 marCH 9.30 Welcome coffee 10.00 - 12.00 ‘Ijeranka (les écorchures de la Terre) - Maïa Hawad Improvised Lives - Valentin Noujaïm My Resident Evil to Nan Goldin - Shabahang Tayyari 12.00 Break & bowl of soup offered 13.30 - 17.30 Thinking S.W.A.N.A., Conflicting Ideas of a Geopolitical Space - Mohamed Amer Meziane, Sultan Doughan, Stéphanie Saadé & Anissa Touati Beast Type Song, screening and conversation - Sofia Al-Maria & Mohamed Al Musibli Lecturers Sophia Al-Maria · Mohamed Almusibli · Mohamed Amer Meziane · Sultan Doughan · Maïa Hawad · Valentin Noujaïm · Stéphanie Saadé · Shabahang Tayyari · Anissa Touati This event will be held in English. If you have any question, please contact: shirin.yousefi@ecal.chDATES & SCHEDULEMarch 25, 2024 9.30am - 5.30pm Free entryVENUEThéâtre de Vidy Salle 17 Le Pavillon Av. Emile-Henri-Jaques-Dalcroze 5 1007 Lausanne
Much Faster / Much Slower Fictional mobile apps based on the "Much Faster / Much Slower" 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. Incr Incr is a stylist and manager of your digital wardrobe. Once you ve saved your clothes, you can create your three outfits yourself, or let incr do it for you with its three different modes. By Thomas GaudinBonapp BonApp aims to reduce food waste among users and supermarkets. The app features a scan function to quickly obtain product information. Through learning modules and challenges, users accumulate points that can be redeemed for discounts on purchases. By Livia SchmidNova Nova is an app that allows users to get an immervise experience while reading. The app features custom reading sessions, reviews with friends, a bookclub and more. By Emilie MaierClickClock Clickclock allows you to set alarm clocks and customize their levels. The app then provides you with fun and challenging mini-games that help you to wake up. By Mathias LinigerTap seeker TAP SEEKER is an app that offers a different pace for image consumption, through gamified awareness of the stages of discovery, in a minimalist and playful framework. Its mechanisms are based on "anti-user-friendly" features, with blocking and activating feeds, hiding and revealing images one by one, and imposing waiting times. By Alexine Sierro
Fiction film workshop with Carmen Jaquier The 2023 fiction film workshop for 2nd year students was lead by swiss director Carmen Jaquier. Head of workshop: "The initial proposal was to leave room for the students desires and quests, while offering a simple framework for the making of their second-year film. We worked from a single set, as vast as Michelangelo Frammartino s and the exhausted interior architecture of John Cassavetes characters. Together, we looked for simple, accessible, everyday ways of nurturing a story and characters. We wanted to capture gestures, ways of speaking, and significant details in people we know and don t know. We came up with "A Rock", a sort of collection of images, thoughts and interactions, with the idea of expanding the universe of the films. To avoid the black holes of writing, we set ourselves in action, in movement. We imagined the shoots as parties, and danced with Aurélien. Collages and skeletons invaded the white walls of the school, revealing the films to come. On the big screen, I watch, moved, two young brothers tearing themselves apart over a lie, three friends in a frenzy just before separation, a young man absorbed by his need for power, a friend giving in under the weight of the mountain, two sisters who have made a promise to each other, a son who summons his father s spirit through music, the love and death rites of a young kendoka, a group of girlfriends in search of an inner voice, and a fragmented young man, before the end of the world." Carmen Jaquier, director • , Adam, 18 09 • , Diapason 440, 11 14 • , L ordre des choses, 56 • , Broke, 20 44 • , Hive, 15 02 • , Utaga-U, 17 39 • , Inconscientes, 20 27 • , Ombres, 15 • , Backwards, 21 19
Masterclass ECAL – Rebecca Zlotowski,11.03.2024,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL On the occasion of the 7th Rencontres 7e Art Lausanne, the ECAL welcomes French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski for a masterclass on Monday March 11, 2024. Rebecca Zlotowski is a French director and screenwriter. Graduated of the Ecole Normale Supérieure with an agrégation in modern literature, she was destined to become a teacher before joining the screenwriting department of the Fémis, where she made some decisive encounters: Lodge Kerrigan, Teddy Lussi-Modeste and Philippe Grandrieux, with whom she collaborates. In 2010, her first feature film Belle Épine was selected for Critics Week in Cannes, won the Louis Delluc prize for Best First Film, and earned Léa Seydoux a César nomination for Best Emerging Actress. Her next films, Grand Central, Planetarium, Une fille facile and more recently Les enfants des autres, put her at the forefront of French cinema, with nominations, awards and public recognition. In 2019, she will direct the TV series Les Sauvages, co-created with author Sabri Louatah. Rebecca Zlotowski also writes for other directors, including Géraldine Nakache or Robin Campillo.DATES & SCHEDULEMonday 11 March 2024 at 5:00pm Free entry under registrationVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL Avenue du Temple 5 1020 RenensWEBSITErencontres7art.ch
Digital Clean Up Week – 2024 The Clean Up Digital Week takes over ECAL from March 11 to 15. Throughout the week, discover five different visual communication campaigns created by students from the Bachelor in Graphic Design and the Bachelor in Media & Interaction Design. These campaigns aim to raise awareness and encourage everyone to adopt responsible digital practices—starting now—with simple everyday actions. Throughout the week, discover a communication campaign created by students from the Bachelor in Graphic Design and the Bachelor in Media & Interaction Design. Through their work, they encourage us to adopt simple actions for a more responsible digital future: Repair our devices to extend their lifespan. Recycle broken electronics through professionals to recover rare materials. Clean our cloud-stored data regularly to reduce energy consumption. Reflect on our daily web usage to lower the environmental impact of servers. These are all practical steps we can take today to help shape a more sustainable digital world.
The Manufacture of Type for Typewriters in Switzerland Between the 1940s and the 1990s, three companies manufactured type components for typewriters in Switzerland: Caractères SA, Setag and Novatype. During more than fifty years, they supplied the biggest manufacturers of office machines in Europe and around the world, such as IBM, Remington, Olivetti, Paillard-Hermès or Triumph-Adler. Having held a leading position worldwide, the three manufacturers played a key role in the design, development, and production of type components and typefaces for typewriters, as well as for all kinds of impact printers. By looking in details at their production methods, the research observes what influence did the manufacturing processes and the mechanical characteristics of the typewriter have on the design of the typefaces. Additionally, it takes interest into the surprising role played by the criminal police. Specialized in the dating and identification of typewriter typefaces for judicial and criminal purposes, forensic experts developed over the years specific methods and compiled rich documentations on typewriter typefaces. Being in direct contact with the type manufacturers to gain first-hand information, they even interfered in the design of some lettershapes. Based on oral history and archival research, this project aims to shed light on this little-known part of the industrial and typographic history.Main applicantSophie Wietlisbach, researcherResearch teamDavide Fornari, scientific supervisor Roland Früh, scientific supervisorPeriod01.01.2023–31.12.2024Supported byECAL / University of Art and Design, internal research grant DNP Foundation for Cultural Promotion, DNP Graphic Culture Research Grant
Created in 2018, senior-lab is an interdisciplinary innovation and research platform dedicated to aging well, of which ECAL is a founding member. In close collaboration with HEIG-VD and the Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé La Source, ECAL contributes all its skills to research projects and mandates specifically dedicated to this initiative. At the heart of senior-lab's concerns are the spec…
Necessary qualifications The following are eligible to attend the CAS: Candidates who holds of a degree awarded by a university (BA level or equivalent) or an institution of comparable level in the field of art and design. Candidates who do not hold a degree from a university of art and design may be admitted if they can demonstrate in some other way (in particular through significant pro…
Redesign 23-24 - S1 As part of the course given by Giliane Cachin, 1st year students are required to produce an edition by examining the different axes that make it up. The course offers a study of various grid systems and the fundamentals of micro-typography. During the semester, students will look for the best way to structure and arrange the content they have chosen (or which has been assigned to them, depending on the semester s data). Some essential rules to know in terms of printing and bindings will be reviewed at the end of the semester, in order to bring the conceptualized object to life. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with their 169 targets, form the core of the 2030 Agenda. They balance the economic, social and ecological dimensions of sustainable development, and place the fight against poverty and sustainable development on the same agenda for the first time.The SDGs are to be achieved around the world, and by all UN member states, by 2030. This means that all states are called upon equally to play their part in finding shared solutions to the world s urgent challenges. Switzerland is also required to implement the Goals on a national basis. In addition, incentives are to be created to encourage non-governmental actors to make an increasingly active contribution to sustainable development.MELTING POINTS Flyer / poster & website Melting Points is composed of a series of leaflets with the objective to warn and to make a statement about the environmental situation of the glaciers in Switzerland. Rather than communicating the urgency of the situation, we decided to evoke the mass disappearance of certain glaciers, thus accentuating a process that is already underway and partly irreversible. This printed dimension of the project serves as a bridge between an ephemeral physical object and a constantly evolving website. The latter is based on the analogy of the obituary, listing the disappeared, threatened and non-threatened glaciers while emphasizing the nostalgia and memory of these places. By Martial Grin , Hugo Le Corre , Basil PérotTHE CORAL RESCUE PROJECT Newspaper & instagram The coral rescue project, is a project that takes on issues concerning aquatic life. We decided to look at the extinction of corals, which has accelerated over the past decades. This journal describes 14 solutions to help save them, alone or with others. Foldable, it features illustrations and QR codes to learn more about the cause. The edition is guided by an instagram page made up of GIFs, which helps us understand and reach out more. By Aurore Huberty , Iris Moine , Anaelle Iglesias CarballoADELPHE Edition & documentary video Adelphe is a project with the goal of representing gender equally in order to raise awareness about this still taboo subject. The fanzine format, easily printable and distributable, allows easy access for anyone not directly concerned with gender issues. The video teaser allows a quick accessibility and digital visibility in order to present the subject of the fanzine. By Julie Corday , Tania Praz , Charlotte Viglino ESSENCE Edition & instagram Essence consists of a series of magazines dealing with topics that interest families of natural products such as mushrooms, algae, fruit skins and many others that have the ability to become bio-materials. It is considered a natural, artistic and avant-garde magazine. It features recipes to make at home, articles, interviews, artworks, workshops and various photographic pages. By Marion Marquet , Yolane Rais , Loris Briguet DISCOURS DE HAINE en ligne Edition & chrome extension Based on a study conducted by Dr. Lea Stahel at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Zurich in 2020. The aim of the edition is to sensitize people and especially young people to the problem of hate on the Internet. Based on 8 points this study deciphers the phenomenon and its problems in Switzerland. Rate Hate is a Chrome extension designed to combat hate and hate speech on the Internet. Thanks to this application you can evaluate the hate content of a website and modify its content accordingly. The goal of Rate Hate is to transform hate speech into a graphic visual in order to divert and criticize its content. By Achille Masson , Camille Spiller , Raphaël CarruzzoLAISSER DISPARAÎTRE OU FAIRE DISPARAÎTRE Edition, animated poster & VR short film Let it go or make it go exposes the conflicts of interest that oppose our desire to preserve the planet to our addiction to comfort. To act for the good of all or to protect our personal interests? In the "privileged" context inherent to Switzerland, eco-anxiety soars and paradoxically, comfort gradually reaches its peak. Feelings oscillate between guilt, denial or justification of acts that contribute to the deterioration of our Earth, of the links that unite us or of our values. Through interviews and surveys, the edition collects current concerns of subjects of various ages, for the great majority Swiss. They answer the questions: "What are you afraid to see disappear?" and "What comfort are you not ready to give up? Some systems of thought are developed in order to propose a varied panel of opinions. One of them is narrated by a voice-over and a succession of images in a poignant VR experience. Moving posters highlight various issues such as travel, overconsumption or importation. Capturing a world in corrosion, the project is to be understood as the testimony of a concerned society. By Marine Dang & Jamy Herrmann Hydro—Hegemony Website & edition Hydro—Hegemony is an editorial project which examines the political aspect of water. It consists of showcasing water conflicts from 3000 BC right until the 21st century, demonstrating how water is the lifeblood of ecosystems; global environmental change, particularly climate change, and is further intensifying competition among rival uses and users, leading to conflicts and war. By , , REUSE REPURPOSE RECYCLE Magazine & video REUSE REPURPOSE RECYCLE has as main support a magazine that highlights and sensitizes its readers to the current problem of consumerism, through the promotion of a lifestyle based on second-hand consumption. The book is aimed at a young and committed public and takes advantage of the current trend of thrifting. In this first issue, the basics of the issue are addressed and sets the tone for the issues to follow. The magazine is supported by a series of three teaser videos that invite the public to check out the book and pique their curiosity. By Samara Krähenbühl , Nina Treichler , Mara Wohlfahrt
ECAL Lecture – Marco Roso,12.12.2023,Auditoire IKEA, ECAL Invited by the ECAL Photography department, co-founder of DIS Marco Roso will give a lecture on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Formed in 2010, after the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis and global recession, DIS as an entity has over the decade typified its aesthetic, cultural, political and economic impact. Composed of Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso and David Toro, DIS interventions blur the distinctions between art, curation, theory, advertising, fashion, retail and technology, manifesting across a range of media and platforms, from site-specific museum and gallery exhibitions to ongoing online projects, often all at once. Their work exists often simultaneously online and in situ, as well as more traditional mediums like photography, sculpture, video and installation. Their current multi year project dis.art is a subscriber-based online video channel popularising in “edutainment”, helping us understand the complicated social machinery of our techno-capitalist world. The channel presents new commissions with other artists as well as DIS own content.DATES & SCHEDULES12.12.2023 6pm Free entryVENUEIKEA Auditorium, ECAL
TalkCity – 2023 During a one week workshop led by Gaël Hugo, students developed situational conversational agents integrating artificial intelligence. These exchanges generate associated 3D environments to provide visual support. This web app takes users inside a telephone sales simulator. As soon as you pick up the phone, the conversational agent tries to sell you some products. Par Baptiste Godart et Valère Zen-Ruffinen This project takes the user into a tense couple exchange. The conversational agent plays with words, turning them against the user, thus intensifying the conflict. The visuals support this escalation by increasingly elevating the words of the discussion. Project made by Livia Schmid & Alexine Sierro This dialogue takes the user into a discussion with a conversational agent who asks questions but isn t interested in the answers. If the discussion stops, the words collapse. Project made by Olivia Capol & Mathias Liniger
PRAXIS – EXHIBITION OF THE CITY OF RENENS 2023 ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE,23.11–10.12.2023,La Ferme des Tilleuls, Renens From November 23 to December 10, Ferme des Tilleuls hosts "Praxis", an exhibition by Till Seegräber and Gabriela Jaime, winners of the City of Renens 2023 Encouragement Prize. The City of Renens 2023 Encouragement Prize was awarded to two ECAL students, (Bachelor Industrial Design) and (Master Type Design). In the wake of this encounter, they have created "Praxis", an innovative collection of design objects that evoke simplicity. In an increasingly multi-faceted world that adapts to our individual needs, this exhibition invites us to reflect on the essence of objects. In so doing, it offers a counterpoint to the complexification that prevails in the field of design. By breaking down the elements of our environment, the designers have arrived at refined building blocks that can be used to design a wide range of objects. Gabriela Jaime and Till Seegräber present a series of abstract works exploring the ideas of prefabrication, grids and systems. ADDRESSLa Ferme des Tilleuls – Le Rural Rue de Lausanne 52 CH-1020 Renens WEBSITEfermedestilleuls.ch OPENINGTuesday, November 23, 2023 - 6pm
ECAL Lecture - Alessia Glaviano,23.11.2023,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL Invited by ECAL s Photography department, the head of Global PhotoVogue and director of the Photo Vogue Festival, Alessia Glaviano, will give a talk on Thursday, November 23, 2023. Leading figure in the panorama of international photographic criticism, Alessia Glaviano is the Head of Global PhotoVogue and Director of the Photo Vogue Festival. The mission of PhotoVogue is to champion talent, both emerging and established, and influence visual literacy to help shape a more just, ethical, and inclusive visual world. PhotoVogue s open calls for submissions helped launch the careers of photographers like Nadine Ijewere, Kyle Weeks, Camila Falquez, Kennedi Carter, Scandebergs or Mous Lamrabat. In her 20-plus years with Condé Nast, in addition to launching and overseeing PhotoVogue, she has also driven select special events and curated exhibitions in prestigious museums and institutions with some of the most important artists of our times; developed Vogue Italia s Instagram strategy; curated a series of Masters of Photography video interviews; and led the art direction of numerous digital branded-content projects, such as Gucci beauty s iconic story featuring Ellie Goldstein. In 2016 she directed the first edition of the Photo Vogue Festival, first conscious fashion photography festival dedicated to the shared ground between Ethics and Aesthetics. Besides the editorial activity, she holds lectures and conferences on a regular basis. Some of the institutes and universities: University of Brighton, Central Saint Martins, IED, Bocconi University and the Milan Polytechnic. Alessia Glaviano was also invited to participate as jury member in numerous internationally acclaimed photography contests and portfolio reviews: World Press Photo, Festival International de Mode et de Photographie à Hyères; “New York Times Portfolio Reviews”.DATES & SCHEDULES23.11.2023 6pm Free entryVENUEAuditoire Leenaards, ECAL
Masterclass ECAL - Alejo Moguillansky,22.11.2023,Leenaards Auditorium, ECAL Invited by ECAL s Cinema department, Argentine director Alejo Moguillansky presents a Masterclass on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Born in 1978 in Buenos Aires, Alejo Moguillansky is an Argentine director, producer, screenwriter and editor. His films have gained worldwide recognition, premiering at prestigious festivals including the Berlinale, the Venice Mostra and the Cannes Film Festival. He has worked as an editor for several Argentine filmmakers, including Santiago Mitre, Laura Citarella and Hugo Santiago. In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Alejo Moguillansky is a professor at the Universidad Di Tella in Buenos Aires. He is also a film critic and director of the VECINE independent film festival in Buenos Aires. Together with filmmakers Mariano Llinas, Laura Citarella and Augustin Mendilaharzu, he founded El Pampero Cine, a filmmakers collective that has produced numerous films since it was founded some twenty years ago.DATES & SCHEDULES22.11.2023 5:30pm Free entryVENUELeenaards Auditorium, ECAL
Self-Initiated Project - Fall 2023 - MAP2 This module assists the students to develop a long term project - touching upon all stages from the idea to the final presentation. Students will have the opportunity to take some of the ideas and project from the previous semesters, in order to explore them further, or engage in brand new ones. The outcome of the project could take any form - from book to performance, from physical exhibition to digital presentations. A strong emphasis will be on the research/concept and the impact, experience of the outcome.
ECAL AT THE GIFF FESTIVAL 2023,03–12.11.2023 From November 3 to 12, ECAL will be present at the GIFF FESTIVAL 2023. Switzerland s largest festival dedicated to immersive arts, GIFF is Geneva s oldest film festival and one of the major events of its kind in Europe. A crossroads of genres and disciplines, a place for experimentation and encounters, every year for ten days it offers films, series, interactive installations and works in virtual reality to some 50,000 festival-goers. For its 29th edition and as part of its Territoires Virtuels IV program, dedicated to the best of international and Swiss immersive creation, the Bachelor Media & Interaction Design presents : CONGRUENCE by "Congruence" is an immersive 3D escape game, where players must solve a series of diverse puzzles within a visually striking cube-like world illuminated by neon lights. Each puzzle room unlocks a new door, leading players closer to an unexpected golden trophy that challenges traditional notions of gaming rewards. PHISUS by & Phisus is an interactive narrative experience in which you embody a liquid life-form wandering among the ruins left by advanced humans. The temple s structures narrate the drive to madness of a cult trying to retrieve a sense of nature in a deserted world. WISH I WAS HERE by & Through this interactive experience, the player takes on the role of a child who has died prematurely, forced to bear witness to the pain experienced by the rest of his family during the grieving process, while at the same time being confronted with his own relationship with death. ADDRESSGeneva, SwitzerlandDATESFrom 3 to 12 November, 2023HEAD OF PROGRAMMEWEBSITEwww.2023.giff.chSTUDENTS & , , & , &
SHOE REFORM The Shoe Reform workshop, led by designer Michel Charlot and Siddhartha Berns, representative of AddiPole — a hub for reverse engineering and additive manufacturing — brought students together for an innovative exploration of 3D scanning technologies, in collaboration with Technopôle Sainte-Croix. Using 3D scanning, they were able to capture the precise shape and texture of existing shoes and turn them into editable digital models. Some participants added ergonomic elements, while others redesigned the structure to explore new aesthetics or functions. This hands-on process allowed for a high degree of creative freedom in customization, rapid prototyping, and iterative design development.Over the course of a week, participants worked in pairs to reinvent existing footwear using CREAFORM 3D scanners. Starting from physical shoe models, students engaged in reverse engineering, digital modeling, and the creation of new concepts blending function and formal expression.Titled TECHNO WORKSHOPS, a series of workshops explored the creative potential of different technologies in the context of industrial design. Students were able to discover Additive Manufacturing with Rapid Liquid Print, Artificial Intelligence with the EPFL+ECAL Lab, and 3D Scanning with Michel Charlot and the Technopôle Sainte-Croix. These workshops gave them the opportunity to experiment with and reflect on the potential of such technologies, and to envision how they can be integrated into the design process — from early ideation and exploration to the tangible realization of objects and concepts.FIND THE OTHER WORKSHOPS HERE:
THEY – ECAL x LE CONSORTIUM,27.10.2023–31.03.2024,Dijon The Consortium Museum and ECAL present THEY, the culmination of the research project "The Raving Age. Histories and Figures of Youth" by the Master of Visual Arts. THEY, is not about us. It is the statement of a shortfall, a gap... Given this external perspective, how can we express the condition and creativity of a virtualized collective body? How can we get around the deadlocks of traditional differences, innocence, and primary inventiveness? The THEY exhibition seeks to create a diffracted image of youth – a community without community, thriving in a dissolved, uncertain world where referents move freely, unburdened by hierarchies, and transcending generational and gender constraints. The exhibition delves into the emergence of languages and forms, exploring how the foundations of a lexicon are established, and how a new way of making art, of being “contemporary” comes about. These contemporary perspectives presume acts of ownership, disappearance, ventriloquism, and the emergence of many social, interpersonal, political, and esthetic practices and experiments – always in action and opposing the inertia of walls. THEY thus establishes human maps, a sort of moral fable home to all kinds of affects and relationships of identification and indifference – forms of disappearance, a spectral base which leads us, in a certain way, into these worlds where virtuality reigns. It is a temporary refuge for “wild young people”: dissidents of systems and borders, creators of shapes, bodies, vehicles, and multiplicities, who want life, and not capital, to breed. THEY, is not about us. It is the statement of a shortfall, a gap. Given this external perspective, how can we express the condition and creativity of a virtualized collective body? How can we get around the deadlocks of traditional differences, innocence, and primary inventiveness? Can it be achieved by not doing sociology against a backdrop of existential and esthetic crisis? By freeing ourselves from a senile passion for whatever moves, lives, and rebels? How can we conceive of this transitional creature, unable to solidify in its unfinished forms, and instead very much ready to give in, so to speak, to its own unspecialized and powerful youth, turning away from any destiny and specific environment, and holding on to nothing else but its own immaturity and ignorance? The THEY exhibition is the final chapter of the research project titled “The Raving Age. Histoires et figures de la jeunesse”, directed by Vincent Normand, Philippe Azoury and Shirin Yousefi. This project is an integral part of ECAL s Master s degree in Visual Arts.1 Developed over a two-year period, the program is based on various cross-disciplinary activities including production, analysis and workshops, with many artists, thinkers, writers and students taking part in it. The platform at www.theravingage.com archives a list of all exchanges and conferences in that context. The exhibition mirrors a unique collaborative experience between a museum and an art school. Invited artists and students worked closely together during the various stages of the exhibition process, such as design and communication (Lorenzo Benzoni and Luca Frati), scenographic design with David Douard, a reality TV show directed by Sara Sadik, and even a performative piece by Gabriele Garavaglia. Some of the exhibited pieces were created specifically for this particular occasion, such as those by Julien Ceccaldi, Nicolas Ceccaldi, Mélanie Matranga, Gabriele Garavaglia, Exotourisme (Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster & Perez) and Jill Mulleady. Additional existing works were chosen for their specific resonance with the project. These include pieces by David Douard, Morag Keil, Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel and David Wojnarowicz, a truly influential and dreaded figure of youth. Thanks to Matthijs Erdman, Marion Scemama and to galleries Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin; Chantal Crousel, Paris; Fitzpatrick, Paris and New Galerie, Paris. OPENINGFriday 27 October 2023 - 6pm Performance by with the participation of ECAL alumni and students: , , et DATES & SCHEDULE27.10.2023 - 31.03.2024 Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm Free entryADDRESS37 rue de Longvic 21000 Dijon, France HEAD OF PROGRAMMEHEAD OF THE RESEARCH PROJECT, Philippe Azoury et ASSISTANTARTISTS & · · · · Exotourisme (Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster & Perez) · , · · · & · et WEBSITESleconsortium.fr theravingage.com
Charitini Gkritzali receives an award at the Global Design Graduate Show 2023 Congratulations to ECAL graduate Charitini Gkritzali, who receives an award at the Global Design Graduate Show 2023, in collaboration with Gucci. , who graduated from ECAL with a Master of Advanced Studies in Design for Luxury and Craftsmanship in 2023, is the winner of the Global Design Graduate Show 2023 presented by Arts Thread and Gucci. The designer presented her "Topology of a body" project, inspired by the 20th century orthopedic braces. A series of body jewellery that closely conform to the human anatomy and resemble the body s structural elements. Global Design Graduate Show is officially the world s largest online showcase of graduating artists & designers worldwide. Arts Thread launched the first ever online Global Design Graduate Show in collaboration with Gucci in April 2020, as a response to all of the end of year show cancellations due to the pandemic. This initiative has now become an annual event supported by over 150 independent expert judges from many leading brands worldwide, who are invited to select the winners from the thousands of graduating creatives entering every year. In the first four initiatives over 20,000 undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates from over 100 countries have uploaded their final year projects. All winners will have their work showcased in a virtual gallery hosted by Google Arts & Culture. The collaboration with Google Arts & Culture means that students work will reach a further audience which can help launch their independent businesses or gain employment within the creative industries. www.charitinigkritz.com www.artsthread.com
ECAL AT DUTCH DESIGN WEEK 2023,21–29.10.2023,Eindhoven, Netherlands ECAL is part of Dutch Design Week s "Class of 23" project, presenting a selection of diploma projects by the Bachelor of Industrial Design and Master of Product Design. The 3rd edition of Dutch Design Week s Class of exhibition Class of 23 is a group exhibition presenting graduation projects from various Dutch and international academies within design related courses as a whole. The exhibition s goal is to emphasise the importance of education and to give the next generation of designers centre stage to a bigger audience. ECAL presents a curated selection of diploma projects by 3rd year Industrial Design BA students under the guidance of Stéphane Halmaï-Voisard, Carolien Niebling and Christian Spiess and by 2nd year Product Design MA students led by Camille Blin and Augustin Scott de Martinville.DATES & SCHEDULESFrom October 21 to 29, 2023 11am - 6pm Free entry with inscriptionADDRESSStrijp-S area, Klokgebouw | Hall 2, Klokgebouw 50 Eindhoven, Pays-BasWEBSITEwww.ddw.nlTICKETSwww.ddw.nl/ticketsSTUDENTS, , , , , , , , , ,
Thaddé Comar winner of the Grand Prix Photographie du Festival de Hyères 2023 Congratulations to photographer Thaddé Comar, an ECAL graduate, who receives the Grand Prix du Jury Photographie 7L at the Festival de Hyères 2023. On the occasion of its 38th edition, the Festival international de Mode, de Photographie et d Accessoires d Hyères, which took place from October 12 to 15, 2023, awarded photographer the Grand Prix du Jury. Born in 1993, graduated with a Bachelor of Photography from ECAL in 2018. The artist is based in Paris and Lausanne, where he juggles commissioned photography, editorial work and personal explorations. From the 2023 edition, the Grand Prix du Jury Photographie becomes the Grand Prix du Jury Photography 7L. The 7L bookshop was founded in 1999 by Karl Lagerfeld in Paris. 7L stands for 7, rue de Lille, in the 7 th arrondissement of Paris, and for Karl Lagerfeld s favorite number. Acquired by CHANEL in 2021, 7L celebrates its founder s unconditional love for books and photography. It brings together a bookshop dedicated to works in the field of visual arts, a cultural program named Correspondances inspired by his personal library present in his former photo studio, as well as the Éditions 7L publishing house. 7L will support the winner of the Grand Jury Prize on: the production of a book published by the Éditions 7L, launched in 2001 by Karl Lagerfeld, with the idea the of a book-object standard and the will of publishing books that are emphasizing the work of his talented friends as Grace Coddington, Roni Horn, Fran Lebowitz…or to re-publish some books mainly dedicated to photography that became rare as Moï Ver Paris, The Japanese Box… The creation of a book launch event with the production of an exhibition The winner of the Grand Prix of the Photography jury 7L will be offered an exhibition of his work at the villa Noailles during the following year s Festival. CHANEL is a partner of the Grand Prix of the Photography 7L, with a prize of 20,000 euros for the winner thaddecommar.com villanoailles.comImage by Hugo Varaldi
USM FOUNDATION DESIGN GRANT EXHIBITION – 6th EDITION,10–30.10.2023,Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne Presentation of new outdoor furniture designed by ECAL students for the Théâtre de Vidy-Lausanne as part of the USM Foundation Design Grant. With the aim of encouraging innovation, the USM Foundation is offering for the sixth time a scholarship of CHF 25,000. The prize is awarded alternately to students from ECAL/Ecole cantonale d art de Lausanne and HEAD/Haute école d art et design Genève. Awarded this year at ECAL under the guidance of Swiss designer Christian Spiess, the prize enabled students in the Bachelor of Industrial Design program to design new seating for the terrace of the Théâtre de Vidy in Lausanne. As part of the Théâtre de Vidy s renovation, the students worked in pairs to design seating that would provide a moment of comfort for visitors and passers-by. In addition to the aspects of practicality, seating comfort and weather resistance, a simple handling of the furniture should be considered, allowing the terrace to be adapted to different needs. Proposals providing optimised storage space and mobility have been developed accordingly. The awarded designs by & (winner) and & (honourable mention) were produced in multiple copies in the theatre s workshop and are therefore tailored around the skills of their carpentry, metalworking and sewing workshops. The project was conducted with the kind support of the USM Foundation and USM U. Schärer Söhne AG. DATES & SCHEDULE11–30.10.2023 Monday – Friday 9am – 4pm Free entry ADDRESSThéâtre Vidy-Lausanne Emile-Henri Jaques-Dalcroze 5 CH-1007 Lausanne WEBSITEfondationusm.orgOPENINGTuesday, October 10, 2023 - 6pm
USM Design Grant - 6th Edition The USM Design Grant is a study grant launched by the Fondation USM to encourage innovation by rewarding a student s project. For the 6th edition of the USM Design Grant awarded by the USM Foundation, ECAL Bachelor Industrial Design students, under the guidance of Swiss designer Christian Spiess, were asked to design new outdoor seating for the terrace of the Théâtre de Vidy in Lausanne. As part of the Théâtre de Vidy s renovation, the students worked in pairs to design seatings that would provide a moment of comfort for visitors and passers-by. In addition to the aspects of practicality, seating comfort and weather resistance, a simple handling of the furniture should be considered, allowing the terrace to be adapted to different needs. Proposals providing optimised storage space and mobility have been developed accordingly.VIDY ARMCHAIR Design Grant - Massimo Scheidegger & Bruno Pauli Caldas The concept of the VIDY ARMCHAIR is based on the observation of the building by Max Bill, his color studies, the atmosphere of Théâtre de Vidy, echoing the architectural surroundings with its tubular steel frames construction. Wheels allow for versatile arrangements, the stackable frame enables space-saving storage and an attachable parasol holder provides shade. Ready for the next act, the VIDY ARMCHAIR is robust and combines durable materials to create a special atmosphere in homage to the theatre, inviting the guests to stay a little longer.CÔTÉ COUR BENCH Special Mention - Alicia Berclaz & Tiziana Rocha da Silva Intended as a deck chair CÔTÉ COUR BENCH was specially designed for the inner courtyard of the Théâtre de Vidy. Its simple and practical shape with two backrests heights offers different seating positions so that visitors can use it alone or together. Thanks to its wheels, the bench can be easily moved like a wheelbarrow and conveniently stored upright for optimised storage. The awarded designs by Massimo Scheidegger & Bruno Pauli Caldas (winner) and Alicia Berclaz & Tiziana Rocha da Silva (honourable mention) were produced in multiple copies in the theatre s workshop and are therefore tailored around the skills of their carpentry, metalworking and sewing workshops. The project was conducted with the kind support of the USM Foundation and USM U. Schärer Söhne AG. The Winners
Sara De Brito Faustino – A Home With No Roof “This project presents the home as a place where uncanniness and vernacular commonness exist side by side. Being an intimate space, a home should be a restful and secure place. However, mine has been the scene of some painful events. Today, I see this house as threatening. Uncomfortable and dysfunctional, it bears the scars of the past. In my photographs, I revisit those memories and reclaim my body. My tiny dioramas express my young self s ideals opposed to the wounds I currently bear. Constructing, deconstructing, objects become bodies, whereas my being feels deformed and petrified. A Home with no Roof creates an antagonistic tension between appealing visuals and disturbing details.“
A Third Hand – Creative Applications for Robotics Robotic arms have long been a common sight in many industries. They are currently making a rapid entry into art and design studios and practices. Yet, at the same time, difficulties remain in accessing the workflows and work methods demanded by these machines given a clear lack of reference resources suited for this community. The same applies to Art and Design schools, which are increasingly investing in this type of equipment, often without having the resources to run it. This research project uses applied case studies to explore and define a set of exemplary work methods, capable of both informing and inspiring future users. In the field of automated manufacturing and industrial robots, the term used to highlight the concept of total automation is that of lights-out manufacturing, namely factories potentially capable of running with the lights off, without any on-site human presence required. This project adopts a virtually antithetical approach, casting the spotlight on the robotic arm and its many possibilities, and outlining the new opportunities for collaboration that these machines can offer designers, artists and creators at large. It does not adopt the perspective of production nor that of optimisation, but focusses more on experimentation, inspiration and collaboration. Robotic arms have expanded beyond their traditional industrial applications, presenting creators with opportunities to explore innovative production methods and new forms of expression. A rising generation of designers, artists, and architects is repurposing machines, originally designed for different tasks, for creative purposes. These machines are now being employed in collaborative and alternative ways, offering novel possibilities. However, embracing robotics in creative endeavors still involves a steep learning curve and significant financial investments. Over the past two decades, some production machines initially meant for industrial use have become accessible to designers, architects, and artists. Examples include 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC milling machines. These tools, while initially intended for production, have found new life in the realms of creation and experimentation. They are now widely accessible in art and design school, fablabs or art and design studios. In this landscape, industrial robotic arms, especially their collaborative versions, have emerged as valuable tools for creativity. However, there is still a lack of reliable reference resources suited for this community. The project Creative Applications for Robotics aims to address this problem by offering access to best practices and case studies that can be used to further learning, stimulate ideas and foster the integration of collaborative robots into creative practices. The project therefore focuses on the use and interaction with this type of robot in a creative environment. Our goal is to produce a guide accompanied by a set of resources and relevant case studies. This content will be available in the form of an Open Access website and a printed edition. Advances in robotics are traditionally considered to belong to the realm of engineering and computer science, yet there is growing evidence that designers and artists have much to contribute to innovation in this area. Consequently, our research question addresses real needs insofar as inspiring case studies and specific resources can greatly further the inclusion of these new tools in art and design curricula and prove a useful addition to the multidisciplinary skills of tomorrow s creators.Main applicantAlain Bellet, associate professor HES Research teamResearchers Andrea Anner (AATB) Alain Bellet Thibault Brevet (AATB) Martin Hertig Guest lecturers / Guest designers and artists Jussi Ängeslevä Mar Canet (Varvara & Mar) Varvara Guljajeva (Varvara & Mar) Niklas Hagemann Taiyo Onorato Raphaël Pluvinage (Pinaffo – Pluvinage) Marion Pinaffo (Pinaffo – Pluvinage)DurationFebruary 2022 – October 2023Supported byECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV)PartnersAATB – Practice for non-industrial roboticsStudents“Production Line” Workshop, May 2023 BA1 Media & Interaction Design & BA1 Industrial Design Abla Bolassi Owoussi, Alexander Bryant Paynter, Alexandre Li, Alexine Sierro, Alice Graff, Aryana Noorani, Aurélien Clerc, Baptiste Godart, Charlotte Jobin, Charlotte Waridel, Elena Biasi, Emilie Maier, Eva Reymond, Fernandez Oriana Gonzalez, Flavia Renaud, François Ader, Gaia Vitali, Isaure Nicolet, Jean-Elie Matile, Jeremy Loup, Joab Schneiter, Julie Tena, Lélie Guiochet, Livia Schmid, Mael Sandoz, Maëlle Rotten, Mathias Liniger, Matteo De Carlo, Matthieu Rigelo, Mehdin Talovic, Melchior Myard, Noah Stanley, Olivia Capol, Quentin Kohler, Salla Vallotton, Sasha Iatsenia, Thomas Gaudin, Titouan Longatte, Valère Zen-Ruffinen
The Raving Age. Histories and figures of youth This research project questions what has come of youth – a conceptual, aesthetic, and political figure that was born with modernity – in the visual arts, popular culture, and the humanities. Conversely, the project addresses what the problematic category of “youth” has brought about in contemporary art and thought. If youth is a classic object for anthropological, sociological, or historiographical studies, the contemporary grasp of its aesthetic and political contours has proven to be a much more difficult task. Indeed, it is seen as an ill-defined object, constantly shifting, difficult to dissociate from the historical background against which it arises – to such an extent that, by being so much a part of the present in its most atmospheric dimension, youth seems to become its image, its most exhaustive yet also most fleeting portrait, meant to be renewed at each moment of history. It is at this precise point that this research project seeks to grasp its logic, not only to describe youth, but to use it as its very method. This project does not intend to reproduce the categories that sociological or anthropological studies of youth have constructed, nor to reiterate the clichés that cultural industries have projected onto it, but to make the inextricable nature of the aesthetic and political dimensions of youth perceptible and intelligible. By exploring the processes by which youth is constituted through its forms of representation, this project seeks to grasp it as an allegory that will help rethink the “contemporary” through its most lively milieu.Main applicantVincent NormandResearch teamVincent Normand Philippe Azoury Stéphanie Moisdon Lecturers and researchers Julie Ackermann, Mohammed Almusibli, Ludivine Bantigny, Eric Baudelaire, Persis Bekkering, Federico Campagna, David Douard, Florian Gaité, Agnès Gayraud, Tristan Garcia, Guillaume Heuguet, Ingrid Luquet-Gad, Julia Marchand, Caroline Poggi, Simon Reynolds, Gisèle Vienne, Jonathan VinelDurationSeptember 2021 – September 2023Supported byECAL/École cantonale d art de Lausanne Réserve stratégique de la HES-SO (RCDAV)PartnerLe Consortium (Dijon, France)AssistantShirin Yousefi
Motion Design - Animated poster – 2023 Selection of animated sequences made during a 3D course directed by Benjamin Muzzin. The students were inspired by a painting and transcribed it into three different scenes. This video showcases a selection of animated posters created during an intensive workshop week by students in Graphic Design and Media & Interaction Design. The goal of the workshop was to design the upcoming announcement posters for ECAL s future workshops. By exploring the possibilities of motion design, the students developed dynamic visual identities tailored to the school s various communication formats. These creations reflect their creativity, technical skills, and ability to engage audiences through a contemporary visual language.
FORM #1 : FORMSWISS,21.09–20.10.2023,Gallery l elac, ECAL After a tour of Japan, Form #1: FormSWISS is coming to Switzerland. They are offering ECAL an immersion in the current Swiss graphic design practice. Dedicated to visual communication design, including graphic design, typography and motion design, the exhibition, curated by Japanese graphic designer Arata Maruyama, sheds light on the way of life and thinking of prestigious designers. Through the presentation of their work and a series of interviews with some thirty design studios, schools and museums in Switzerland, FormSWISS draws up an intergenerational panorama of designers working in French-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking Switzerland and Italian-speaking Switzerland. Furthermore, a book published by Arata s design platform “Form” for the occasion also highlights this exceptional heritage. Created by designer Arata Maruyama, founder of the Japanese studio &Form, the Form platform was designed to interactively promote various cultural values from a design perspective, both inside and outside Japan. Recognized for its extensive contribution to the development of contemporary design, Switzerland inspired this first exhibition, which was presented in several Japanese cities. Supported by Embassade de Suisse au Japon Tuileries Fribourg & Lausanne SAOPENING & TALKThursday, September 21st, 2023 From 5pm – IKEA auditorium, ECAL Talk with Alfio Mazzei, Chiasso Studio Feixen, Lucerne Swiss Typefaces, Vevey/Berlin Moderated by Arata Maruyama, graphic designer, &Form, Tokyo , Head of Bachelor Graphic Design, ECAL From 6pm – Galerie ELAC OpeningDATES & SCHEDULE21.09 – 20.10.2023 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – 1pm-5pm Free entry ADDRESSGalerie l ELAC Avenue du Temple 5 1020 Renens WEBSITEformtokyo.com GRAPHIC DESIGNERSAlfio Mazzei Balmer Hählen C2F CCRZ ECAL Futur Neue Gavillet & Cie Hubertus Design Jannuzzi Smith Kasper-Florio Ludovic Balland Notter+Vigne Simone Cavadini Studio Feixen SUPERO Swiss Typefaces Werner Jeker ZHdK
Leenaards 2023 cultural grant for Romane de Watteville Congratulations to artist Romane de Watteville, ECAL graduate and winner of a Leenaards 2023 cultural grants. The Leenaards Cultural Grants support the artistic careers of eight emerging artists in the fields of visual arts, music, performing arts and literature. Worth CHF 50,000 each, they help these young Swiss talents to reach the next level in their careers. Romane de Watteville was awarded one of the Cultural Grants at the Rendez-vous culturel Leenaards on 12 September 2023 at the Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne. Romane de Watteville is a Franco-Swiss artist who holds a Bachelor s degree in History of Art and Cinema from the University of Lausanne (2016) and a Bachelor s degree in Fine Arts from ECAL (2020). She lives and works in Lausanne, where she is developing a practice centred on figurative painting that plays with art-historical iconography. leenaards.ch romanedewatteville.com
The secret life of objects – 2023 #2 During the visual identity course, the students had to choose an object that could perform a specific function. Once they had deciphered all the facets of the object, they were asked to come up with a visual identity concept to present the object and show it in a graphic way that best defined it. Kintsugi Through experiments with non-traditional graphic techniques, this project is built around a series of grids taken from Bernina sewing machine software. This system gives rhythm and structure to the entire identity, illustrated in a catalogue presenting the 2023 collection. Each of the 6 patches is designed to repair specific materials, reinventing the way we think about repairing and improving our objects. "Kintsugi invites you to reconnect with your material possessions by giving them a second chance. Thanks to sewn patches, designed to meet any need, repair/recollect/improve your broken objects!" By Olympe BoutaghaneAteliercolina Ateliercolina is a brand of jewellery and accessories created from kitchen utensils found at flea markets. By showcasing the precious, hard-wearing materials of the past, the craft of jewellery makes it possible to find solutions to today s environmental problems. By Camille ChoquardHallock Hallock is a visual identity project for a Vjing service where the visuals react with the passage evolving as people fill the concert hall. The visuals are therefore progressive, allowing an infinite number of combinations and diversity in the production of posters. Some of these are transcribed into a booklet illustrating the services offered by the collective. By Sacha DécoppetASEMIK—GROUPE Asemik Groupe is a committed collective from Germany. Founded in the wake of the nuclear phase-out and the resumption of coal drilling, a group of artists and graphic designers from the Berlin scene came together to metabolise their ideas and start a militant movement. The group claimed no political allegiance. The name Asemik Groupe is directly inspired by the concept of asemic writing. As well as civil disobedience actions, the collective explores new fields in typography and typeface creation, breaking free from traditional graphic dogmas. Asemik Groupe makes its mark above all through press vandalism. This consists of intervening directly on the offset plates of official printers in order to spread their message via the press. To do this, AG members engrave asemic or illustrative slogans on the plates with a drill. By Karim AkelAnimatrics Animatrics is a fictional collective that believes in the existence of fantastic animals. It focuses on creating computer graphics of animal movements using capture devices. Part documentation, part testament to the potential existence of these creatures in Switzerland s Jura forest, the project takes the form of a series of editions including computer graphics, a newspaper illustrating folk legends of the forest and a website bringing together information from the data collected. By Faurant Kadrija
Florentina Walser – Don t touch my car!!! & You re so hilarious, next time the circus comes to town I ll sell you as a clown There is quite some ambiguity between real PORTRAIT ideation and imaginative/role play, almost dress-up-play – dressing up IN THE BROADEST SENSE OF THE TERM, the idea of looking at oneself from an outside perspective. It makes me wonder, who or what it actually is, that is being COMPOSED here: is it really the ORDER OF THINGS (or a social, political, visual, formal, physical, scientific VERSION OF imitation), as could be easily concluded? Is it a proxy-pleasure for someone – or rather for something – else? Or is the desire to imagine itself a proxy emotion/activity…? What follows is a perfectly choreographed ballet of violence, because as we know, to talk about Camp is to betray it. And this we must respect!
Alexandra Sensi – Self-Reflection Self-Reflection is a social experiment that takes an ironic look at the impact of image within our society. It highlights the importance of self-perception in social norms. The installation overlays the user s reflection onto a digital game through a one-way mirror. This immerses each individual in both the game and a confrontation with their own reflection. Throughout our progress, we encounter situations that reveal how our self-perception influences our behaviour and plays a role in our social constructions. This project is driven by personal reasons and a background in psychology and social sciences, furthering an interest in human mechanisms, psychological analysis and the desire to help.
Alicia Berclaz – Doc Pals Doc Pals is a series of objects that aims to create a less stressful environment for children during their medical exam. It contains a blood pressure monitor, tongue depressors and a set of stamps and a colouring mat for the waiting room. Based on the stories paediatricians tell children to reassure them, a teddy bear monitor, a tiger tongue depressor and “healing” stamps have been designed. A story book, available in the waiting room, has also been created for the children during the exams. It contains a short story and some fun activities to occupy the children during stressful moments. Afterwards, the children can take the book home.
Jessy Bueno – Garde-frais To keep a product fresh, we automatically put it in the refrigerator. However, many foods keep very well (or even better) at room temperature, provided that certain parameters are respected. These parameters, which were once common knowledge, are the basis of my project. The “garde-frais” (cold box) is a new kitchen element. It consists of a pantry in the form of boxes, offering different preservation parameters, along with a small-sized refrigerator and freezer. It is also equipped with a dehydrator, powered by residual heat. With a clear view of quantities and direct involvement, it offers a new perspective on our consumption, bridging ancient knowledge, current energy concerns and future dietary needs.
Nicolas Honegger – Silverground The Silverground modules are designed to provide an opportunity for senior citizens to exercise their agility and balance in public spaces. These innovative modules are designed to be built into the ground along a walkway. Available to everyone, they are a great way to practice a fun, intergenerational activity. Balance is an essential skill for seniors. It is exercised through physical activity but is often neglected as we age. Professionally supervised physical activities are often costly for the elderly. These urban modules offer a solution accessible to all and help prevent falls – the main cause of accidents among the elderly.
Sam Lombardo – The Table of the Future – 2023 The Silverground modules are designed to provide an opportunity for senior citizens to exercise their agility and balance in public spaces. These innovative modules are designed to be built into the ground along a walkway. Available to everyone, they are a great way to practice a fun, intergenerational activity. Balance is an essential skill for seniors. It is exercised through physical activity but is often neglected as we age. Professionally supervised physical activities are often costly for the elderly. These urban modules offer a solution accessible to all and help prevent falls – the main cause of accidents among the elderly. Usually, we find that the room in which we cook is separate from the dining room and therefore, when we prepare a meal, we are away from the rest of the family or from our guests. Beneath its ceramic top, this dining table hides an induction system. This means it can be used to prepare table dishes without additional equipment, or simply as a hob. Indeed, who wouldn t want to cook while looking after the children, work while preparing tea or coffee, cook a dish surrounded by friends, keep dishes warm or be able to cook raclette directly on the table?