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  • Photographs: Under Pressure Solutions
    Under pressure
    A new range of furniture grows from a compressed sponge. >
  • Keller
    ECAL's Milo Keller on the changing face of photography
    “We believe that, as an art school, ECAL needs to develop the creative potential offered by new technologies by embracing and responding to their impact.” >
  • The super lightweight Mars Chair by Thomas Missé
    ECAL student designs first piece of furniture optimised for Mars colonisation. >
  • Bouquet
    Wake up and smell the colours
    A device that transcends two of our primary senses. >
  • What will meat products of the future look like?
    Product designer, Carolien Niebling, delves into the potential shortage of protein-rich food we could face in future. >
  • Pauline Saglio
    Pauline Saglio
    Interaction Designer
    Pauline Saglio is an interaction designer and artist based in Switzerland whose interest lies in the combination of digital and tangible. >
  • Eclipse
    Eclipse: Experience time in a new way
    A clock design that reveals and hides different notions of time. >
  • Deltu robot
    Meet Deltu, the moody tripod robot
    This AI robot mimics the temperamental side in us. >
  • Soft robotics
    Speeding up physiotherapy with soft robotics
    A Swiss lab develops robotic exoskeleton tech for good. >
  • “Choli Cholie” is a photographic book created by ECAL students in collaboration with the celebrated Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer.
    Famed photographer Walter Pfeiffer collaborates with ECAL students
    “Choli Cholie” is a photographic book created by ECAL students in collaboration with the celebrated Swiss photographer Walter Pfeiffer. >
  • A sterilisation kit for medical tools designed for hospitals in developing countries
    A sterilisation kit for medical tools has been designed for hospitals in developing countries
    ECAL graduate Jordane Vernet has designed a sterilisation kit that uses less water and energy, making it suitable for hospitals in developing countries. >
  • Sunken candleholder collection by Adriana Castillo Cota.
    Sunken candleholders by Adriana Castillo Cota
    Mexican designer Adriana Castillo Cota draws on ship wreckages for a collection of striking candleholders. >
  • The Gong Repeater by Jordi Pla.
    Gong Repeater by Jordi Pla
    This Spanish designer creates a wall clock that forces people to slow down. >
  • AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem.
    The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem
    Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist. >
  • Mathieu Rivier
    Mathieu Rivier
    Interaction Designer
    Mathieu Rivier is a Swiss-born media and interaction designer/artist and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba Conference 2014. >
  • Camille Blin
    Product Designer
    Camille Blin is a furniture designer and graduate of the ECAL/University of Art and Design in Lausanne. >
  • Tomas Kral
    Product Designer
    By capturing specific things and infusing them with poetry, Kral designs accessible and comprehensible objects that combine traditional materials with new tech. >
  • Arno Mathies
    Industrial Designer
    As a designer Mathies explores various media and methods, and spent a year working closely with a carpenter to investigate different production processes. >
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